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Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov Preview & Picks – Strickland To Win UFC Fight Night Bout
- Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov picks for Saturday, January 14
- UFC Fight Night is taking place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Preview, predictions and head to head stats
- Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov Preview & Picks
- Sean Strickland Form
- Nassourdine Imavov Form
- Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov FAQs
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov Preview & Picks
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov Preview & Picks
Sean Strickland is backed to win despite taking the fight at short notice.
Nassourdine Imavov has question marks hanging over his cardio after his most recent outing.
That spells trouble against Strickland, who throws a high volume of strikes and has great cardio.
- Sean Strickland is 6-2 in his last 2 fights
- 6 of Sean Strickland’s last 8 wins have come by decision
- 5 of Sean Strickland’s last 7 fights have gone the distance
- 2 of Nassourdine Imavov’s 3 career defeats came by decision
Sean Strickland Form
Sean Strickland is looking to get his career back on track after losing each of his last two fights.
Strickland established himself as a potential title contender with a six-fight win streak between October 2018 and February 2022.
The American middleweight started the run by knocking out Nordine Taleb, but it would be two years before he would fight again.
He made up for lost time though with a decision win against Jack Marshman, and just two weeks later he backed that up by knocking out Brendan Allen in the second round.
Strickland’s win streak then continued in 2021 as he claimed decision wins against Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall.
He made a winning start to 2022 by edging Jack Hermansson by split decision, but that would prove to be his only win of the year.
The 31-year-old was knocked out in the first round by Alex Pereira, who went on to win the middleweight title later that year.
And in the final UFC event of 2022, Strickland dropped a split decision to Jared Cannonier to fall to 25-5.
Nassourdine Imavov Form
Nassourdine Imavov has climbed into the middleweight rankings by winning his last three fights.
Imavov debuted in the UFC in October 2020 and earned a unanimous decision win against Jordan Williams.
He lost his next fight, dropping a majority decision to Phil Hawes, but the Russian-born fighter has not lost since.
The 27-year-old got back to winning ways with a second-round TKO win against Ian Heinisch in July 2021.
Imavov then backed that up before the end of the year by also taking out Edmen Shahbazyan with strikes in the second round.
In his sole outing of 2022 he beat Joaquin Buckley by decision, improving his career record to 12-3.
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov FAQs
Where can I watch the Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov live stream?
You can watch the Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov live stream at Stake.
Where is Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov taking place?
Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov is taking place at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, January 14 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Verdict
Strickland is no stranger to short notice fights and he can take advantage of Imavov’s flaws.
His high volume striking and superior cardio is likely to result in a decision win for the American.
His high volume striking and superior cardio is likely to result in a decision win for the American.
Sean Strickland
Winner
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