Nassourdine Imavov vs Chris Curtis

Jun 11, 2023 · ESPN+

DateJun 11, 2023

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueRogers Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, June 11, 2023 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 11:00 AM
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Nassourdine ImavovThe Sniper |17-4-0Nassourdine Imavov vs Chris CurtisChris CurtisThe Action Man |32-13-0

Nassourdine ImavovThe Sniper17-4-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time3:04

17-4-0Record32-13-0

31Age39

6'3"Height5'10"

75"Reach75"

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Chris CurtisThe Action Man32-13-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Nassourdine Imavov owns a 70-point Elo edge (great). Nassourdine Imavov shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Nassourdine ImavovChris Curtis

Recent form

Nassourdine ImavovW W W W W · +94 Elo last 5

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Chris CurtisL W L L W · -22 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Nassourdine Imavov1790+17 last move

Chris Curtis1720-12 last move

Why they are ranked here

Nassourdine Imavov#9 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1790 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Israel Adesanya (rated 1799 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Phil Hawes (rated 1628 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +94 Elo in total.
Next places: 5 points behind #8 Caio Borralho, 11 ahead of #10 Ikram Aliskerov.

Chris Curtis#53 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1720 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Joaquin Buckley (rated 1681 at the time): +12.
Costliest loss: Lost to Roman Kopylov (rated 1689 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -22 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #52 Paul Hughes, 0 ahead of #54 Michael Oliveira.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Nassourdine ImavovNow 1790 · #9 Middleweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1803

Loses by decision-19→ 1771

Chris CurtisNow 1720 · #53 Welterweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1734

Loses by decision-10→ 1710

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Nassourdine ImavovvsChris Curtis

Submission average

1.14vs0

Takedown average

0.85vs0

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

3.26vs6.43

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.45vs6.16

Finishing profile

Nassourdine ImavovKO/TKO leads 41% of wins

Chris CurtisKO/TKO leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Brendan Allen Nassourdine Imavov: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 28, 2024 Chris Curtis: loss · Decision (Split) · Apr 6, 2024

Kelvin GastelumNassourdine Imavov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jan 14, 2023Chris Curtis: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 8, 2023

Joaquin Buckley Nassourdine Imavov: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 3, 2022 Chris Curtis: win · KO (Punches) · Dec 10, 2022

Tale of the tape

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Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.45Sig. strikes landed per min6.16

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

56Sig. strike accuracy52

UFC middleweight average : 48%

3.26Sig. strikes absorbed per min6.43

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

59Sig. strike defense54

UFC middleweight average : 52%

0.85Takedown average0

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

32Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 30%

79Takedown defense83

UFC middleweight average : 59%

1.14Submission average0

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

7Wins by knockout17

4Wins by submission1

6Wins by decision14

0Losses by knockout2

1Losses by submission1

3Losses by decision10

Nassourdine Imavov vs Chris Curtis is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC 289 : NUNES VS ALDANA. Nassourdine Imavov enters with a 17-4-0 record and Chris Curtis enters with a 32-13-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.