Bookmakers made Nassourdine Imavov a strong favourite against Brendan Allen when they come head-to-head in their clash on Saturday 28th September 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis.
He is currently 11/25 (-230) to win the clash outright, while you can get 9/5 (+180) on Brendan Allen if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 67% chance of Imavov winning while giving Allen a 33% chance.
Imavov opened as the favourite at 9/20 (-220).
Allen opened at 9/5 (+180).
The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 185 pounds (12.95 stones or 84.09 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis Odds
Main Event
Nassourdine Imavov is currently 11/25 (-230) to beat Brendan Allen, while Allen is currently 9/5 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Main Card
Matt Frevola is made a favourite at 3/4 (-130) to come out the victor in a fight against Fares Ziam, while Ziam is currently 21/20 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Bryan Battle sits at 7/10 (-140) to win against Kevin Jousset, while Jousset is currently 23/20 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Ion Cutelaba is marked at 10/13 (-130) to be victorious against Ivan Erslan, while Erslan is currently 1/1 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Prelims
Joanderson Brito is currently 4/11 (-280) to defeat William Gomis, while Gomis is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Germaine de Randamie is made a favourite at 4/6 (-150) to beat Nora Cornolle, while Cornolle is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Victor Altamirano sits at 9/10 (-110) to come out the victor in a fight against Daniel Barez, while Barez is currently 9/10 (-110) to win if you fancy the incredible upset.
Oumar Sy is marked at 6/25 (-420) to win against Da Un Jung, while Jung is currently 3/1 (+300) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Imavov vs Allen Head To Head
Nassourdine Imavov steps into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Brendan Allen will make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.
The stats suggest Imavov has a large advantage in power over Allen, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.
Nassourdine Imavov is the same age as Brendan Allen, at 28 years old.
Imavov has a height advantage of 1 inch over Allen. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Imavov is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months later than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 22 less professional rounds, 43 to Allen's 65.
Imavov vs Allen betting form
Imavov has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.
Before that, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.
He had defeated Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Brendan Allen has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Before that, he had defeated André Muniz at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
He was victorious against Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Brendan Allen has been fighting more than Nassourdine Imavov.
Nassourdine Imavov last fought 3 months and 3 days ago, while Brendan Allen's last outing was 5 months and 5 days ago.
Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Imavov vs Allen Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which is 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.
