Nassourdine Imavov vs. Joaquin Buckley – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Nassourdine Imavov will take on Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down Nassourdine Imavov vs. Joaquin Buckley matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 29-year-old, Nassourdine Imavov is coming in with a 11-3-0 record. Imavov will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 in November.

Buckley, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Albert Duraev on November 6, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett and holds a 15-4-0 record.

Nassourdine Imavov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 30-year-old, Joaquin Buckley is an southpaw fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Nassourdine Imavov:
→ Imavov’s striking accuracy is 56%.
→ Imavov lands 4.29 significant strikes per minute.
→ Imavov’s takedown accuracy is 20%.
→ Imavov’s takedown average is 0.62 per 15 minutes.
→ Imavov’s takedown defense is 72%.

Imavov comes in with 56% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.29 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Buckley fires at 34% accuracy, landing about 3.74 significant strikes per minute. Nassourdine Imavov also has a 20% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.62 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Buckley’s 1.68 takedowns and 64% takedown accuracy.

Joaquin Buckley:
→ Buckley’s striking accuracy is 34%.
→ Buckley lands 3.74 significant strikes per minute.
→ Buckley’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Buckley’s takedown average is 1.68 per 15 minutes.
→ Buckley’s takedown defense is 64%.

Joaquin spent on average 8:56 minutes in the Octagon and Nassourdine has an average fight time of 12:00 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, Nassourdine or Joaquin? Sound off in the comments.

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