Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 67: Imavov vs. Gastelum is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Nassourdine Imavov will take on Kelvin Gastelum in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 67 card.

In this post, we will break down Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum 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 12-3 record. Imavov will be fighting for the first time since a win via U-DEC against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September.

Gastelum, meanwhile, is coming off a U-DEC loss against Jared Cannonier on September 3, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum and holds a 17-8-0 (1 NC) record.

Nassourdine Imavov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 32-year-old, Kelvin Gastelum is an southpaw fighter with a 71″ 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 54%.
→ Imavov lands 4.08 significant strikes per minute.
→ Imavov’s takedown accuracy is 23%.
→ Imavov’s takedown average is 0.95 per 15 minutes.
→ Imavov’s takedown defense is 76%.

Imavov comes in with 54% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.08 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Gastelum fires at 41% accuracy, landing about 3.53 significant strikes per minute. Nassourdine Imavov also has a 23% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.95 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Gastelum’s 1.05 takedowns and 62% takedown accuracy.

Kelvin Gastelum:
→ Gastelum’s striking accuracy is 41%.
→ Gastelum lands 3.53 significant strikes per minute.
→ Gastelum’s takedown accuracy is 32%.
→ Gastelum’s takedown average is 1.05 per 15 minutes.
→ Gastelum’s takedown defense is 62%.

Kelvin spent on average 13:34 minutes in the Octagon and Nassourdine has an average fight time of 12:36 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 67 is live in , who do you think will win, Nassourdine or Kelvin? Sound off in the comments.

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