Nassourdine Imavov vs Joaquin Buckley Pick, 9/3/2022 Predictions UFC Paris Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/30/2022

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Nassourdine Imavov vs Joaquin Buckley

UFC Paris

Accor Arena in Paris, France

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Nassourdine Imavov will face off with Joaquin Buckley at UFC Paris on Saturday, September 3, 2022. The moneyline has Imavov priced at -250 while Buckley is coming in at +210.

Nassourdine Imavov will be looking to add a win to his career total of 11-3-0. The 27-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Joaquin "New Mansa" Buckley measures 5'10" and is fighting at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to his record of 15-4-0. The 28-year-old stretches 76". Concerning significant strikes, Nassourdine Imavov lands 4.29 per minute and Joaquin Buckley is connecting on 3.74 significant strikes per min. Imavov lands 56% of the significant strikes he throws while Buckley connects on 34%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, Imavov absorbs 2.23 significant strikes per minute and "New Mansa" allows 3.42. Imavov also deflects 55% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Buckley stops 54% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

UFC Paris	Nassourdine Imavov	Joaquin Buckley
Opening Odds	-250	+210
Record	11-3-0	15-4-0
Average Fight Time	12:00	8:56
Height	6'3"	5'10"
Weight	185 lbs	185 lbs
Reach	75"	76"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.29	3.74
Striking Accuracy	56%	34%

In the wrestling category, Nassourdine Imavov is the not as competent as a wrestler as he takes his opponents down 0.62 times per 3 rounds. Imavov is taking his opponents to the canvas on 20% of his tries and is defending 72% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Buckley is finishing his takedowns on 35% of his takedown tries and is stopping 64% of the tries against him. Regarding going for the sub, Imavov is the more experienced submission fighter by trying 2.5 submissions per 3 rounds while Buckley tries 0.7 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his previous bout, Nassourdine Imavov went up against Edmen Shahbazyan and got a win for the night by elbows to the head in round 2. Shahbazyan landed 29 of 43 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Imavov ended the night having landed 64 of 87 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Shahbazyan landed 22 of 35, which means his percentage was 62%. He finished the fight landing 10 of 19 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Imavov landed 66% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 42 of 63. Out of those significant strikes, he was 34 of 54 pointed at the head. 86% of the significant strikes landed by Shahbazyan and 38% of them landed by Imavov were done at distance.

In the last fight for Joaquin Buckley, he squared up with Albert Duraev and took home the victory via TKO via a doctor's stoppage in round 2. Duraev connected on 90% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Buckley landed 85% of his significant strikes at distance. Buckley connected on 25% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 27 of 105. He ended up connecting on 15 of 80 significant strikes to the head. Duraev ended up connecting on 10 of 50 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 3 of 38 to the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that contest, Duraev connected on 17 of 60 while Buckley was 30 of 108 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts on the card to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Khalid Taha battles Cristian Quinonez. Taha will be looking to add a victory to his record of 13-4-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and measures 5'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 69". Quinonez stands 5'7" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 17-3-0. The 26-year-old reaches 70". When it comes to grappling, Khalid Taha takes his opponents to the mat 0.30 times per 15 min and Cristian Quinonez scores a takedown 1.00 times per 3 rds. In terms of striking, Taha connects on 2.69 strikes/minute and lands 33% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Cristian Quinonez, who lands 41% of his attempted strikes and lands an average of 5.07 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Tai Tuivasa is set to square up in the Octagon against Ciryl Gane. Gane has a career record of 10-1-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 245 lbs and measures 6'4". The orthodox fighter stretches 81". Tuivasa stands 6'2" and is fighting at 264 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 15-3-0. The 29-year-old stretches 75". Regarding takedowns, Ciryl Gane is preventing 55% of the takedowns fighters have attempted and is finishing his takedown attempts on 22% of his tries. Tuivasa is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 50% of all takedown tries against him. With reference to striking, Gane takes 2.27 strikes/min and he lands 4.83 strikes/min. Tuivasa, on the other side, is absorbing 3.56 strikes per min and is landing 4.54 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Joaquin Buckley (+210)

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