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Welterweight

Zelim Imadaev

8-3-0 UFC 0-3-0
Positional Grappler Durable
6'0"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
13:11Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 25 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Weak, rated 15 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Weak, rated 17 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Below avg, rated 29 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Weak, rated 15 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Below avg 44
  2. Durability Below avg 29
  3. TD Defense Below avg 26
  4. Grappling Below avg 26
  5. Striking Below avg 25
  6. Striking D Weak 17
  7. Accuracy Weak 15
  8. Wrestling Weak 15

Built on 39 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler below avg control — rates 44 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable below avg durability — rates 29 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.35
Striking accuracy37.0%
Striking defense43.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.38
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time15.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
April 13, 2019 vs Max Griffin — 4.27/min (L) Apr '19 November 9, 2019 vs Danny Roberts — 2.83/min (L) Nov '19 September 5, 2020 vs Michel Pereira — 1.57/min (L) Sep '20

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Michel Pereira 23-11 walk-in Submission · R3 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · September 5, 2020
23/90Sig. strikes
88/153Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Danny Roberts 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:54 — UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · November 9, 2019
28/71Sig. strikes
37/61Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Max Griffin 14-6 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · April 13, 2019
64/150Sig. strikes
47/92Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
8-3-0Pro record
| years_active = 2016–presentGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3
Fight Nights Global 3
OFS 3
GEFC 1
Dagestan Cage Fighting Championship 1
Full career — 11 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Michel Pereira Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
September 5, 2020
UFC 3 4:39
L Danny Roberts KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
November 9, 2019
UFC 2 4:54
L Max Griffin Decision (majority) UFC 236
April 13, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
W Ivan Gluhak KO (punch) Fight Nights Global 85
March 30, 2018
Fight Nights Global 1 0:13
W Yuri Izotov KO (spinning back elbow) Fight Nights Global 74
September 29, 2017
Fight Nights Global 1 3:17
W Kenan Guliev TKO (punches) Fight Nights Global 66
May 21, 2017
Fight Nights Global 1 1:34
W Chorshanbe Chorshanbiev TKO (punches) OFS 11
March 4, 2017
OFS 3 1:50
W Dmitriy Tuzov TKO (punch) OFS 10: Heroes Return
December 10, 2016
OFS 2 0:11
W Kamardin Akhmadbekov TKO (punch) OFS 9: Battle in Abkhazia
October 6, 2016
OFS 1 1:03
W Alexander Kovalenko TKO (punches) GEFC: Hammer of Thor 3
August 12, 2016
GEFC 2 3:58
W Stanislav Pavlenko KO (punches) Dagestan Cage Fighting Championship 2016
April 2, 2016
Dagestan Cage Fighting Championship 1 0:12

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Zelim Imadaev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 37.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 43.8% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 15.4% avg 21.5%