UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov Betting Odds and Fight Card Picks

The UFC Apex in Las Vegas is hosting the first event of the new year on the second Saturday of January. Sean Strickland is headlining the event. He is filling in for Kelvin Gastelum who had to pull out due to injury. Stricker will take on Russian Sniper Nassourdine Imanov.

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov takes place on Saturday, January 14th at 4:00 pm ET.

Sean Strickland is favored to win against Nassourdine Imavov.

Dan Ige is -120 and Damon Jackson is +100.

Punahele Soriano is -160 and Roman Kopylov is +130 for UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov.

Ketlen Vieira is -120 and Raquel Pennington is +100.

Strickland vs. Imanov is a UFC Fight Night. Umar Nurmagomedov and Raoni Barcelos are the underdogs.

Strickland vs. Imanov is a UFC Fight Night. Abdul Razak Alhassan is -110, Claudio Ribeiro - 110.

Mateusz Rębecki is -730 and Nick Fiore is +500.

Mateus Mendonça is +280 and Javid Basharat is -350.

Allan Nascimento is -370 and Carlos Hernandez is +280 for UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov.

Daniel Argueta is -190 and Nick Aguirre is +155.

Jimmy Flick is +275 and Charles Johnson is -350.

Priscila Cachoeira is +200 and Sijara Eubanks -250.

Sean Strickland is 25-5 in his professional career with a 12- 5 record since joining the UFC in 2014. He lost to Alex Pereira and Jared Cannonier.

Nassourdine Imavov is a Dagestan-born French fighter. He started his pro-MMA career in 2016 and has a record of 12-3. In 2020, he caught the eye of the UFC promoters. Since joining, Imaavova is 4-1 with his only loss happening to Phil Hawes by majority decision.

Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov are going to fight at UFC Fight Night: Strackland vs. Imanov on Saturday. Imov is favored to win because he's been training for the event for months and he has the better cardio. Strckland is short on time and his current form is not good enough to be a contender for a belt.

Dan Ige is on a three-fight losing streak. He has lost to Movsar Evloev, Josh Emmett and Korean Zombie.

Damon Jackson has not fought someone on the level of those three, but he has looked good against the competition he's faced.

Dan Ige is the better striker in the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov. Dan Iger is expected to win the fight. Damon Jackson has been knocked out several times.

Punahele Soriano made his UFC debut after a Contender Series victory over Jamie Pickett. He enjoyed 2 straight Octagon victories with first round KO/TKOs.

Roman Kopylov had a bad night in his first two UFC fights, but he picked up the pace and won his third fight by TKO over Alessio Di Chirico.

Punahele Soriano is a heavy favorite against Roman Kopylov. Soriano has more power and is better on the mat. He has a chance to take the fight to the ground and score a TKO.

Ketlen Vieira has been in the UFC since 2016 and has a 7-2 record in her career. She came back from her last defeat against Yana Kunitskaya with wins over Miesha Tate and Holly Holm.

Rocky Pennington is a UFC veteran who has a 4-fight winning streak. Raquel Penning is an American fighter who is well known for her boxing skills.

Ketlen Vieira is the bigger, younger fighter in this women's bantamweight matchup. Raquel Pennington is quite the striker, but we think that Vieiras superior wrestling will get her the win.

Umar Nurmagomedov has a perfect 15-0 record. He has three-straight wins in the UFC. His last win was over Nate Maness in June.

Raoni Barcelos is coming off a dominant decision win over Trevin Jones in October. He had a 73-11 advantage in significant strikes and more than seven minutes of control time against Jones. Barcellos had previously lost to Victor Henry and Timur Valiev.

Umar Nurmagomedov is bigger, younger and better than Raoni Barcelos. The odds favor Nurmgomedova.

RA has had 5 wins and 5 losses in the UFC. 4 of those losses have been in his last 5 matches. ARA is a finisher but has lost his recent fights via KO/TKO.

Claudio Ribeiro is getting ready to do his UFC debut. He has finished all 10 of his pro-MMA wins via strikes and is on a six-fight winning streak.

Abdul Razak Alhassan is retiring and Claudio Ribeiro is making his UFC debut.

Mateusz Rębecki is making his UFC debut against Imanov. He has a lot of experience and a submission finish to his credit.

Strickland and Imanov are fighting at UFC Fight Night. American Born fighter Nick Fiore is making his UFC debut.

Mateusz Rębecki and Nick Fiore are making their UFC debuts. Fiores has had more professional fights than R’Becki.

Mateus Mendonça is coming into his UFC debut. He is a 10-0 record. Mateus came from a first-round KO to win against Ashiek Ajim in the Contender Series.

Javid Basharat is a future top-10 contender at bantamweight. He has a record of 13-0-1.

Mateus Mendonca is a striker, while Javid Basharat is good at wrestling. Basharats is expected to win the fight.

Allan Nascimento upset Jake Hadley 6.5 months ago. All but one of his 15 pro finishes have come by submission.

Carlos Hernandez (8-1) is preparing for his graduation. He has already won over Daniel Barez and Victor Altamirano.

Allan Nascimento and Carlos Hernandez meet in the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imanov. Nacimente has a huge edge on the mat and has shown off enough takedown skills to drag Hernandez into his world. Hernandez's decent striking is handicapped by a tendency to advance and retreat in straight lines.

Daniel Argueta made his UFC debut last June. He lost the fight to Damon Jackson. ArGueta is a striker and a wrestler. He doesn't follow a focused gameplan.

Nick Aguirre is looking for his first UFC victory. He has mostly beaten his professional opponents on the mat.

Daniel Argueta is the favorite to win the fight against Nick Aguirre. The winner is probably going to be stopped in the third round.

Jimmy Flick (16-5) defeated Nate Smith in his UFC debut. He will fight Strickland (30-19) at UFC Fight Night: Strackland vs. Imanov (25-20).

Charles Johnson lost his UFC debut to Muhammad Mokaev. He steps in for Jeff Molina on around five weeks’ notice.

Jimmy Flick is a 3:1 favorite against Charles Johnson. Johnson is difficult to hold down and effective striker. Flik is an absolute wizard on the mat.

Priscila Cachoeira (12-4) had a bad start to her UFC career. She has since won two fights.

Sijara Eubanks won her first two UFC fights via decision. She has since lost five of eight and three of her last four fights.

Priscila Cachoeira fights Sijara Eubanks. Cacoeiras is not a difficult woman to take down, but Eubsanks has great top control. Eobanks is approaching 40 and her time to improve is up.