Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Blagoy Ivanov won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, March 9, 2019·Wichita, Kansas, USA, USA
Style matchupBlagoy Ivanov: Well-roundedvsBen Rothwell: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Blagoy Ivanov wins(53.4%)
Actual result: Blagoy Ivanov wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors Blagoy Ivanov (53.5%).
- Ben Rothwell has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Blagoy Ivanov
Red Corner
VS
Ben Rothwell
Blue Corner
+100
(50%)
Vegas Odds
-120
(55%)
39
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'4"
185.42 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Blagoy IvanovL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Derrick Lewis · Nov 19L
vs Augusto Sakai · May 20W
vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · May 22L
vs Marcin Tybura · Feb 23L
vs Alexandr Romanov · Jul 23Ben Rothwell
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Stefan Struve · Dec 19W
vs Ovince Saint Preux · May 20L
vs Marcin Tybura · Oct 20W
SUBvs Chris Barnett · May 21L
KOvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Nov 21Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Blagoy IvanovMetricBen Rothwell
3.25
Strikes / min
3.71
4.20
Strikes absorbed / min
4.63
53%
Strike defense
47%
0.69
TDs / 15 min
0.68
61%
Takedown defense
70%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.95evenly matched on net striking-0.92
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Blagoy IvanovBen Rothwell
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Blagoy Ivanov(8 fights)Ben Rothwell(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-51.051.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-825.0825.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.21.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.31.3
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Blagoy Ivanov
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8
Ben Rothwell
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights16