Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Junior Dos Santos won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, July 14, 2018·Boise, Idaho, USA, USA
Style matchupJunior Dos Santos: StrikervsBlagoy Ivanov: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.
Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(69.1%)
Actual result: Junior Dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Junior Dos Santos has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Blagoy Ivanov (53.5%).
- Junior Dos Santos has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Junior Dos Santos
Red Corner
VS
Blagoy Ivanov
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
42
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'4"
Height
5'11"
195.58 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Mar 19L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20Blagoy 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 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Junior Dos SantosMetricBlagoy Ivanov
4.49
Strikes / min
3.25
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
4.20
56%
Strike defense
53%
0.30
TDs / 15 min
0.69
81%
Takedown defense
61%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.16Δ 2.11 — meaningful gap-0.95
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Junior Dos SantosBlagoy Ivanov
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Junior Dos Santos(10 fights)Blagoy Ivanov(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+48.9-48.9
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-47.147.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.949.9
Junior Dos Santos
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19
Blagoy Ivanov
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8