Tybura vs Rothwell

Who won Tybura vs Rothwell?

Marcin Tybura beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 5, on Saturday 10th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marcin Tybura.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Tybura vs Rothwell stats

Marcin Tybura stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ben Rothwell made his way to the cage with a record of 38 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Marcin Tybura's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Ben Rothwell's came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Rothwell had a massive power advantage over Tybura, boasting a 74% knock out percentage over Tybura's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tybura had an advantage over Rothwell, with a 32% submission rate over Rothwell's 16%.

Marcin Tybura was the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Rothwell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tybura. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tybura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years and 9 months later than Rothwell, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 71 to Rothwell's 90.

Tybura vs Rothwell form

Tybura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Greg Hardy at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stefan Struve at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Before that, he had lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 126 on 18th February 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, United States.

He had been beaten by Fabricio Werdum at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Activity check

Tybura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Rothwell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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