Arlovski vs Rothwell

Who won Arlovski vs Rothwell?

Andrei Arlovski beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 4, on Saturday 20th July 2019 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andrei Arlovski.

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).

Arlovski vs Rothwell stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ben Rothwell made his way to the cage with a record of 36 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-17-0, while Ben Rothwell's came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Rothwell had an advantage in power over Arlovski, with a 75% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rothwell had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 17% submission rate over Arlovski's 11%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 3 years, at 45 years old.

Rothwell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arlovski. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Arlovski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1999, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Rothwell, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 127 to Rothwell's 90.

Arlovski vs Rothwell form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had defeated Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Rothwell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arlovski vs Rothwell?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Arlovski vs Rothwell.