Spring 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Heavyweight
19-6-0
14-3-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Interim Heavyweight

The tape

37
Age
30
5' 11" / 181 cm
Height
6' 5" / 196 cm
72.8" / 185 cm
Reach
78" / 198 cm

Full record

UD 3UD 3UD 3SD 3SD 3
Form
KO 1KO 1KO 1SUB 1KO 1
19
Wins
14
6
By KO
11
32
KO%
79
6
By Sub
3
32
SUB%
21
6
Losses
3
0
Stopped
1
1
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2007
Debut
2014
26
Bouts
17
61
Rounds
20
4 hours, 34 minutes
Fight Time
40 minutes, 44 seconds

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

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UFC
1
-
Bellator
-
-
Tapology
1

Blagoy Ivanov vs Tom Aspinall preview

When is Ivanov vs Aspinall?

Blagoy Ivanov could potentially face the challenge of Tom Aspinall, in Spring 2024.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Ivanov vs Aspinall stats

Blagoy Ivanov would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Tom Aspinall would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Aspinall would have a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ivanov would have an advantage over Aspinall, with a 32% submission rate over Aspinall's 21%.

Blagoy Ivanov is the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Aspinall has a height advantage of 6 inches over Ivanov. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ivanov is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Aspinall, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 41 more professional rounds, 61 to Aspinall's 20.

Ivanov vs Aspinall form

Blagoy Ivanov has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had lost to Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Derrick Lewis at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Aspinall has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London.

Before that, he had beat Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

He had defeated Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Tom Aspinall has been fighting more than Blagoy Ivanov.

Blagoy Ivanov last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Tom Aspinall's last outing was 22 days ago.

Ivanov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Aspinall's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Ivanov vs Aspinall?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Ivanov vs Aspinall yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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