Ivanov vs Rothwell

Who won Ivanov vs Rothwell?

Blagoy Ivanov beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 4, on Saturday 9th March 2019 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Blagoy Ivanov.

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).

Ivanov vs Rothwell stats

Blagoy Ivanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 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 36 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Blagoy Ivanov's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Ben Rothwell's came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Rothwell had a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivanov had a large advantage over Rothwell, boasting a 38% submission rate over Rothwell's 17%.

Blagoy Ivanov was the younger man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Rothwell had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ivanov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Ivanov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 9 months later than Rothwell, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 64 to Rothwell's 90.

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Ivanov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ivanov vs Rothwell?

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