Ivanov vs Tuivasa

Who won Ivanov vs Tuivasa?

Blagoy Ivanov beat Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 238, on Saturday 8th June 2019 at United Center in Chicago.

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 Tuivasa stats

Blagoy Ivanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Blagoy Ivanov's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivanov had a massive advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 35% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Blagoy Ivanov was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Tuivasa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ivanov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ivanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 64 to Tuivasa's 32.

Ivanov vs Tuivasa form

Blagoy Ivanov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He was victorious against Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tai Tuivasa had been fighting more than Blagoy Ivanov.

Going to this contest, Blagoy Ivanov had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago, while Tai Tuivasa's last outing had been 10 months and 16 days ago.

Ivanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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