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Blagoy Ivanov

19-7-0 (1 NC) UFC 3-5-0
Granite Chin Durable
5'11"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
40Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
16:15Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 35.5 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 22.8 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 28.1 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 73.2 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 27.9 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 61.3 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 26.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 17.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 73
  2. TD Defense Average 61
  3. Striking Below avg 36
  4. Striking D Below avg 28
  5. Wrestling Below avg 28
  6. Grappling Below avg 26
  7. Accuracy Weak 23
  8. Control Weak 17
Granite Chin never dropped in 130 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Durable above avg durability — rates 73 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.2
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense53.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.12
Takedowns / 15 min0.69
Takedown accuracy40.0%
Takedown defense61.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.12
Control time8.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 14, 2018 vs Junior Dos Santos — 2.04/min (L) Jul '18 March 9, 2019 vs Ben Rothwell — 4.8/min (W) Mar '19 June 8, 2019 vs Tai Tuivasa — 4.87/min (W) Jun '19 November 2, 2019 vs Derrick Lewis — 1.33/min (L) Nov '19 May 30, 2020 vs Augusto Sakai — 4.4/min (L) May '20 May 7, 2022 vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima — 4.13/min (W) May '22 February 4, 2023 vs Marcin Tybura — 2.27/min (L) Feb '23 July 1, 2023 vs Alexandr Romanov — 2.93/min (L) Jul '23

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alexandr Romanov 16-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
44/108Sig. strikes
85/154Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Marcin Tybura 22-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
34/113Sig. strikes
40/103Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 19-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
62/128Sig. strikes
68/133Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
3:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Augusto Sakai 14-1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020
66/125Sig. strikes
78/161Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Derrick Lewis 21-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
20/38Sig. strikes
31/68Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tai Tuivasa 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · June 8, 2019
73/123Sig. strikes
64/144Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:38Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ben Rothwell 33-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · March 9, 2019
72/178Sig. strikes
70/163Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Junior Dos Santos 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
51/229Sig. strikes
110/248Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-7-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Combat Sambo - Bulgaria, American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 6
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 6
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Bellator 7
WSOF 4
Real Pain Challenge 3
PFL 2
Chekhov MMA Tournament 1
World Victory Road Presents 1
Fitness Mania 1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sergei Bilostenniy Decision (unanimous) PFL 1 (2024)
April 4, 2024
 PFL 3 5:00
L Alexander Romanov Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
W Marcos Rogério de Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC 274
May 7, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Augusto Sakai Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
May 30, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Derrick Lewis Decision (split) UFC 244
November 2, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tai Tuivasa Decision (unanimous) UFC 238
June 8, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ben Rothwell Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
March 9, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Junior dos Santos Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018
 UFC 5 5:00
W Caio Alencar Decision (unanimous) PFL: Fight Night
November 2, 2017
 PFL 3 5:00
W Shawn Jordan TKO (punches) WSOF 35
March 18, 2017
 WSOF 1 1:43
W Josh Copeland Decision (unanimous) WSOF 31
June 17, 2016
 WSOF 5 5:00
W Derrick Mehmen TKO (punches) WSOF 24
October 17, 2015
 WSOF 2 4:33
W Smealinho Rama Submission (guillotine choke) WSOF 21
June 5, 2015
 WSOF 3 1:17
L Alexander Volkov Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 120
May 17, 2014
 Bellator 2 1:08
W Lavar Johnson Submission (Americana) Bellator 116
April 11, 2014
 Bellator 1 4:08
W Rich Hale Decision (unanimous) Bellator 111
March 7, 2014
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Keith Bell Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 109
November 22, 2013
 Bellator 1 3:59
W Manny Lara Submission (standing guillotine choke) Bellator 99
September 13, 2013
 Bellator 1 1:17
W Ricco Rodriguez TKO (retirement) Chekhov MMA Tournament
December 24, 2011
 Chekhov MMA Tournament 3 3:33
W Zak Jensen Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 52
October 1, 2011
 Bellator 2 2:35
W William Penn TKO (punches) Bellator 38
March 26, 2011
 Bellator 1 2:58
W Svetoslav Zahariev Submission (rear-naked choke) Real Pain Challenge 9
October 9, 2010
 Real Pain Challenge 1 3:33
W Kazuyuki Fujita Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9
August 2, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 3 5:00
NC Ilir Latifi NC (ring broke) Real Pain Challenge 2
May 17, 2008
 Real Pain Challenge 1 0:55
W Yancho Dimitrov TKO (punches) Real Pain Challenge 1
March 9, 2008
 Real Pain Challenge 1 2:31
W Kamen Georgiev TKO (corner stoppage) Fitness Mania
October 13, 2007
 Fitness Mania 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Blagoy Ivanov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.5% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 53.5% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.7 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 40.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 61.5% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.4
Control time 8.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 63.7%