Blagoy Ivanov vs.
Ben Rothwell
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Blagoy Ivanov
Full career not yet synced for Blagoy Ivanov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Ben Rothwell
Full career not yet synced for Ben Rothwell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Blagoy Ivanov
Distance 94.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 9.3%)
Ben Rothwell
Distance 86.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Blagoy Ivanov
Head 89.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)
Ben Rothwell
Head 86.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ivanov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Rothwell L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 377 / 982 | 38.4% | 40.1% | 537 / 1358 | 39.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 70.6% | 86 / 130 | 66.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 329 / 933 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 496 / 1354 | 36.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 85 / 101 | 84.2% | 76.8% | 109 / 136 | 80.1% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ivanov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Rothwell L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 471 / 1061 | 44.4% | 40.7% | 736 / 1373 | 53.6% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 97 | 67.0% | 70.6% | 57 / 94 | 60.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 96 / 141 | 68.1% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 318 / 876 | 36.3% | 38.8% | 557 / 1234 | 45.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 137 / 196 | 69.9% | 75.1% | 246 / 281 | 87.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 91 / 102 | 89.2% | 84.4% | 86 / 93 | 92.5% | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rothwell has more cage time on record.