March 8, 2019
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 9 | -9 |
| Experience ELO | 1 120 | 1 063 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +74 |
Blagoy Ivanov overcame a 9-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 11 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Ben Rothwell.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 048 | 1 016 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 365 | 1 074 |
| ELO Change | -78 | +78 |
Blagoy Ivanov earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 70 | 72 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 163 | 178 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 70 | 73 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 236 | 1 029 |
| ELO Change | -37 | +37 |
Blagoy Ivanov slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Blagoy Ivanov capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 152 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 1 064 | 239 |
| Activity ELO | 1 090 | 1 028 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +35 |
Blagoy Ivanov demonstrated standard activity with 239 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Blagoy Ivanov capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Rothwell's 1064-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 077 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +30 |
Blagoy Ivanov started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ben Rothwell is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ben Rothwell | Blagoy Ivanov |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 039 | 1 013 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.