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Ben Rothwell

Heavyweight
Pro Record
39-14-0
UFC Record
9-8-0 (17 fights)
Last fought: Nov 2021

Fighter Profile

Age44 (Oct 17, 1981)
Height6'4"
Weight265 lbs
Reach78"
StanceOrthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Ben Rothwell
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy43.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min5.2
Strike Differential-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy32.1%
Takedown Defense57.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.8
Submission Attempts/15min0.5
Control Time/15min2:50
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins44.4%
Submission % of Wins33.3%
Decision % of Wins22.2%
Avg Fight Time10:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.4
Reversals/15min0.0

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy44.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min5.0
Takedown Accuracy33.3%
Takedown Defense80.0%
Control Time/Fight2:33

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:32 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021
Ben Rothwell2/825%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Marcos Rogerio de Lima14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Chris Barnett
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:07 • UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021
Ben Rothwell60/10159%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:03
Chris Barnett33/8539%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Marcin Tybura
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020
Ben Rothwell89/27632%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19
Marcin Tybura94/18351%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:08
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020
Ben Rothwell56/11051%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:49
Ovince Saint Preux42/8251%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Stefan Struve
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:57 • UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019
Ben Rothwell58/10157%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:38KD 1
Stefan Struve53/7769%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Andrei Arlovski
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019
Ben Rothwell70/17740%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:14
Andrei Arlovski152/26358%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019
Ben Rothwell70/16343%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Blagoy Ivanov72/17840%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Junior Dos Santos
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016
Ben Rothwell77/21236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01
Junior Dos Santos157/24764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Josh Barnett
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:48 • UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016
Ben Rothwell35/9138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07
Josh Barnett35/6851%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Matt Mitrione
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:54 • UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015
Ben Rothwell5/1631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
Matt Mitrione8/2138%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Alistair Overeem
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:19 • UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi • Sep 2014
Ben Rothwell17/2763%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1
Alistair Overeem20/2195%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Brandon Vera
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:54 • UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013
Ben Rothwell56/10354%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:40KD 1
Brandon Vera41/6365%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:01 • UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013
Ben Rothwell12/2744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Brendan Schaub
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:10 • UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012
Ben Rothwell8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
Brendan Schaub9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Mark Hunt
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011
Ben Rothwell19/5038%TD 2/14Ctrl 2:12
Mark Hunt47/9549%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:16
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Gilbert Yvel
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010
Ben Rothwell44/7261%TD 5/7Ctrl 12:20
Gilbert Yvel33/6154%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:36
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Cain Velasquez
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:58 • UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009
Ben Rothwell3/2114%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Cain Velasquez62/9565%TD 5/5Ctrl 4:35
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-02-20 23:00:02 | Data source: UFCStats.com