Ben Rothwell UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age44 (Oct 17, 1981)

Height6'4"

Weight265 lbs

Reach78"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Ben Rothwell
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Strike Differential	-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.1%
Takedown Defense	59.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	2:50
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	22.2%
Avg Fight Time	10:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:32

Ben Rothwell2/825%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	2/8	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	14/24	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Barnett

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:07

Ben Rothwell60/10159%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:03

Chris Barnett33/8539%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	30/51	59%	1/1	1:48	—
	Chris Barnett	16/43	37%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	30/50	60%	0/0	0:15	—
	Chris Barnett	17/42	40%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell89/27632%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Marcin Tybura94/18351%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	46/134	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	28/66	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	30/93	32%	0/0	0:19	—
	Marcin Tybura	41/72	57%	0/2	0:06	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	13/49	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	25/45	56%	1/1	3:02	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell56/11051%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:49

Ovince Saint Preux42/8251%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	7/14	50%	1/1	1:35	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	19/41	46%	0/2	1:30	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	13/27	48%	0/0	0:22	1

R3	Ben Rothwell	30/55	55%	0/0	2:44	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:57

Ben Rothwell58/10157%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:38

Stefan Struve53/7769%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	19/30	63%	0/1	2:12	—
	Stefan Struve	23/30	77%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	39/71	55%	0/0	2:26	1
	Stefan Struve	30/47	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell70/17740%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:14

Andrei Arlovski152/26358%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	29/73	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	54/103	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	16/52	31%	0/0	1:06	—
	Andrei Arlovski	49/87	56%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	25/52	48%	0/1	1:08	—
	Andrei Arlovski	49/73	67%	0/0	0:34	—

LOSS

vs. Blagoy Ivanov

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell70/16343%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Blagoy Ivanov72/17840%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	28/59	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	29/75	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	33/82	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	24/64	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Ben Rothwell77/21236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Junior Dos Santos157/24764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	26/37	70%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	14/42	33%	0/0	0:01	—
	Junior Dos Santos	29/49	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	15/37	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	29/43	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Ben Rothwell	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	40/57	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Ben Rothwell	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	33/61	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Barnett

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:48

Ben Rothwell35/9138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Josh Barnett35/6851%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	18/39	46%	0/0	0:03	—
	Josh Barnett	20/39	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	17/52	33%	0/0	0:04	—
	Josh Barnett	15/29	52%	0/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Matt Mitrione

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:54

Ben Rothwell5/1631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Matt Mitrione8/2138%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	5/16	31%	0/0	0:02	—
	Matt Mitrione	8/21	38%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi • Sep 2014

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:19

Ben Rothwell17/2763%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Alistair Overeem20/2195%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	17/27	63%	0/0	0:13	1
	Alistair Overeem	20/21	95%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Vera

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:54

Ben Rothwell56/10354%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:40

Brandon Vera41/6365%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Vera	18/25	72%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	21/42	50%	0/0	0:57	—
	Brandon Vera	21/33	64%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	21/29	72%	0/0	0:43	1
	Brandon Vera	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:01

Ben Rothwell12/2744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

Gabriel Gonzaga17/2861%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	10/21	48%	0/0	0:22	—
	Gabriel Gonzaga	13/21	62%	3/8	2:17	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	2/6	33%	0/0	0:15	—
	Gabriel Gonzaga	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:10

Ben Rothwell8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Brendan Schaub9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	8/17	47%	0/0	0:02	1
	Brendan Schaub	9/17	53%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Hunt

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell19/5038%TD 2/14Ctrl 2:12

Mark Hunt47/9549%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	13/29	45%	2/8	1:27	—
	Mark Hunt	7/29	24%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	3/10	30%	0/2	0:08	—
	Mark Hunt	21/39	54%	1/1	3:21	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	3/11	27%	0/4	0:37	—
	Mark Hunt	19/27	70%	1/3	2:32	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Yvel

UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ben Rothwell44/7261%TD 5/7Ctrl 12:20

Gilbert Yvel33/6154%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	13/27	48%	2/3	3:35	—
	Gilbert Yvel	9/24	38%	0/0	0:37	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	18/23	78%	3/4	3:53	—
	Gilbert Yvel	24/37	65%	0/0	0:59	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	13/22	59%	0/0	4:52	—
	Gilbert Yvel	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:58

Ben Rothwell3/2114%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cain Velasquez62/9565%TD 5/5Ctrl 4:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	3/19	16%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	51/80	64%	4/4	3:54	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	11/15	73%	1/1	0:41	—

Prior to UFC

Other (7 fights)

WIN

vs. Chris Guillen

Adrenaline MMA 2: Miletich vs. Denny • Dec 2008

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:40

Ben Rothwell7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Guillen3/1127%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Guillen	3/11	27%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ricco Rodriguez

IFL - 2007 Team Championship Final • Sep 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 4:00

Ben Rothwell16/4833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ricco Rodriguez18/3946%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	8/21	38%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	5/7	71%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

IFL - 2007 Semifinals • Aug 2007

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:13

Ben Rothwell4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Krzysztof Soszynski0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	1
	Krzysztof Soszynski	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

IFL - Moline • Apr 2007

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 4:00

Ben Rothwell58/15138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Roy Nelson37/11532%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	16/42	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	9/26	35%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	14/40	35%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	22/65	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	14/49	29%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Devin Cole

IFL - Championship Final • Dec 2006

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:16

Ben Rothwell14/3047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Devin Cole8/3622%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	1
	Devin Cole	8/36	22%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Vetell

IFL - Gracie vs. Miletich • Sep 2006

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:17

Ben Rothwell7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Bryan Vetell9/1560%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	1
	Bryan Vetell	9/15	60%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

IFL - Legends Championship 2006 • Apr 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:59

Ben Rothwell12/3931%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Krzysztof Soszynski3/349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	12/39	31%	1/1	0:00	2
	Krzysztof Soszynski	3/34	9%	0/0	0:00	—

Affliction (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Andrei Arlovski

Affliction - Banned • Jul 2008

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:13

Ben Rothwell18/4838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Andrei Arlovski52/7867%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ben Rothwell	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	27/36	75%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Ben Rothwell	9/20	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	20/36	56%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Ben Rothwell	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	1