Heavyweight

Ben Rothwell

Last fought: Nov 2021

RECORD

Pro

39-14-0

UFC

9-8-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

265 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:02
Fight Completion Rate	64.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.01
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	105-66 (61.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	54-33 (62.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	51-33 (60.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	69.5%
% Time in Control	18.9%
% Time Controlled	11.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	62.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.53
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.68
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.5%
Distance Strike Defense	46.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.73
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.14
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.18
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.14
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.79
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.12

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Ben Rothwell League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

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	0.4
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 2021Heavyweight

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 2021Heavyweight

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 2020Heavyweight

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 2020Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Ovince Saint Preux42/8251%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22KD 1

▼ 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 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:57

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

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 2019Heavyweight

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 2019Heavyweight

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 2016Heavyweight

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 2016Heavyweight

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 2015Heavyweight

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 2014Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:19

Ben Rothwell17/2763%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

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 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:54

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

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 2013Heavyweight

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 2012Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:10

Ben Rothwell8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

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 2011Heavyweight

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 2010Heavyweight

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 2009Heavyweight

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 0:00KD 1

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 0:00KD 1

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 0:00KD 1

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 0:00KD 2

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 0:00KD 1

▼ 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

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com