Blagoy Ivanov UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:15
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	100.0%
Expected Rounds (xR)	3.25
% Fights Inside the Distance	0.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	58-27 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	17-10 (63.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	41-17 (70.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	78.9%
% Time in Control	8.5%
% Time Controlled	12.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	40.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.67
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.59
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.92
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.4%
Distance Strike Defense	55.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.25
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.73
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.63
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.36
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.21

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

Blagoy Ivanov 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	Blagoy Ivanov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	61.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	16:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	30.8%
Takedown Defense	58.3%
Control Time/Fight	1:40

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Alexandr Romanov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov44/10841%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexandr Romanov85/15455%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	13/29	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandr Romanov	17/31	55%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandr Romanov	22/41	54%	1/1	1:43	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandr Romanov	46/82	56%	1/1	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac • Feb 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov34/11330%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marcin Tybura40/10339%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	22/72	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	17/57	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	1/1	100%	1/1	4:55	—

WIN

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov62/12848%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:52

Marcos Rogerio de Lima68/13351%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	12/29	41%	0/2	0:32	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	25/45	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	30/54	56%	0/2	2:09	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	26/56	46%	0/1	0:17	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	20/45	44%	0/0	1:11	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	17/32	53%	1/4	1:47	—

LOSS

vs. Augusto Sakai

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov66/12553%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:08

Augusto Sakai78/16148%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	15/27	56%	0/0	0:29	—
	Augusto Sakai	12/38	32%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	30/49	61%	1/2	0:39	—
	Augusto Sakai	34/61	56%	0/0	1:02	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	21/49	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Augusto Sakai	32/62	52%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov20/3853%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:22

Derrick Lewis31/6846%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	4/5	80%	1/2	0:44	—
	Derrick Lewis	8/18	44%	1/1	1:54	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	9/16	56%	2/2	1:33	—
	Derrick Lewis	14/29	48%	0/1	0:13	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	7/17	41%	0/2	1:05	—
	Derrick Lewis	9/21	43%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tai Tuivasa

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov73/12359%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:38

Tai Tuivasa64/14444%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	22/34	65%	0/0	0:30	1
	Tai Tuivasa	14/37	38%	0/0	1:48	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	30/54	56%	1/1	0:07	—
	Tai Tuivasa	27/62	44%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	21/35	60%	1/1	2:01	—
	Tai Tuivasa	23/45	51%	0/0	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Ben Rothwell

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

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

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov • Jul 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Blagoy Ivanov51/22922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Junior Dos Santos110/24844%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Blagoy Ivanov	5/26	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Blagoy Ivanov	6/38	16%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	26/48	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Blagoy Ivanov	8/45	18%	0/0	0:01	—
	Junior Dos Santos	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Blagoy Ivanov	15/59	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	20/57	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Blagoy Ivanov	17/61	28%	0/0	0:01	—
	Junior Dos Santos	37/67	55%	0/0	0:00	—