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Ben Rothwell

Inactive · age 44 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • 78% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2009
Elo rating
1501
Global Elo 1550 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-8-0
KO 4 · Sub 3 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d +2 · Δ1y +2
Last fight
Nov 13, 2021
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 51m
Avg fight time
10:02
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.4
Since last fight
4y 7mo

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
Oct 24, 2009 — L vs Cain Velasquez Δ-22Jun 12, 2010 — W vs Gilbert Yvel Δ+29Sep 24, 2011 — L vs Mark Hunt Δ-29Apr 21, 2012 — W vs Brendan Schaub Δ+42Jan 19, 2013 — L vs Gabriel Gonzaga Δ-29Aug 31, 2013 — W vs Brandon Vera Δ+22Sep 5, 2014 — W vs Alistair Overeem Δ+19Jun 6, 2015 — W vs Matt Mitrione Δ+24Jan 30, 2016 — W vs Josh Barnett Δ+23Apr 10, 2016 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-12Mar 9, 2019 — L vs Blagoy Ivanov Δ-20Jul 20, 2019 — L vs Andrei Arlovski Δ-16Dec 7, 2019 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+20May 13, 2020 — W vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ+18Oct 10, 2020 — L vs Marcin Tybura Δ-17May 22, 2021 — W vs Chris Barnett Δ+16Nov 13, 2021 — L vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Δ-20 14001425145014751500152515501575 201120132015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":352.2,"elo":1432,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":1,"x":127.8,"y":299.9,"elo":1460,"date":"2010-06-12","opp":"Gilbert Yvel","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":204.5,"y":353.5,"elo":1431,"date":"2011-09-24","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":3,"x":238.8,"y":277.6,"elo":1472,"date":"2012-04-21","opp":"Brendan Schaub","result":"W","delta":42},{"i":4,"x":283.4,"y":330.1,"elo":1444,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":5,"x":320.1,"y":290,"elo":1466,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Brandon Vera","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":6,"x":380.6,"y":255.1,"elo":1485,"date":"2014-09-05","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":425.4,"y":211.6,"elo":1508,"date":"2015-06-06","opp":"Matt Mitrione","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":8,"x":464.3,"y":170.1,"elo":1531,"date":"2016-01-30","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":9,"x":475.9,"y":191.5,"elo":1519,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":10,"x":649.7,"y":227.7,"elo":1500,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":11,"x":671.5,"y":256,"elo":1484,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":12,"x":694.4,"y":218.9,"elo":1504,"date":"2019-12-07","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":13,"x":720.2,"y":186,"elo":1522,"date":"2020-05-13","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":14,"x":744.8,"y":216.9,"elo":1506,"date":"2020-10-10","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":15,"x":781.4,"y":188.4,"elo":1521,"date":"2021-05-22","opp":"Chris Barnett","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":225.1,"elo":1501,"date":"2021-11-13","opp":"Marcos Rogerio de Lima","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 13, 2021 Marcos Rogerio de Lima L -20
May 22, 2021 Chris Barnett W +16
Oct 10, 2020 Marcin Tybura L -17
May 13, 2020 Ovince Saint Preux W +18
Dec 7, 2019 Stefan Struve W +20

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
78%
7 / 9
Finish rate
KO
4
44% of wins
SUB
3
33% of wins
DEC
2
22% of wins
KO: 4 (44%) 4 Sub: 3 (33%) 3 Dec: 2 (22%) 2
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
3 43%
R3
1 14%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 681 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
79% Distance
  • Distance 79%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
38%
of losses by finish
3 of 8 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 5 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1549
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Matt Mitrione
Elo 1638 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1624
1536
Notable wins
Matt Mitrione 1638 Josh Barnett 1637

Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Ben Rothwell on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.