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Blagoy Ivanov "Baga"

Inactive · age 39 · Southpaw · 5'11" 180 cm · 250 lb 113 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • UFC veteran since 2018
Elo rating
1470
Global Elo 1513 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
3-5-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +14 · Δ1y +14
Last fight
Jul 1, 2023
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 10m
Avg fight time
16:15
Fights per year
1.6
Since last fight
2y 12mo

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Jul 14, 2018 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-16Mar 9, 2019 — W vs Ben Rothwell Δ+36Jun 8, 2019 — W vs Tai Tuivasa Δ+33Nov 2, 2019 — L vs Derrick Lewis Δ-23May 30, 2020 — L vs Augusto Sakai Δ-24May 7, 2022 — W vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Δ+18Feb 4, 2023 — L vs Marcin Tybura Δ-12Jul 1, 2023 — L vs Alexandr Romanov Δ-12 14201440146014801500152015401560 20192020202120222023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":332.1,"elo":1454,"date":"2018-07-14","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":1,"x":184.5,"y":250.9,"elo":1490,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":220.7,"y":176.2,"elo":1522,"date":"2019-06-08","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":279,"y":228.7,"elo":1499,"date":"2019-11-02","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":4,"x":362.4,"y":282.7,"elo":1476,"date":"2020-05-30","opp":"Augusto Sakai","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":5,"x":643.2,"y":240.9,"elo":1494,"date":"2022-05-07","opp":"Marcos Rogerio de Lima","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":751.6,"y":269.4,"elo":1482,"date":"2023-02-04","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":296.9,"elo":1470,"date":"2023-07-01","opp":"Alexandr Romanov","result":"L","delta":-12}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 1, 2023 Alexandr Romanov L -12
Feb 4, 2023 Marcin Tybura L -12
May 7, 2022 Marcos Rogerio de Lima W +18
May 30, 2020 Augusto Sakai L -24
Nov 2, 2019 Derrick Lewis L -23

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.
0%
0 / 3
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (100%) 3

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 422 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
78% Head
  • Head 78%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
89% Distance
  • Distance 89%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 2%

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.
Never been finished
All 5 losses went to the scorecards

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.
1594
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.
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tai Tuivasa
Elo 1567 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.
3.1
−0.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1662
1600

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Blagoy Ivanov on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.