Ben Rothwell

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Ben Rothwell

Record

39-14

Streak

L1

Age

44

Date of birth

Oct 17, 1981

Fighting out of: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Born: United States
Camp: Rothwell MMA
Weight class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'4" · 193 cm
Reach: 78" · 198 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Nov 13, 2021

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:32

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez

Chris Barnett

Heavyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Side Control · R2 · 2:07

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · May 22, 2021

Guillotine Choke From Side Control

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt

Marcin Tybura

#14Marcin Tybura

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

Ovince Saint Preux

Ovince Saint Preux

Heavyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Stefan Struve

#15Stefan Struve

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 4:57

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik

Andrei Arlovski

#15Andrei Arlovski

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Blagoy Ivanov

#15Blagoy Ivanov

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

Junior Dos Santos

#5Junior Dos Santos

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos

Josh Barnett

Heavyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Front Headlock · R2 · 3:48

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · Jan 30, 2016

Guillotine Choke From Front Headlock

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader

Matt Mitrione

#13Matt Mitrione

Heavyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 1:54

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson · Jun 6, 2015

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

Alistair Overeem

#7Alistair Overeem

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:19

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi · Sep 5, 2014

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi

Brandon Vera

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R3 · 1:54

UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2

Gabriel Gonzaga

Gabriel Gonzaga

Heavyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R2 · 1:01

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping · Jan 19, 2013

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

Brendan Schaub

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:10

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans · Apr 21, 2012

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

Mark Hunt

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage · Sep 24, 2011

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage

Gilbert Yvel

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin · Jun 12, 2010

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin

Cain Velasquez

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 · 0:58

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun · Oct 24, 2009

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

Outside the UFC

30-6across 36 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 24 KO · 4 sub · 2 decIFL · SB 24 · Euphoria · EC 46 · Dangerzone +18

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Chris Guillen13-16	KO/TKO	Submission to Elbows	R1	3:40	AMMA 2	Dec 11, 2008
L	Andrei Arlovski34-24	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	1:13	Affliction	Jul 19, 2008
W	Ricco Rodriguez54-27	Decision	Unanimous	R3	4:00	IFL	Sep 20, 2007
W	Krzysztof Soszynski26-12-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:13	IFL	Aug 2, 2007
W	Travis Fulton255-54-10	Submission	Kimura	R2	3:11	IFL	May 19, 2007
W	Roy Nelson24-20	Decision	Split	R3	4:00	IFL	Apr 7, 2007
W	Matt Thompson19-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:47	IFL	Feb 2, 2007
W	Devin Cole20-10-1	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	3:16	IFL	Dec 29, 2006
W	Wojtek Kaszowski0-7	Submission	Keylock	R1	3:14	IFL	Nov 2, 2006
W	Bryan Vetell4-3	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:17	IFL	Sep 23, 2006
W	Krzysztof Soszynski26-12-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:59	IFL	Apr 29, 2006
W	Dan Bobish17-9	KO/TKO	Knee	R1	4:20	GFC	Mar 3, 2006
W	Joey Smith3-7	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	ISCF	Feb 24, 2006
W	Don Richards10-9-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:32	KOTC	Dec 3, 2005
W	Allan Weickert6-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:45	NAAFS	Sep 17, 2005
L	Dan Christison20-7	Submission	Kimura	R3	0:57	Euphoria	Feb 26, 2005
W	Jonathan Wiezorek11-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:09	Euphoria	Oct 15, 2004
W	Matt Bear4-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:57	UT	Jul 16, 2004
L	Carlos Barreto14-9	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	—	Heat FC 1	Jul 31, 2003
W	Royce Louck9-18	KO/TKO	Cut	R1	—	FCC 11	Jun 28, 2003
L	Ibragim Magomedov22-8-1	KO/TKO	Retirement	R1	10:00	M-1	Nov 15, 2002
W	Travis Fulton255-54-10	KO/TKO	Injury	R1	5:00	FCC 8	Oct 4, 2002
W	Johnathan Ivey33-58	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	1:14	USMMA 2	Sep 21, 2002
L	Mike Whitehead27-8	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	SB 24	Apr 27, 2002
W	Kerry Schall23-13	KO/TKO	Neck Injury	R2	2:10	SB 24	Apr 27, 2002
W	Curtis Crawford1-4	Submission	Forearm Choke	R1	1:03	SB 24	Apr 26, 2002
W	Mike Priest0-3	KO/TKO	Injury	R1	—	FCC 7	Mar 23, 2002
W	Mike Radnov5-4	KO/TKO	Cut	R1	5:54	EC 46	Feb 16, 2002
W	Kerry Schall23-13	KO/TKO	Foot Injury	R1	7:29	EC 46	Feb 16, 2002
W	Mike Marshalleck2-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:38	FCC 6	Jan 5, 2002
W	Steve Hutson0-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	3:35	SC 8	Nov 10, 2001
L	Tim Sylvia31-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	EC 42	Aug 24, 2001
W	Bill Billington4-2	KO/TKO	Submission to Knees	R1	1:07	IC 2	Aug 11, 2001
W	Darren Block0-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:16	Dangerzone	Apr 28, 2001
W	Anthony Ferguson2-16	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:00	Dangerzone	Apr 28, 2001
W	Robert Schinkel1-2	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	0:21	FCC 3	Jan 6, 2001

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDangerzone · UW

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Ron Faircloth33-20	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:55	Dangerzone	May 20, 2000
W	Mike Hall0-1	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:17	Dangerzone	May 20, 2000
W	Pete Delmutti1-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	3:48	UW	Jun 25, 1999
W	Nick Bartlett0-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:22	UW	Jun 25, 1999

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC54th

42%681 / 1,572

Striking accuracy

47%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.92 differential

Landed3.71

Absorbed4.63

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-11%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head73%75th496
Body16%57th109
Leg11%57th76

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

79%Standing

Standing79%537
Clinch13%86
Ground9%58

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell

Landed per 15

Head

A

81st

43.6

81st

Body

B

58th

9.6

58th

Leg

C

57th

6.7

57th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

18th

49.0

18th

Body

F

5th

21.6

5th

Leg

C

47th

7.6

47th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	43.6	496	1,354	37%
Body	9.6	109	136	80%
Leg	6.7	76	82	93%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	49.0	557	1,234	45%
Body	21.6	246	281	88%
Leg	7.6	86	93	92%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell

17 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 171 min

106%

R3 pace · 8 bouts

Rothwell builds (+6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Rothwell lifts to 106% of round-1 output by round 3 (8 bouts).

Ben Rothwell

Rothwell ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

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Rothwelllanded / min

Takedown attempts

Ben Rothwell

Rothwellattempts / min

Control time

Ben Rothwell

Rothwell% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.0	3.7	4.9	0.21	16%	17
R2	5.8	4.5	5.8	0.15	21%	13
R3	5.6	4.1	4.6	0.14	27%	8
R4	3.6	3.6	8.0	0.00	0%	1
R5	2.2	2.2	6.6	0.00	0%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell

17 resolved UFC bouts · 8 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

51/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

83rd

56%

83rd

Win quality

B

62nd

43%

62nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

7

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	5	2-3	40%
Ranked 6–15	7	3-4	43%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	Ranked 6–15	53	Nov 13, 2021
W	Chris Barnett	Unproven	8	May 22, 2021
L	Marcin Tybura#14	Ranked 6–15	69	Oct 10, 2020
W	Ovince Saint Preux	Cross-div ranked	45	May 13, 2020
W	Stefan Struve#15	Ranked 6–15	68	Dec 7, 2019
L	Andrei Arlovski#15	Top-5	78	Jul 20, 2019
L	Blagoy Ivanov#15	Ranked 6–15	68	Mar 9, 2019
L	Junior Dos Santos#5	Top-5	86	Apr 10, 2016
W	Josh Barnett#8	Top-5	76	Jan 30, 2016
W	Matt Mitrione#13	Ranked 6–15	64	Jun 6, 2015
W	Alistair Overeem#7	Top-5	84	Sep 5, 2014
W	Brandon Vera	Established	35	Aug 31, 2013
L	Gabriel Gonzaga	Ranked 6–15	59	Jan 19, 2013
W	Brendan Schaub	Ranked 6–15	48	Apr 21, 2012
L	Mark Hunt	Top-5	56	Sep 24, 2011
W	Gilbert Yvel	Unproven	8	Jun 12, 2010
L	Cain Velasquez	Champion	71	Oct 24, 2009

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.