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Ben Rothwell
Age: 42 | Oct 17, 1981
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 265 lbs
Professional Record
| 53 fights | 39 wins | 14 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 28 | 5 |
| Submissions | 7 | 2 |
| Decisions | 4 | 7 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 39 - 14 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | UFC Fight Night 197 - Holloway vs. Rodriguez | November 13, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 0:32 |
| WIN | 39 - 13 | Chris Barnett | UFC Fight Night 188 - Font vs. Garbrandt | May 22, 2021 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mark Smith | 2 | 2:07 |
| LOSS | 38 - 13 | Marcin Tybura | UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen | October 10, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 38 - 12 | Ovince St. Preux | UFC Fight Night 171 - Smith vs. Teixeira | May 13, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 37 - 12 | Stefan Struve | UFC on ESPN 7 - Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | December 07, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 2 | 4:57 |
| LOSS | 36 - 12 | Andrei Arlovski | UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | July 20, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kerry Hatley | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 36 - 11 | Blagoy Ivanov | UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos | March 09, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 36 - 10 | Junior dos Santos | UFC Fight Night 86 - Rothwell vs. Dos Santos | April 10, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Leon Roberts | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 36 - 9 | Josh Barnett | UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader | January 30, 2016 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Gary Copeland | 2 | 3:48 |
| WIN | 35 - 9 | Matt Mitrione | UFC Fight Night 68 - Boetsch vs. Henderson | June 06, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 1:54 |
| WIN | 34 - 9 | Alistair Overeem | UFC Fight Night 50 - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2 | September 05, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | Keith Peterson | 1 | 2:19 |
| WIN | 33 - 9 | Brandon Vera | UFC 164 - Henderson vs. Pettis 2 | August 31, 2013 | TKO (Punches and Knees) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:54 |
| LOSS | 32 - 9 | Gabriel Gonzaga | UFC on FX 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping | January 19, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 1:01 |
| WIN | 32 - 8 | Brendan Schaub | UFC 145 - Jones vs. Evans | April 21, 2012 | KO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 1:10 |
| LOSS | 31 - 8 | Mark Hunt | UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage | September 24, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Adam Martinez | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 31 - 7 | Gilbert Yvel | UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin | June 12, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 30 - 7 | Cain Velasquez | UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun | October 24, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | Steve Mazzagatti | 2 | 0:58 |
| WIN | 30 - 6 | Chris Guillen | AMMA 2 - Adrenaline MMA 2 | December 11, 2008 | TKO (Submission to Elbows) | Todd Frederickson | 1 | 3:40 |
| LOSS | 29 - 6 | Andrei Arlovski | Affliction - Banned | July 19, 2008 | KO (Punches) | Josh Rosenthal | 3 | 1:13 |
| WIN | 29 - 5 | Ricco Rodriguez | IFL - 2007 Team Championship Final | September 20, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 4:00 | |
| WIN | 28 - 5 | Krzysztof Soszynski | IFL - 2007 Semifinals | August 02, 2007 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:13 | |
| WIN | 27 - 5 | Travis Fulton | IFL - Chicago | May 19, 2007 | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 3:11 | |
| WIN | 26 - 5 | Roy Nelson | IFL - Moline | April 07, 2007 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 4:00 | |
| WIN | 25 - 5 | Matt Thompson | IFL - Houston | February 02, 2007 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:47 | |
| WIN | 24 - 5 | Devin Cole | IFL - Championship Final | December 29, 2006 | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 3:16 | |
| WIN | 23 - 5 | Wojtek Kaszowski | IFL - World Championship Semifinals | November 02, 2006 | Submission (Keylock) | Shawn Gregory | 1 | 3:14 |
| WIN | 22 - 5 | Bryan Vetell | IFL - Gracie vs. Miletich | September 23, 2006 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:17 | |
| WIN | 21 - 5 | Krzysztof Soszynski | IFL - Legends Championship 2006 | April 29, 2006 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| WIN | 20 - 5 | Dan Bobish | GFC - Team Gracie vs. Team Hammer House | March 03, 2006 | KO (Knee) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| WIN | 19 - 5 | Joey Smith | ISCF - Gladiators X | February 24, 2006 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 18 - 5 | Don Richards | KOTC - Conquest | December 03, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:32 | |
| WIN | 17 - 5 | Allan Weickert | NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 1 | September 18, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| LOSS | 16 - 5 | Dan Christison | Euphoria - USA vs. World | February 26, 2005 | Submission (Kimura) | 3 | 0:57 | |
| WIN | 16 - 4 | Jonathan Wiezorek | Euphoria - Road to the Titles | October 15, 2004 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| WIN | 15 - 4 | Matt Bear | UT - Ultimate Throwdown | July 16, 2004 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| LOSS | 14 - 4 | Carlos Barreto | Heat FC 1 - Genesis | July 31, 2003 | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 14 - 3 | Royce Louck | FCC 11 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 11 | June 28, 2003 | TKO (Cut) | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 13 - 3 | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4 | November 15, 2002 | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 10:00 | |
| WIN | 13 - 2 | Travis Fulton | FCC 8 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 8 | October 04, 2002 | TKO (Injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 12 - 2 | Johnathan Ivey | USMMA 2 - Ring of Fury | September 21, 2002 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| LOSS | 11 - 2 | Mike Whitehead | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 2 | April 27, 2002 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 11 - 1 | Kerry Schall | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 2 | April 27, 2002 | TKO (Neck Injury) | 2 | 2:10 | |
| WIN | 10 - 1 | Curtis Crawford | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 1 | April 26, 2002 | Submission (Forearm Choke) | Steve English | 1 | 1:03 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 | Mike Priest | FCC 7 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 7 | March 23, 2002 | TKO (Injury) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Mike Radnov | EC 46 - Extreme Challenge 46 | February 16, 2002 | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 5:54 | |
| WIN | 7 - 1 | Kerry Schall | EC 46 - Extreme Challenge 46 | February 16, 2002 | TKO (Foot Injury) | 1 | 7:29 | |
| WIN | 6 - 1 | Mike Marshalleck | FCC 6 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 6 | January 05, 2002 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Steve Hutson | SC 8 - Fight Night | November 10, 2001 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:35 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 1 | Tim Sylvia | EC 42 - Extreme Challenge 42 | August 24, 2001 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Bill Billington | IC 2 - Iowa Challenge 2 | August 11, 2001 | TKO (Submission to Knees) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Darren Block | Dangerzone - Auburn | April 28, 2001 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Anthony Ferguson | Dangerzone - Auburn | April 28, 2001 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Robert Schinkel | FCC 3 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 3 | January 06, 2001 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Jeff Curran | 1 | 0:21 |
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