Heavyweight · Men

Blagoy Ivanov

“Baga”
Bulgaria American Kickboxing Academy debut 2007
Elo 1,656 peak 1,891 · 2 Nov 2017 235 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3668852
19-7 (1)pro record
3L current streak
1,797best win, Elo
1,558average opponent
-- born 9 Oct 1986
71.0" / 73.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,508 Sub1,215 Dec1,138

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Ben Rothwell Decision R3 · 9 Mar 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,797
  2. Marcos Rogério de Lima Decision R3 · 7 May 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,760
  3. Shawn Jordan KO/TKO R1 · 18 Mar 2017 · World Series of Fighting 1,742
  4. Smealinho Rama Submission R3 · 5 Jun 2015 · World Series of Fighting 1,696
  5. Derrick Mehmen KO/TKO R2 · 17 Oct 2015 · World Series of Fighting 1,652

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Sergey Bilostenniy Decision R3 · 4 Apr 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,686
  2. Alexandr Romanov Decision R3 · 1 Jul 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,772
  3. Marcin Tybura Decision R3 · 4 Feb 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,904
  4. Augusto Sakai Decision R3 · 30 May 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,745
  5. Derrick Lewis Decision R3 · 2 Nov 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,954

Fight history

27 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
27 4 Apr 202437.5 yrs L19-7 (1) Sergey Bilostenniy 11-3 · 28.4 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.29* 1,696→1,656 -40 1,686 +120→+138 PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season Professional Fighters League
26 1 Jul 202336.7 yrs L19-6 (1) Alexandr Romanov 16-2 · 32.6 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.04* 1,777→1,696 -82 1,772 +103→+112 UFC on ESPN 48: Strickland vs. Magomedov Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 4 Feb 202336.3 yrs L19-5 (1) Marcin Tybura 23-7 · 37.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.40* 1,761→1,777 +17 1,904 +160→+116 UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivak Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 7 May 202235.6 yrs W19-4 (1) Marcos Rogério de Lima 21-8-1 · 37.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.47* 1,768→1,761 -8 1,760 -150→-150 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 30 May 202033.6 yrs L18-4 (1) Augusto Sakai 14-1-1 · 29.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.47* 1,833→1,806 -26 1,745 -120→-103 UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 2 Nov 201933.1 yrs L18-3 (1) Derrick Lewis 21-7 (1) · 34.7 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.39* 1,820→1,833 +12 1,954 -130→-110 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 8 Jun 201932.7 yrs W18-2 (1) Tai Tuivasa 9-1 · 26.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.87* 1,795→1,820 +25 1,629 +130→+116 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 9 Mar 201932.4 yrs W17-2 (1) Ben Rothwell 35-10 · 37.4 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.34* 1,832→1,795 -37 1,797 -125→-128 UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 14 Jul 201831.8 yrs L16-2 (1) Junior dos Santos 18-5 · 34.5 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.09* 1,891→1,832 -59 1,943 +140→+152 UFC Fight Night 133: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 2 Nov 201731.1 yrs W16-1 (1) Caio Alencar 12-1 · 38.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,885→1,891 +6 1,637 -360→-360 PFL: Fight Night Professional Fighters League
17 18 Mar 201730.4 yrs W15-1 (1) Shawn Jordan 19-7 · 32.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R11:43 1.00 1,815→1,885 +69 1,742 -121→-121 WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan World Series of Fighting
16 17 Jun 201629.7 yrs W14-1 (1) Josh Copeland 13-3 · 33.7 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.82* 1,808→1,815 +7 1,586 -369→-369 WSOF 31: Ivanov vs. Copeland World Series of Fighting
15 17 Oct 201529.0 yrs W13-1 (1) Derrick Mehmen 19-6 · 30.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R29:33 1.00 1,744→1,808 +65 1,652 -270→-270 WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami World Series of Fighting
14 5 Jun 201528.7 yrs W12-1 (1) Smealinho Rama 9-1 · 23.1 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubFront Choke R311:17 1.00 1,643→1,744 +101 1,696 -132→-132 WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki World Series of Fighting
13 17 May 201427.6 yrs L11-1 (1) Alexander Volkov 21-4 · 25.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R26:08 0.00 1,720→1,645 -75 1,768 – Bellator 120: Rampage vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
12 11 Apr 201427.5 yrs W11-0 (1) Lavar Johnson 18-8 · 36.8 yrs Heavyweight SubKeylock R14:08 1.00 1,668→1,720 +52 1,517 -160→-160 Bellator 116: Johnson vs. Ivanov Bellator MMA
11 7 Mar 201427.4 yrs W10-0 (1) Richard Hale 21-6-1 · 28.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.90* 1,608→1,668 +61 1,571 -157→-157 Bellator 111: Dantas vs. Leone Bellator MMA
10 22 Nov 201327.1 yrs W9-0 (1) Keith Bell 5-3-1 · 34.3 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:59 1.00 1,582→1,608 +25 1,274 – Bellator 109: Shlemenko vs. Marshall Bellator MMA
9 13 Sep 201326.9 yrs W8-0 (1) Manny Lara 4-3 · 26.0 yrs Heavyweight SubFront Choke R11:17 1.00 1,562→1,582 +20 1,206 – Bellator 99: Nunes vs. Pitbull Bellator MMA
8 24 Dec 201125.2 yrs W7-0 (1) Ricco Rodriguez 48-14 · 34.3 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOKick R313:33 1.00 1,497→1,583 +86 1,493 – Chekhov Fight Night 2011: Battle of the Titans Chekhov Fight Night
7 1 Oct 201125.0 yrs W6-0 (1) Zach Jensen 10-8 · 29.0 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R27:35 1.00 1,462→1,497 +35 1,221 – Bellator Fighting Championships 52 Bellator MMA
6 26 Mar 201124.5 yrs W5-0 (1) Will Penn 3-1 · 27.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:58 1.00 1,378→1,462 +84 1,363 – Bellator Fighting Championships 38 Bellator MMA
5 9 Oct 201024.0 yrs W4-0 (1) Svetoslav Zahariev 5-1 – KO/TKO R13:33 1.00 1,267→1,378 +111 1,362 – RPC 9: Collision Bulgaria Regional
4 2 Aug 200922.8 yrs W3-0 (1) Kazuyuki Fujita 15-7 · 38.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,191→1,270 +79 1,551 – Sengoku - Ninth Battle Sengoku
3 17 May 200821.6 yrs NC2-0 (1) Ilir Latifi debut · 25.8 yrs – -- R10:55 0.00 1,194→1,194 +0 1,038 – Real Pain Challenge 2 Bulgaria Regional
2 9 Mar 200821.4 yrs W2-0 Jancho Dimitrov debut – KO/TKOPunches R12:30 1.00 1,136→1,194 +58 1,013 – Real Pain Challenge 1 Bulgaria Regional
1 13 Oct 200721.0 yrs W1-0 Kamen Georgiev 2-1 Heavyweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R15:00 1.00 1,009→1,136 +126 1,175 – Fitness Mania Bulgaria Regional