Blagoy Ivanov
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability, Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Control · stats alone on Striking D.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Alexandr Romanov coinflip UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Magomedov Full Card Breakdown & Predictions (UFC Vegas 76) · June 27, 2023
He repeatedly says anyone confident in this fight is lying, calls it a horrible fight to pick, and only leans Ivanov for a decision; this is the standing stay-away idiom plus an explicit outcome hedge, not just a price comment.
A good, hard-to-take-down wrestler with good top pressure, decent power and a very durable chin, but criticized for doing too little with his advantages: low output, no finishing instinct, and a tendency to just be 'there.' The analyst's own stronger conviction in this bout is actually a prop bet on the fight going the distance rather than on either man.
vs Marcin Tybura clear UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 · 1 read since
The analyst picks Tybura on the cage-push matchup and takes him straight up, though the price is not great value.
A heavyweight with a steady, unchanging pace. He has slightly better boxing than Tybura, though still low volume, and decent-or-better grappling that has not been seen used at a high level in a long time, leaving its current sharpness uncertain. His takedown defense is good, and he is a good offensive threat when pushing an opponent to the cage, but he tends to tire and end up with his own back against the cage, a bad spot against an opponent like Tybura. He is also described as extremely tough.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Alexandr Romanov 16-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
L Marcin Tybura 22-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 19-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
L Augusto Sakai 14-1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020
L Derrick Lewis 21-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
W Tai Tuivasa 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · June 8, 2019
W Ben Rothwell 33-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · March 9, 2019
L Junior Dos Santos 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sergei Bilostenniy | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 1 (2024)
April 4, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Romanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 274
May 7, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Augusto Sakai | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
May 30, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | Decision (split) | UFC 244
November 2, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 238
June 8, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
March 9, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Junior dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Caio Alencar | Decision (unanimous) | PFL: Fight Night
November 2, 2017 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shawn Jordan | TKO (punches) | WSOF 35
March 18, 2017 |
WSOF | 1 | 1:43 |
| W | Josh Copeland | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 31
June 17, 2016 |
WSOF | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Derrick Mehmen | TKO (punches) | WSOF 24
October 17, 2015 |
WSOF | 2 | 4:33 |
| W | Smealinho Rama | Submission (guillotine choke) | WSOF 21
June 5, 2015 |
WSOF | 3 | 1:17 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 120
May 17, 2014 |
Bellator | 2 | 1:08 |
| W | Lavar Johnson | Submission (Americana) | Bellator 116
April 11, 2014 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Rich Hale | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 111
March 7, 2014 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Keith Bell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 109
November 22, 2013 |
Bellator | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | Manny Lara | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | Bellator 99
September 13, 2013 |
Bellator | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (retirement) | Chekhov MMA Tournament
December 24, 2011 |
Chekhov MMA Tournament | 3 | 3:33 |
| W | Zak Jensen | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 52
October 1, 2011 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:35 |
| W | William Penn | TKO (punches) | Bellator 38
March 26, 2011 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Svetoslav Zahariev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Real Pain Challenge 9
October 9, 2010 |
Real Pain Challenge | 1 | 3:33 |
| W | Kazuyuki Fujita | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9
August 2, 2009 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Ilir Latifi | NC (ring broke) | Real Pain Challenge 2
May 17, 2008 |
Real Pain Challenge | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | Yancho Dimitrov | TKO (punches) | Real Pain Challenge 1
March 9, 2008 |
Real Pain Challenge | 1 | 2:31 |
| W | Kamen Georgiev | TKO (corner stoppage) | Fitness Mania
October 13, 2007 |
Fitness Mania | 1 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Blagoy Ivanov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
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