Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-11-13, good start with some heavy exchanges: the mma fight Ben Rothwell vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
de Lima vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez – UFC Vegas 42 (also known as UFC Fight Night 197 or UFC on ESPN+ 55). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-11, pretty good fight between Marcin Tybura and Ben Rothwell: it gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, fight not particularly good between Ovince Saint Preux and Ben Rothwell: it gets two stars.Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-13-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world but OSP won just two out of his last five bouts, against Tyson Pedro in 2018 (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro) and MichaL Oleksiejczuk in 2019; between these two fights he lost to Dominick Reyes (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes) and Nikita Krylov (Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov 2).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a record of 37-12-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 heavyweight. He fought three times last year losing twice, against Blagoy Ivanov (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Ben Rothwell 2) but then he defeated Stefan Struve. Saint Preux vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-20, some good single shots between Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a record of 27-18-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 heavyweight in the world but in his last four bouts he has collected three losses and one no-contest, against Walt Harris (originally a split decision win for Harris, then overturned in a no-contest since the American failed a post-fight drug test, Andrei Arlovski vs Walt Harris); after this bout he was defeated by Augusto Sakai in April 2019 (Andrei Arlovski vs Augusto Sakai).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 36-11-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell) and Blagoy Ivanov (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell); before these fights he had won over Josh Barnett (Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell). In their first bout Arlovski had beat Rothwell via ko (July 19, 2008); undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Leon Edwards – UFC on ESPN 4. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-09, disappointing bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Ben Rothwell: it gets two stars.The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 36-10-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell); before this fight he had won over Josh Barnett (Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell). Ivanov vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-10, some good exchanges between Ben Rothwell and Junior dos Santos but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). JDS lost two out of his last three bouts: against Cain Velasquez in 2013 (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3) and with Alistair Overeem in his last bout (=dos Santos vs Overeem); between these two bouts ‘Cigano’ beat Stipe Miocic (=dos Santos vs Miocic).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has an official record of 36-9-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Gabriel Gonzaga in 2013 (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell ), since then he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Barnett in his last one (=Barnett vs Rothwell).Dos Santos vs Rothwell is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 86. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce and Ufc Hw champion Josh Barnett entered this fight with a pro record of 34-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Travis Browne in 2013 (=Barnett vs Browne) but he came back to win in 2015 against Roy Nelson (=Barnett vs Nelson).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 35-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered his last defeat in 2013, against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell), but since then he has won three consecutive fights beating Matt Mitrione in his last one (=Rothwell vs Mitrione). Barnett vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-06, Ben Rothwell vs Matt Mitrione gets three stars thanks to a good finish.Ben Rothwell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 9-3-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2013: Rothwell was defeated by Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell) and then he won over Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Rothwell) while Mitrione lost to Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but then he has won three consecutive bouts, the last one with Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione). Rothwell vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson – UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good finish between Alistair Overeem and Ben Rothwell: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The former K-1 world Gp and Strikeforce Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 37-13-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); ‘the Reem’ fought twice in 2013 but he lost both fights: against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in February (=Overeem vs Silva) and to Travis Browne in August (=Overeem vs Browne). He came back to win in 2014 beating Frank Mir (=Overeem vs Mir).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has an official record of 33-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 as well, losing the first bout, against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell), but then he defeated Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera). Overeem vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – UFC FN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-31, some good exchanges between Ben Rothwell and Brandon Vera but the biut was not so exciting overall: it gets two stars. Ben Rothwell (32-9-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.29 heavyweight in the world while Brandon Vera (12-6-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.39 light heavyweight. Rothwell vs Vera is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!
