Arlovski vs Rothwell

Who won Arlovski vs Rothwell?

Andrei Arlovski beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 4, on Saturday 20th July 2019 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andrei Arlovski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Arlovski vs Rothwell stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ben Rothwell made his way to the cage with a record of 36 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Andrei Arlovski's 42nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2000.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-18-0, while Ben Rothwell's came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Rothwell had an advantage in power over Arlovski, with a 75% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rothwell had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 17% submission rate over Arlovski's 11%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 3 years, at 46 years old.

Rothwell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arlovski. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Arlovski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1999, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Rothwell, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 130 to Rothwell's 90.

Arlovski vs Rothwell form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night 136 on 15th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tai Tuivasa at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Stefan Struve at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten J nior Albini at UFC Fight Night 120 on 11th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk.

He had been defeated by Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night 111 on 17th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Rothwell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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