Ivanov vs Lima

Who won Ivanov vs Lima?

Blagoy Ivanov beat Marcos Rogerio de Lima by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Blagoy Ivanov.

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).

Ivanov vs Lima stats

Blagoy Ivanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Blagoy Ivanov's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boasting a 74% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivanov had a large advantage over Lima, boasting a 33% submission rate over Lima's 11%.

Blagoy Ivanov was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Lima had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ivanov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ivanov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 64 to Lima's 52.

Ivanov vs Lima form

Blagoy Ivanov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Derrick Lewis at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

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Ivanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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