Ivanov vs Tuivasa

Who won Ivanov vs Tuivasa?

Blagoy Ivanov beat Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 238, on Saturday 8th June 2019 at United Center in Chicago.

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 Tuivasa stats

Blagoy Ivanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tai Tuivasa marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Blagoy Ivanov's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivanov had a massive advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 35% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Blagoy Ivanov was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Tuivasa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ivanov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ivanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 64 to Tuivasa's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tai Tuivasa had been fighting more than Blagoy Ivanov.

Going to this contest, Blagoy Ivanov had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 28 days ago, while Tai Tuivasa's last outing had been 6 years, 5 months and 6 days ago.

Ivanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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