Big
Ben Rothwell
Milwaukee, Wisconsin•HeavyweightPro Record Summary
37–14
89%Finish Rate
Wins37
21KO/TKO57%
4DEC11%
12SUB32%
0DQ0%
Losses14
5KO/TKO36%
7DEC50%
2SUB14%
0DQ0%
851-311 Opponents' Combined Record •73% Win
2021•1-1
L
37-14
Marcos Rogerio de Lima18-7-1
UFC Fight NightTKO (Standing TKO)Nov 13, 2021
R1 · 0:32
W
37-13
Chris Barnett21-6
UFC Fight NightSUB (Guillotine Choke)May 22, 2021
R2 · 2:07
2020•1-1
L
36-13
Marcin Tybura19-6
UFC Fight NightDEC (Unanimous)Oct 10, 2020
R3 · 5:00
W
36-12
Ovince St. Preux24-13
UFC Fight NightDEC (Split)May 13, 2020
R3 · 5:00
2019•1-2
W
35-12
Stefan Struve29-11
UFC on ESPN 7TKO (Punches)Dec 7, 2019
R2 · 4:57
L
34-12
Andrei Arlovski27-18
UFC on ESPN 4DEC (Unanimous)Jul 20, 2019
R3 · 5:00
L
34-11
Blagoy Ivanov16-2
UFC on ESPN+ 4DEC (Unanimous)Mar 9, 2019
R3 · 5:00
2016•1-1
L
34-10
Junior dos Santos17-4
UFC Fight Night 86DEC (Unanimous)Apr 10, 2016
R5 · 5:00
W
34-9
Josh Barnett34-7
UFC on FOX 18SUB (Front Choke)Jan 30, 2016
R2 · 3:48POTN
2015•1-0
W
33-9
Matt Mitrione9-3
UFC Fight Night 68SUB (Front Choke)Jun 6, 2015
R1 · 1:54
2014•1-0
W
32-9
Alistair Overeem37-13
UFC Fight Night 50TKO (Punches)Sep 5, 2014
R1 · 2:19POTN
2013•1-1
W
31-9
Brandon Vera12-6
UFC 164TKO (Punches)Aug 31, 2013
R3 · 1:54
L
30-9
Gabriel Gonzaga13-6
UFC on FX 7SUB (Guillotine Choke)Jan 19, 2013
R2 · 1:01
2012•1-0
W
30-8
Brendan Schaub8-2
UFC 145TKO (Punches)Apr 21, 2012
R1 · 1:10POTN
2011•0-1
L
29-8
Mark Hunt6-7
UFC 135DEC (Unanimous)Sep 24, 2011
R3 · 5:00
2010•1-0
W
29-7
Gilbert Yvel37-14-1
UFC 115DEC (Unanimous)Jun 12, 2010
R3 · 5:00
2009•0-1
L
28-7
Cain Velasquez6-0
UFC 104TKO (Punches)Oct 24, 2009
R2 · 0:58UFC DEBUT
2008•1-1
W
28-6
Chris Guillen13-11
SUBDec 11, 2008
L
27-6
Andrei Arlovski13-5
Affliction 1TKO (Punches)Jul 19, 2008
R3 · 1:13
2007•5-0
W
27-5
Ricco Rodriguez27-6
IFL 17DEC (Unanimous)Sep 20, 2007
R3 · 5:00
W
26-5
Krzysztof Soszynski17-8-1
IFL 16TKO (Punches)Aug 2, 2007
R1 · 0:13
W
25-5
Travis Fulton207-43-10
IFL 13SUB (Kimura)May 19, 2007
R2 · 3:11
W
24-5
Roy Nelson8-1
IFL 11DEC (Split)Apr 7, 2007
R3 · 5:00
W
23-5
Matt Thompson5-1
IFL 8TKO (Punches)Feb 2, 2007
R2 · 1:47
2006•6-0
W
22-5
Devin Cole6-3
IFL 6TKO (Head Kick)Dec 29, 2006
R1 · 3:16
W
21-5
Wojtek Kaszowski0-3
IFL 5SUB (Keylock)Nov 2, 2006
R1 · 3:14
W
20-5
Bryan Vetell1-0
IFL 4TKO (Punch)Sep 23, 2006
R1 · 3:17
W
19-5
Krzysztof Soszynski12-5-1
IFL 1TKO (Punches)Apr 29, 2006
R1 · 3:59
W
18-5
Dan Bobish11-7
TKOMar 3, 2006
W
17-5
Joey Smith2-3
GCFTKO (Punches)Feb 24, 2006
R1
2005•2-1
W
16-5
Don Richards4-6-1
KOTCTKO (Punches)Dec 3, 2005
R1 · 3:32
W
15-5
Allan Weickert4-1
NAAFSTKO (Punches)Sep 17, 2005
R1 · 3:45
L
14-5
Dan Christison5-3
Euphoria 3SUB (Kimura)Feb 26, 2005
R3 · 0:57
2004•2-0
W
14-4
Jonathan Wiezorek6-0
Euphoria 2TKO (Punches)Oct 15, 2004
R1 · 1:09
W
13-4
Matt Bear3-0
SUBJul 16, 2004
2003•1-1
L
12-4
Carlos Barreto12-5
Heat Fighting ChampionshipTKOJul 31, 2003
W
12-3
Royce Louck7-15
Freestyle Combat ChallengeTKOJun 28, 2003
2002•8-2
L
11-3
Ibragim Magomedov3-2
M-1TKO (Retirement)Nov 15, 2002
R1 · 10:00
W
11-2
Travis Fulton115-34-9
Freestyle Combat ChallengeSUBOct 4, 2002
W
10-2
Johnathan Ivey8-11
USMMATKO (Cut)Sep 21, 2002
R1 · 1:14
L
9-2
Mike Whitehead1-1
Superbrawl 24DEC (Unanimous)Apr 27, 2002
R2 · 5:00
W
9-1
Kerry Schall10-4
Superbrawl 24TKO (Neck Injury)Apr 27, 2002
R2 · 2:10
W
8-1
Curtis Crawford1-1
Superbrawl 24SUB (Forearm Choke)Apr 26, 2002
R1 · 1:03
W
7-1
Mike Priest0-2
Freestyle Combat ChallengeSUBMar 23, 2002
W
6-1
Mike Radnov3-1
Extreme Challenge 46TKO (Cut)Feb 16, 2002
R1 · 5:54
W
5-1
Kerry Schall10-3
Extreme Challenge 46TKO (Broken Foot)Feb 16, 2002
R1 · 7:29
W
4-1
Mike Marshalleck1-0
Freestyle Combat ChallengeTKOJan 5, 2002
2001•3-1
W
3-1
UnknownN/A
SUBNov 10, 2001
L
2-1
Tim Sylvia3-0
Extreme Challenge 42DEC (Unanimous)Aug 24, 2001
R3 · 5:00
W
2-0
Bill Billington0-1
Iowa ChallengeSUBAug 11, 2001
W
1-0
UnknownN/A
Freestyle Combat ChallengeTKOJan 6, 2001