Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Baga”

Blagoy Ivanov

19-6 (1 NC)8 UFC

Boxer

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Title Fight

Goes Long

Moderate Wear

5'11"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightLAlexandr Romanov·U-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

3Dec

16.3min/fight

130UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–5(8 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–3(4 fights)

0%finish rate

-1.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.95

Deficit

11%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.092

Average

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

39%

Passive

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ivanov

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.25

Str. Accuracy40%

422UFC landed/1,042attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.6 vs avg4.20

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.13

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg5%ile0.24

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Distance89%

Clinch9%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	13	21	15	15	17
Avg. Absorbed	14	24	23	20	37
Avg. Net	-2	-4	-7	-5	-20

Grappling

Ivanov

Control Wrestler

·83s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.73

TD Accuracy40%

6UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

8UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

div avg 68%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision3 / 3

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision5 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

5 of 5 losses by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

31%

4 of 13 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W3 dec

2.2pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 52 vs 54 first half

8 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=8

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

4.1

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.8

4.5

Diff

-0.3

-0.7

-1.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼Str. Acc-8%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Ivanov — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Alexandr Romanov

U-DEC R3Jul '23

-41

·44 SS (41%)·85 abs·2 td taken

Marcin TyburaVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '23

-6

·34 SS (30%)·40 abs·1 td taken

Marcos Rogerio de LimaVeteran

U-DEC R3May '22

-6

·62 SS (48%)·68 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·232s ctrl

↵ 24mo layoff

Augusto Sakai

S-DEC R3May '20

-12

·66 SS (53%)·78 abs·1/3 td·68s ctrl

Derrick LewisVeteran

S-DEC R3Nov '19

-11

·20 SS (53%)·31 abs·3/6 td·1 td taken·202s ctrl·1 sub att

Tai Tuivasa

U-DEC R3Jun '19

·73 SS (59%)·64 abs·2/2 td·158s ctrl·1 kd landed

Ben Rothwell

U-DEC R3Mar '19

·72 SS (40%)·70 abs

Junior Dos SantosVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '18

-59

·51 SS (22%)·110 abs

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Baga”

Blagoy Ivanov

19-6 (1 NC)8 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·39age

Last fightLAlexandr Romanov·U-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

3Dec

16.3min/fight

130UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.95

11%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.092

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

39%

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ivanov

Heavyweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.25

Str. Accuracy40%

422UFC landed/1,042attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.6 vs avg4.20

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.13

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg5%ile0.24

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Dist89%

Clinch9%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=8	R3 n=8	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	13	21	15	15	17
Absorbed	14	24	23	20	37
Net	-2	-4	-7	-5	-20

Grappling

Ivanov

Heavyweight avg

Control Wrestler

83s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.73

TD Accuracy40%

6UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

8UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

31%4 of 13 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W3 dec

2.2pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=8

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

4.1

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.8

4.5

Diff

-0.3

-0.7

-1.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Ivanov — UFC Fight Log

Alexandr Romanov

U-DEC·R3·Jul '23

44 SS (41%)·85 abs·2 td taken

Marcin TyburaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '23

34 SS (30%)·40 abs·1 td taken

Marcos Rogerio de LimaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '22

62 SS (48%)·68 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·232s ctrl

Augusto Sakai

S-DEC·R3·May '20

66 SS (53%)·78 abs·1/3 td·68s ctrl

Derrick LewisVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Nov '19

20 SS (53%)·31 abs·3/6 td·1 td taken·202s ctrl·1 sub

Tai Tuivasa

U-DEC·R3·Jun '19

73 SS (59%)·64 abs·2/2 td·158s ctrl·1 kd

Ben Rothwell

U-DEC·R3·Mar '19

72 SS (40%)·70 abs

Junior Dos SantosVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '18

51 SS (22%)·110 abs

Round 18 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-4

-7

-5

-20

n=8

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-4

-7

-5

-20