Alistair Overeem vs Ben Rothwell

Alistair Overeem vs Ben Rothwell: Matchup Breakdown

Alistair Overeem is 12-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 60% win rate. Ben Rothwell is 9-8 at Heavyweight, winning 52.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Ben Rothwell leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi on Sep 5, 2014, won by Ben Rothwell by KO/TKO in round 1.

Alistair Overeem holds the higher ELO rating, 1,000 to 944. Career peaks are 1,056 for Alistair Overeem and 1,041 for Ben Rothwell. Alistair Overeem has 9 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 12 victories, a 75% finish rate. Ben Rothwell has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Alistair Overeem stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Ben Rothwell is 6' 4" with a reach of 78", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Alistair Overeem. Alistair Overeem is 46, Ben Rothwell is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Alistair Overeem has landed 715 significant strikes at 74.3% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 48:09 of control time. Ben Rothwell has landed 681 at 43.3% with 9 takedowns and 32:17 of control.

Alistair Overeem has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Ben Rothwell. They share 4 common opponents: Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Junior Dos Santos, Stefan Struve.