Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos

Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos: Matchup Breakdown

Ben Rothwell is 9-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 52.9% win rate. Junior Dos Santos is 15-8 at Heavyweight, winning 65.2% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Junior Dos Santos leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos on Apr 10, 2016, won by Junior Dos Santos by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Junior Dos Santos holds the higher ELO rating, 1,044 to 944. Career peaks are 1,041 for Ben Rothwell and 1,296 for Junior Dos Santos. Ben Rothwell has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 9 victories, a 77.8% finish rate. Junior Dos Santos has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Ben Rothwell stands 6' 4" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Junior Dos Santos is 6' 4" with a reach of 77", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Ben Rothwell. Ben Rothwell is 44, Junior Dos Santos is 42.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Ben Rothwell has landed 681 significant strikes at 43.3% accuracy with 9 takedowns and 32:17 of control time. Junior Dos Santos has landed 1,109 at 47.9% with 5 takedowns and 7:36 of control.

Ben Rothwell has 0 title fights (0 won) against 5 (2 won) for Junior Dos Santos. They share 7 common opponents: Stefan Struve, Blagoy Ivanov, Alistair Overeem, Gabriel Gonzaga, Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Cain Velasquez.