Last fight
UFC Fight Night
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Estadísticas y récords
6
Wins by Knockout
6
Wins by Submission
8
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 378
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 934
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- Derribos intentados
- 15
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
Sofia, Bulgaria
Trenes en
American Kickboxing Academy (AKA)
Estilo de lucha
MMA
Años
36
Alto
71.00
Peso
256.50
Debut del octágono
Jun. 04, 2023
Alcance
73.00
Alcance de la pierna
42.00
- Pro since 2007
- Has won eight of his last 12
- Six wins by KO, six by submission (3 Guillotine, keylock, 2 RNC)
- Eight first round finishes
- 2008 bout with Ilir Latifi was ruled a no contest when the ring broke
- Defeated PRIDE star Kazuyuki Fujita in 2009
- Defeated Fedor Emelianenko in semifinals of the 2008 World Sambo Championships
- Owns wins over former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez and UFC vets Lavar Johnson, Josh Copeland and Shawn Jordan
UFC Fight Night (2/4/23) Ivanov lost a three round unanimous decision to Marcin Tybura
UFC 274 (5/7/22) Ivanov won a three round unanimous decision over Marcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC on ESPN (5/30/20) Ivanov lost a three round split decision to Augusto Sakai
UFC 244 (11/2/19) Ivanov lost a three round split decision to Derrick Lewis
UFC 238 (6/8/19) Ivanov won a three round unanimous decision over Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night (3/9/19) Ivanov won a three round unanimous decision over Ben Rothwell
UFC Fight Night (7/14/18) Ivanov lost a five-round unanimous decision to Junior Dos Santos
When and why did you start training for fighting? When I beat Fedor in 2008, then I started doing MMA more professionally. I fought before that, but in small events.
What ranks and titles have you held? Gold medalist in 2008 World Sambo Championships, Bronze medal in 2006 World Sambo Championships, European champion in Sambo in 2007, former World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion, national champion in judo and member of Bulgaria’s national and Olympic judo team
Do you have any heroes? My father
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s good because all the best fighters in the world are fighting here.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to the National Sports Academy.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was on the national judo team
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black belt in judo, International Master of Sports in Sambo
