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Bulgaria
Sofia
Blagoy Ivanov
"
Baga
"
AGE
38
/
Oct 9, 1986
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
258 lbs
/
117.03 kg
ASSOCIATION
SK Absolute Bulgaria
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
19
KO
/
TKO
6
32%
SUBMISSIONS
6
32%
DECISIONS
7
37%
Losses
7
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
1
14%
DECISIONS
6
86%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Sergey Bilostenniy
Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season
Apr / 04 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Jeff Rexroad
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Alexander Romanov
UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov
Jul / 01 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Kerry Hatley
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Marcin Tybura
UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak
Feb / 04 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
UFC 274 - Oliveira vs. Gaethje
May / 07 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Augusto Sakai
UFC on ESPN 9 - Woodley vs. Burns
May / 30 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Derrick Lewis
UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
Nov / 02 / 2019
Decision (Split)
Todd Anderson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tai Tuivasa
UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes
Jun / 08 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Ben Rothwell
UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Mar / 09 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Junior dos Santos
UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Jul / 14 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Caio Alencar
Professional Fighters League - PFL: Fight Night
Nov / 02 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
3
5:00
win
Shawn Jordan
WSOF 35 - Ivanov vs. Jordan
Mar / 18 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:43
win
Josh Copeland
WSOF 31 - Ivanov vs. Copeland
Jun / 17 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Derrick Mehmen
WSOF 24 - Fitch vs. Okami
Oct / 17 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Bryan Miner
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:33
win
Smealinho Rama
WSOF 21 - Palmer vs. Horodecki
Jun / 05 / 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Vern Gorman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:17
loss
Alexander Volkov
Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
May / 17 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John Dixson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:08
win
Lavar Johnson
Bellator MMA - Bellator 116
Apr / 11 / 2014
Submission (Keylock)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:08
win
Rich Hale
Bellator MMA - Bellator 111
Mar / 07 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Keith Bell
Bellator MMA - Bellator 109
Nov / 22 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Bill Bookwalter
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:59
win
Manny Lara
Bellator MMA - Bellator 99
Sep / 13 / 2013
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:17
win
Ricco Rodriguez
CMMAT - Chekhov MMA Tournament
Dec / 24 / 2011
TKO (Retirement)
3
3:33
win
Zak Jensen
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 52
Oct / 01 / 2011
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Gabe Barahona
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:35
win
William Penn
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 38
Mar / 26 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
David Ferguson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:58
win
Svetoslav Zahariev
RPC 9 - Collision
Oct / 09 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:33
win
Kazuyuki Fujita
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
Aug / 02 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
NC
Ilir Latifi
RPC 2 - Real Pain Challenge 2
May / 17 / 2008
No Contest (Ring Broke)
1
0:55
win
Jancho Dimitrov
RPC 1 - Real Pain Challenge 1
Mar / 09 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
1
2:30
win
Kamen Georgiev
FM - Fitness Mania
Oct / 13 / 2007
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
5:00
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