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

32%

SUBMISSIONS

32%

DECISIONS

37%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

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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