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Ben Rothwell

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37-14-0BKFC #2Heavyweight★ 3bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 6-0Kickboxing 1-0Pro bare-knuckle 4-1BKFC record 4-1-0

Last fight: Loss vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · TKO · Nov 13, 2021

37-14-0 · 33 finishes · Full stats →
LAST FIGHT
LOSSvs Andrei ArlovskiTKO · R3 01:14
BKFCBKFC Knucklemania Vi·February 7, 2026

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CAREER SUMMARY

Ben Rothwell holds a professional MMA record of 37-14-0. Rothwell has won 37 fights: 21 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission, 4 by decision. Of 14 career losses, 5 came by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. In the UFC, Rothwell lands 3.99 significant strikes per minute with 43% accuracy and averages 0.79 takedowns per 15 minutes. Rothwell also has 1 recorded Kickboxing bout. Rothwell also has 5 recorded Bare-Knuckle Boxing bouts. Rothwell also has 1 recorded Special rules bout. Most recent fight: February 7, 2026. Tracked organizations: BKFC, UFC.

Profile

Height
6'4"193 cm
Weight
265 lbs120 kg
Reach
78"198 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
Oct 17, 1981
Age
45
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez· Nov 13, 2021· Heavyweight· 37-14 vs 19-7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:32
  2. WIN
    vs Chris Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt· May 22, 2021· Heavyweight· 37-13 vs 21-7
    SUB
    R2 · 2:07
  3. LOSS
    vs Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen· Oct 11, 2020· Heavyweight· 36-13 vs 20-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. WIN
    vs Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira· May 13, 2020· Heavyweight· 36-12 vs 24-14
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. WIN
    vs Stefan Struve
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik· Dec 7, 2019· Heavyweight· 35-12 vs 29-12
    TKO
    R2 · 4:57
  6. LOSS
    vs Andrei Arlovski
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards· Jul 20, 2019· Heavyweight· 34-12 vs 28-18
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. LOSS
    vs Blagoy Ivanov
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos· Mar 9, 2019· Heavyweight· 34-11 vs 17-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  8. LOSS
    vs Junior Dos Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos· Apr 10, 2016· Heavyweight· 34-10 vs 18-4
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  9. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader· Jan 30, 2016· Heavyweight· 34-9 vs 34-8
    SUB
    R2 · 3:48
    POTN
  10. WIN
    vs Matt Mitrione
    UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson· Jun 6, 2015· Heavyweight· 33-9 vs 9-4
    SUB
    R1 · 1:54
  11. WIN
    vs Alistair Overeem
    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi· Sep 5, 2014· Heavyweight· 32-9 vs 37-14
    TKO
    R1 · 2:19
    POTN
  12. WIN
    vs Brandon Vera
    UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2· Aug 31, 2013· Heavyweight· 31-9 vs 12-7
    TKO
    R3 · 1:54
  13. LOSS
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping· Jan 19, 2013· Heavyweight· 30-9 vs 14-6
    SUB
    R2 · 1:01
  14. WIN
    vs Brendan Schaub
    UFC 145: Jones vs Evans· Apr 21, 2012· Heavyweight· 30-8 vs 8-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:10
    KOTN
  15. LOSS
    vs Mark Hunt
    UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage· Sep 24, 2011· Heavyweight· 29-8 vs 7-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. WIN
    vs Gilbert Yvel
    UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin· Jun 12, 2010· Heavyweight· 29-7 vs 37-15-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. LOSS
    vs Cain Velasquez
    UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN· Oct 24, 2009· Heavyweight· 28-7 vs 7-0
    TKO
    R2 · 0:58
  18. WIN
    vs Chris Guillen
    Illinois Regional· Dec 11, 2008· 28-6 vs 13-12
    SUB
  19. LOSS
    vs Andrei Arlovski
    Affliction 1· Jul 19, 2008· Heavyweight· 27-6 vs 14-5
    TKO
    R3 · 1:13
  20. WIN
    vs Ricco Rodriguez
    IFL 17: 2007 Team Championship Final· Sep 20, 2007· Heavyweight· 27-5 vs 27-7
    UD
  21. WIN
    vs Krzysztof Soszynski
    IFL 16: 2007 Semifinals· Aug 2, 2007· Heavyweight· 26-5 vs 17-9-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:13
  22. WIN
    vs Travis Fulton
    IFL 13: Chicago· May 19, 2007· Heavyweight· 25-5 vs 207-44-10
    SUB
    R2 · 3:11
  23. WIN
    vs Roy Nelson
    IFL 11: Moline· Apr 7, 2007· 24-5 vs 8-2
    SD
  24. WIN
    vs Matt Thompson
    IFL 8: Houston· Feb 2, 2007· Heavyweight· 23-5 vs 5-2
    TKO
    R2 · 1:47
  25. WIN
    vs Devin Cole
    IFL 6· Dec 29, 2006· Heavyweight· 22-5 vs 6-4
    TKO
    R1 · 3:16
  26. WIN
    vs Wojtek Kaszowski
    IFL 5· Nov 2, 2006· Heavyweight· 21-5 vs 0-4
    SUB
    R1 · 3:14
  27. WIN
    vs Bryan Vetell
    IFL 4· Sep 23, 2006· Heavyweight· 20-5 vs 1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:17
  28. WIN
    vs Krzysztof Soszynski
    IFL 1: Legends Championship 2006· Apr 29, 2006· 19-5 vs 12-6-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:59
  29. WIN
    vs Dan Bobish
    Ohio Regional· Mar 3, 2006· 18-5 vs 11-8
    TKO
  30. WIN
    vs Joey Smith
    GCF: A Decade In The Making· Feb 24, 2006· Heavyweight· 17-5 vs 2-4
    TKO
  31. WIN
    vs Don Richards
    KOTC: Conquest· Dec 3, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-5 vs 4-7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:32
  32. WIN
    vs Allan Weickert
    NAAFS: Fight Night In The Flats 1· Sep 17, 2005· 15-5 vs 4-2
    TKO
    R1 · 3:45
  33. LOSS
    vs Dan Christison
    Euphoria 3: USA vs. The World· Feb 26, 2005· Heavyweight· 14-5 vs 6-3
    SUB
    R3 · 0:57
  34. WIN
    vs Jonathan Wiezorek
    Euphoria 2: The Road To The Titles· Oct 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 14-4 vs 6-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:09
  35. WIN
    vs Matt Bear
    Iowa Regional· Jul 16, 2004· 13-4 vs 3-1
    SUB
  36. LOSS
    vs Carlos Barreto
    Heat Fighting Championship· Jul 31, 2003· 12-4 vs 13-5
    TKO
  37. WIN
    vs Royce Louck
    Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jun 28, 2003· 12-3 vs 7-16
    TKO
  38. LOSS
    vs Ibragim Magomedov
    M-1: Russia vs. The World 4· Nov 15, 2002· Heavyweight· 11-3 vs 4-2
    TKO
    R1 · 10:00
  39. WIN
    vs Travis Fulton
    Freestyle Combat Challenge· Oct 4, 2002· 11-2 vs 115-35-9
    SUB
  40. WIN
    vs Johnathan Ivey
    USMMA: Ring Of Fury 2· Sep 21, 2002· Heavyweight· 10-2 vs 8-12
    TKO
    R1 · 1:14
  41. LOSS
    vs Mike Whitehead
    Superbrawl 24· Apr 27, 2002· Heavyweight· 9-2 vs 2-1
    UD
  42. WIN
    vs Kerry Schall
    Superbrawl 24· Apr 27, 2002· Heavyweight· 9-1 vs 10-5
    TKO
    R2 · 2:10
  43. WIN
    vs Curtis Crawford
    Superbrawl 24· Apr 26, 2002· Heavyweight· 8-1 vs 1-2
    SUB
    R1 · 1:03
  44. WIN
    vs Mike Priest
    Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 23, 2002· 7-1 vs 0-3
    SUB
  45. WIN
    vs Mike Radnov
    Extreme Challenge 46· Feb 16, 2002· Heavyweight· 6-1 vs 3-2
    TKO
    R1 · 5:54
  46. WIN
    vs Kerry Schall
    Extreme Challenge 46· Feb 16, 2002· Heavyweight· 5-1 vs 10-4
    TKO
    R1 · 7:29
  47. WIN
    vs Mike Marshalleck
    Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 5, 2002· 4-1 vs 1-1
    TKO
  48. WIN
    vs Unknown opponent
    Illinois Regional· Nov 10, 2001· 3-1
    SUB
  49. LOSS
    vs Tim Sylvia
    Extreme Challenge 42· Aug 24, 2001· Heavyweight· 2-1 vs 4-0
    UD
  50. WIN
    vs Bill Billington
    Iowa Challenge· Aug 11, 2001· 2-0 vs 0-2
    SUB
  51. WIN
    vs Unknown opponent
    Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 6, 2001· 1-0
    TKO

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseKickboxingMMA
  • 2025BKFC World Heavyweight Championship · BKFC
  • 2025BKFC World Heavyweight Championship (lost) · BKFC
  • 2002USMMA Heavyweight Championship · USMMA
  • AGE 17Started in Other
  • AGE 17Started in Other
  • Black belt · MMA · Miletich Fighting Systems
  • Black belt · MMA · Roufusport (Roufus Sport)
  • Purple belt · BJJ

Camp

  • Rothwell MMA · Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States Owner
  • Roufusport · Kickboxing · Milwaukee / Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States Former
  • Miletich Fighting Systems · Bettendorf, Iowa, United States Former

Coaches

  • Dave Strasser · Head coach
  • Duke Roufus · Striking coach
  • Pat Miletich · Head coach

Fight DNA

Complete Fighter

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (255 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Iron Chin
98 · top 1% in division
Punch power89
Kick power72
Punch speed64
Kick speed61
Accuracy76
Takedowns73
Ground striking62
Submissions93
Chin98
Body strength83
Cardio70

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 37-14-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed3.99per min
43% accuracy
Strikes absorbed5.21per min
45% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.79per 15 min
32% success
Takedowns stuffed59%
Submission attempts0.5per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 9-8-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.99per min
43% accuracy
Strikes absorbed5.21per min
45% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.79per 15 min
32% success
Takedowns stuffed59%
Submission attempts0.5per 15 min
Pro bare-knuckleRecord: 4-1 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed15.39per min
67% accuracy
Strikes absorbed11.50per min
43% avoided
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Ben Rothwell sits in the top 25.

Bonus résumé

Ben Rothwell has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $150,000.

★ Performance of the Night ×2★ KO of the Night ×1
  1. ★ POTNvs Josh Barnett · UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs BaderJan 30, 2016
  2. ★ POTNvs Alistair Overeem · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs MousasiSep 5, 2014
  3. ★ KOTNvs Brendan Schaub · UFC 145: Jones vs EvansApr 21, 2012

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Ben Rothwell earns per fight.

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Official UFC Ranking

Ben Rothwell's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#4 Heavyweight
First ranked
Sep 9, 2014
Times ranked
92

Heavyweight

#1#5#10#15201520162017Sep 9, 2014 · #9Sep 15, 2014 · #10Mar 16, 2015 · #9May 25, 2015 · #10Jun 1, 2015 · #9Jun 8, 2015 · #8Jun 22, 2015 · #7Jun 29, 2015 · #8Jul 13, 2015 · #7Aug 10, 2015 · #6Sep 28, 2015 · #7Nov 16, 2015 · #8Jan 4, 2016 · #7Feb 1, 2016 · #5Feb 8, 2016 · #4Apr 12, 2016 · #6May 10, 2016 · #5Mar 6, 2017 · #5#5

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Official BKFC Ranking

Ben Rothwell's standing in the official BKFC rankings.

Current
#2 Heavyweight
Peak
#2 Heavyweight
First ranked
Aug 27, 2026
Times ranked
6

Heavyweight

#1#5#10#15Aug 27, 2026 · #2Oct 31, 2026 · #2#2

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1654▼15
Peak
1790Jan 31, 2016
Rated fights
49
150016001700180020022006201020142018Aug 11, 2001 · 1536Aug 24, 2001 · 1514Jan 5, 2002 · 1553Feb 16, 2002 · 1600Feb 16, 2002 · 1630Mar 23, 2002 · 1651Apr 26, 2002 · 1666Apr 27, 2002 · 1685Apr 27, 2002 · 1660Sep 21, 2002 · 1670Oct 4, 2002 · 1697Nov 15, 2002 · 1655Jun 28, 2003 · 1662Jul 31, 2003 · 1635Jul 16, 2004 · 1657Oct 15, 2004 · 1687Feb 26, 2005 · 1656Sep 17, 2005 · 1676Dec 3, 2005 · 1682Feb 24, 2006 · 1686Mar 3, 2006 · 1693Apr 29, 2006 · 1701Sep 23, 2006 · 1707Nov 2, 2006 · 1711Dec 29, 2006 · 1720Feb 2, 2007 · 1727Apr 7, 2007 · 1730May 19, 2007 · 1744Aug 2, 2007 · 1752Sep 20, 2007 · 1760Jul 19, 2008 · 1751Dec 11, 2008 · 1756Oct 24, 2009 · 1742Jun 12, 2010 · 1753Sep 25, 2011 · 1716Apr 21, 2012 · 1733Jan 19, 2013 · 1719Aug 31, 2013 · 1733Sep 5, 2014 · 1752Jun 6, 2015 · 1772Jan 31, 2016 · 1790Apr 10, 2016 · 1782Mar 10, 2019 · 1636Jul 21, 2019 · 1629Dec 8, 2019 · 1650May 14, 2020 · 1658Oct 11, 2020 · 1652May 22, 2021 · 1669Nov 13, 2021 · 16541654

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Frequently asked questions

When does Ben Rothwell fight next?

Ben Rothwell has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Ben Rothwell's record?

Ben Rothwell's professional MMA record is 37-14-0.

Who is Ben Rothwell fighting next?

Ben Rothwell's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Ben Rothwell fight last?

Ben Rothwell most recently fought Andrei Arlovski at BKFC Knucklemania Vi on Saturday, February 7, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Ben Rothwell fight in?

Ben Rothwell fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Ben Rothwell have?

Ben Rothwell has 21 wins by KO/TKO and 12 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Ben Rothwell won?

Ben Rothwell has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses: 2× Performance of the Night, 1× KO of the Night.

How tall is Ben Rothwell?

Ben Rothwell is 6'4" (193 cm) tall.

How much does Ben Rothwell weigh?

Ben Rothwell weighs 265 lbs (120 kg).

What is Ben Rothwell's reach?

Ben Rothwell has a reach of 78" (198 cm).

How old is Ben Rothwell?

Ben Rothwell is 45 years old (born Oct 17, 1981).

Where is Ben Rothwell from?

Ben Rothwell is from the United States.

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