Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov

Jun 9, 2019 · ESPN+

DateJun 9, 2019

DivisionHeavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueUnited Center

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, June 9, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 11:00 AM
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Tai TuivasaBam Bam |14-11-0Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy IvanovBlagoy IvanovBaga |19-7-0

Tai TuivasaBam Bam14-11-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time5:00

14-11-0Record19-7-0

33Age40

6'2"Height5'11"

75"Reach73"

265 lbsWeight258 lbs

HeavyweightWeight ClassHeavyweight

Blagoy IvanovBaga19-7-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Blagoy Ivanov owns a 85-point Elo edge (good). Blagoy Ivanov shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Tai TuivasaBlagoy Ivanov

Recent form

Tai TuivasaL L L L L · -75 Elo last 5

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Blagoy IvanovL L L W L · -51 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Tai Tuivasa1598-13 last move

Blagoy Ivanov1683-18 last move

Why they are ranked here

Tai Tuivasa#114 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1598 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Derrick Lewis (rated 1805 at the time): +25.
Costliest loss: Lost to Louie Sutherland (rated 1587 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -75 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #113 Eduardo Neves, 1 ahead of #115 Arash Sadeghi.

Blagoy IvanovNot on the active ladder · 1683 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ben Rothwell (rated 1737 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Sergey Bilostenniy (rated 1656 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -51 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1646, not 1683: 37 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Tai TuivasaNow 1598 · #114 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+20→ 1618

Loses by decision-12→ 1586

Blagoy IvanovNow 1683

Wins by decision+12→ 1695

Loses by decision-20→ 1663

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Tai TuivasavsBlagoy Ivanov

Takedown accuracy

0%vs40%

Takedown average

0vs0.69

Sig. strike defense

43%vs53%

Sig. strike accuracy

49%vs41%

Finishing profile

Tai TuivasaKO/TKO leads 93% of wins

Blagoy Ivanovdecision leads 37% of wins

Common opponents

Marcin Tybura Tai Tuivasa: loss · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Mar 16, 2024 Blagoy Ivanov: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 4, 2023

Marcin Tybura Tai Tuivasa: loss · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Mar 16, 2024Blagoy Ivanov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 27, 2021

Augusto Sakai Tai Tuivasa: win · KO (Punches) · Dec 11, 2021Blagoy Ivanov: loss · Decision (Split) · May 30, 2020

Tale of the tape

Tai TuivasaBlagoy Ivanov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.37Sig. strikes landed per min3.25

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

49Sig. strike accuracy41

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

4.61Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.20

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

43Sig. strike defense53

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

0Takedown average0.69

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

0Takedown accuracy40

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

59Takedown defense62

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0Submission average0.12

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

13Wins by knockout6

0Wins by submission6

1Wins by decision7

3Losses by knockout0

3Losses by submission1

5Losses by decision6

Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov is a scheduled Heavyweight fight on UFC 238 : CEJUDO VS MORAES. Tai Tuivasa enters with a 14-11-0 record and Blagoy Ivanov enters with a 19-7-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.