All MMA fightersBlagoy Ivanov
“Bagata”
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Profile
| Full name | Blagoy Aleksandrov Ivanov |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bagata |
| Date of birth | 9 Oct 1986 |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Birthplace | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Lives in | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 185 cm (73″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2007 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 13 Oct 2007 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Sergei Bilostenniy, 4 Apr 2024 |
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Titles and honours
- Former WSOF Heavyweight Champion (4 defences)
- Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament runner-up
- Combat Sambo World Champion (2008, +100 kg)
Background
Bulgarian heavyweight and former combat sambo world champion who held the WSOF heavyweight title before joining the UFC in 2018. He received a 22-month anti-doping suspension in 2024 after his PFL appearance.
Fight history
27 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sergei Bilostenniy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL 1 (2024) | 4 Apr 2024 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | |
| Loss | Alexandr Romanov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov | 1 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | 4 Feb 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | 7 May 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Loss | Augusto Sakai | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | 30 May 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Derrick Lewis | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz | 2 Nov 2019 | New York City, New York, USA | |
| Win | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | 8 Jun 2019 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | 9 Mar 2019 | Wichita, Kansas, USA | |
| Loss | Junior Dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | 14 Jul 2018 | Boise, Idaho, USA | UFC debut |
| Win | Caio Alencar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL: Fight Night | 2 Nov 2017 | Washington, D.C., USA | Defended the PFL (formerly WSOF) Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Shawn Jordan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | WSOF 35 | 18 Mar 2017 | Verona, New York, USA | Defended the WSOF Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Josh Copeland | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | WSOF 31 | 17 Jun 2016 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA | Defended the WSOF Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Derrick Mehmen | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:33 | WSOF 24 | 17 Oct 2015 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA | Defended the WSOF Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Smealinho Rama | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:17 | WSOF 21 | 5 Jun 2015 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Won the WSOF Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Alexander Volkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:08 | Bellator 120 | 17 May 2014 | Southaven, Mississippi, USA | Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament final |
| Win | Lavar Johnson | Submission (americana) | 1 | 4:08 | Bellator 116 | 11 Apr 2014 | Temecula, California, USA | Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament semi-final |
| Win | Rich Hale | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 111 | 7 Mar 2014 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA | Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament quarter-final |
| Win | Keith Bell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:59 | Bellator 109 | 22 Nov 2013 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | Manny Lara | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:17 | Bellator 99 | 13 Sep 2013 | Temecula, California, USA | |
| Win | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 3:33 | Chekhov MMA Tournament | 24 Dec 2011 | Chekhov, Russia | |
| Win | Zak Jensen | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:35 | Bellator 52 | 1 Oct 2011 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament quarter-final |
| Win | William Penn | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | Bellator 38 | 26 Mar 2011 | Tunica, Mississippi, USA | |
| Win | Svetoslav Zahariev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:33 | Real Pain Challenge 9 | 9 Oct 2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Win | Kazuyuki Fujita | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 | 2 Aug 2009 | Saitama, Japan | |
| No contest | Ilir Latifi | No contest (ring broke) | 1 | 0:55 | Real Pain Challenge 2 | 17 May 2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Win | Yancho Dimitrov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | Real Pain Challenge 1 | 9 Mar 2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Win | Kamen Georgiev | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | Fitness Mania | 13 Oct 2007 | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | Pro debut |