Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos
Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds
Sun, Apr 10, 2016
Heavyweight
Record
36-9
UFC
6-3
Age
34
Height
6'4"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Closing line
No closing line on record for this fight.
Heavyweight
Record
17-4
UFC
11-3
Age
32
Height
6'4"
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Ben RothwellJunior Dos Santos
Significant strikes77 of 212157 of 247
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:010:02
Submission attempts00
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Ben Rothwell
■ Junior Dos Santos
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
Common opponents
Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.
Ben Rothwell
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Sep 2014 · Overeem landed 1.3 more a minute
Junior Dos Santos
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Dec 2015 · Overeem landed 1.0 more a minute
Ben Rothwell
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Oct 2009 · Velasquez landed 9.9 more a minute
Junior Dos Santos
Lost · KO/TKO, round 5
Oct 2013 · Velasquez landed 3.3 more a minute
Ben Rothwell
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2011 · Hunt landed 1.9 more a minute
Junior Dos Santos
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
May 2013 · landed 3.1 more significant strikes a minute
Ben Rothwell
Lost · submission, round 2
Jan 2013 · Gonzaga landed 0.8 more a minute
Junior Dos Santos
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Mar 2010 · landed 2.8 more significant strikes a minute
Other fights that night
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CLOSE—
Bojan Velickovic def. Alessio Di Chiricodecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Maryna Moroz def. Cristina Stanciudecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Francis Ngannou def. Curtis BlaydesKO/TKO, round 2 (5:00)
CLOSE—
Jared Cannonier def. Cyril AskerKO/TKO, round 1 (2:44)
CLOSE—
Damian Stasiak def. Filip Pejicsubmission, round 1 (2:16)
CLOSE—
Mairbek Taisumov def. Damir HadzovicKO/TKO, round 1 (3:44)
CLOSE—
Derrick Lewis def. Gabriel GonzagaKO/TKO, round 1 (4:48)
CLOSE—
Jan Blachowicz def. Igor Pokrajacdecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Lucas Martins def. Robert Whiteforddecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Timothy Johnson def. Marcin Tyburadecision, 3 rounds
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Zak Cummings def. Nicolas Dalbydecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Questions and answers
Who won Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos?
Junior Dos Santos beat Ben Rothwell by decision, 5 rounds on Sunday, April 10, 2016.
What were Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos's records going into the fight?
Ben Rothwell is 36-9 (6-3 in the UFC). Junior Dos Santos is 17-4 (11-3 in the UFC).