Ben Rothwell vs. Stefan Struve
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ben Rothwell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 26 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 50 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Stefan Struve
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ben Rothwell
Distance 86.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)
Stefan Struve
Distance 88.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ben Rothwell
Head 86.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.6%)
Stefan Struve
Head 71.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rothwell L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Struve L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 537 / 1358 | 39.5% | 40.1% | 489 / 1085 | 45.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 130 | 66.2% | 70.6% | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 70.2% | 61 / 91 | 67.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 496 / 1354 | 36.6% | 38.9% | 310 / 879 | 35.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 109 / 136 | 80.1% | 76.8% | 132 / 195 | 67.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 87.8% | 143 / 159 | 89.9% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Rothwell L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Struve L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 736 / 1373 | 53.6% | 40.7% | 512 / 1016 | 50.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 94 | 60.6% | 70.6% | 75 / 118 | 63.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 96 / 141 | 68.1% | 72.0% | 170 / 281 | 60.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 557 / 1234 | 45.1% | 38.8% | 451 / 1024 | 44.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 246 / 281 | 87.5% | 75.1% | 157 / 205 | 76.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 86 / 93 | 92.5% | 84.4% | 149 / 186 | 80.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Struve has more cage time on record.