Blagoy Ivanov
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	 Association: SK Absolute Bulgaria Pro Debut Date: 2007-10-13 Pro Record: 19-7-0  | 
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	 Win Finish %: 63.1% 
	Quality Perf. %: 76.9% 
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 Last Ranked: 4/01/2025 Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2020  | 
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			 UFC Record: 3-5-0			 Octagon Time: 2:10:00 Longest Win Streak: 2 (2019) UFC Debut: 2018-07-14 Last UFC Fight: 2023-07-01 		 | 
	
Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight
| Opponent | Outcome | |
| L | 
						Sergey Bilostenniy #58 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season							Thursday, April 4th 2024  | 
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| L | 
						Alexander Romanov #24 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov							Saturday, July 1st 2023  | 
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| L | 
						Marcin Tybura #12 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak							Saturday, February 4th 2023  | 
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| W | 
						Marcos Rogerio de Lima #31 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje							Saturday, May 7th 2022  | 
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| L | 
						Augusto Sakai #25 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC on ESPN 9 - Woodley vs. Burns							Saturday, May 30th 2020  | 
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| L | 
						Derrick Lewis #5 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz							Saturday, November 2nd 2019  | 
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| W | 
						Tai Tuivasa #20 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes							Saturday, June 8th 2019  | 
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| W | Ben Rothwell | 
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos							Saturday, March 9th 2019  | 
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| L | 
						Junior dos Santos #8 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 5  | 
					
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov							Saturday, July 14th 2018  | 
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| W | 
						Caio Alencar #26 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								PFL: Fight Night							Thursday, November 2nd 2017  | 
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| W | 
						Shawn Jordan #36 Heavyweight  | 
						
							TKO  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan							Saturday, March 18th 2017  | 
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| W | 
						Josh Copeland #47 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 5  | 
					
														  
														
								WSOF 31 - Ivanov vs. Copeland							Friday, June 17th 2016  | 
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| W | 
						Derrick Mehmen #40 Heavyweight  | 
						
							TKO (Punches)  Round 2  | 
					
														  
														
								WSOF 24 - Fitch vs. Okami							Saturday, October 17th 2015  | 
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| W | 
						Smealinho Rama #25 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								WSOF 21 - Palmer vs. Horodecki							Friday, June 5th 2015  | 
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| L | 
						Alexander Volkov #24 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 2  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 120							Saturday, May 17th 2014  | 
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| W | 
						Lavar Johnson #33 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Keylock)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 116							Friday, April 11th 2014  | 
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| W | 
						Rich Hale #45 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 111							Friday, March 7th 2014  | 
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| W | 
						Keith Bell #221 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 109							Friday, November 22nd 2013  | 
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| W | 
						Manny Lara #260 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 99							Friday, September 13th 2013  | 
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| W | 
						Ricco Rodriguez #68 Heavyweight  | 
						
							TKO (Retirement)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								CMMAT - Chekhov MMA Tournament							Saturday, December 24th 2011  | 
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| W | 
						Zak Jensen #188 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 2  | 
					
														  
														
								BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 52							Saturday, October 1st 2011  | 
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| W | William Penn | 
							TKO (Punches)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								Bellator 38							Saturday, March 26th 2011  | 
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| W | 
						Svetoslav Zahariev #271 Light Heavyweight  | 
						
							Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								RPC 9 - Collision							Saturday, October 9th 2010  | 
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| W | 
						Kazuyuki Fujita #108 Heavyweight  | 
						
							Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
														  
														
								Sengoku - Ninth Battle							Sunday, August 2nd 2009  | 
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| NC | Ilir Latifi | 
							NC (Ring Broke)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								RPC 2 - Real Pain Challenge 2							Saturday, May 17th 2008  | 
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| W | Jancho Dimitrov | 
							TKO (Punches)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								RPC 1 - Real Pain Challenge 1							Sunday, March 9th 2008  | 
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| W | Kamen Georgiev | 
							TKO (Corner Stoppage)  Round 1  | 
					
														  
														
								FM - Fitness Mania							Saturday, October 13th 2007  | 
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| Opponent | Event | Outcome | |
| L | 
						Sergey Bilostenniy #58 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season							Thursday, April 4th 2024  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Alexander Romanov #24 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov							Saturday, July 1st 2023  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Marcin Tybura #12 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak							Saturday, February 4th 2023  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | 
						Marcos Rogerio de Lima #31 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje							Saturday, May 7th 2022  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Augusto Sakai #25 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC on ESPN 9 - Woodley vs. Burns							Saturday, May 30th 2020  | 
						
						Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Derrick Lewis #5 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz							Saturday, November 2nd 2019  | 
						
						Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | 
						Tai Tuivasa #20 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes							Saturday, June 8th 2019  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | Ben Rothwell | 
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos							Saturday, March 9th 2019  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Junior dos Santos #8 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov							Saturday, July 14th 2018  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 5  | 
					
| W | 
						Caio Alencar #26 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								PFL: Fight Night							Thursday, November 2nd 2017  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | 
						Shawn Jordan #36 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan							Saturday, March 18th 2017  | 
						
						TKO  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Josh Copeland #47 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								WSOF 31 - Ivanov vs. Copeland							Friday, June 17th 2016  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 5  | 
					
| W | 
						Derrick Mehmen #40 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								WSOF 24 - Fitch vs. Okami							Saturday, October 17th 2015  | 
						
						TKO (Punches)  Round 2  | 
					
| W | 
						Smealinho Rama #25 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								WSOF 21 - Palmer vs. Horodecki							Friday, June 5th 2015  | 
						
						Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 3  | 
					
| L | 
						Alexander Volkov #24 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 120							Saturday, May 17th 2014  | 
						
						Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 2  | 
					
| W | 
						Lavar Johnson #33 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 116							Friday, April 11th 2014  | 
						
						Submission (Keylock)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Rich Hale #45 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 111							Friday, March 7th 2014  | 
						
						Decision (Unanimous)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | 
						Keith Bell #221 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 109							Friday, November 22nd 2013  | 
						
						Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Manny Lara #260 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Bellator MMA - Bellator 99							Friday, September 13th 2013  | 
						
						Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Ricco Rodriguez #68 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								CMMAT - Chekhov MMA Tournament							Saturday, December 24th 2011  | 
						
						TKO (Retirement)  Round 3  | 
					
| W | 
						Zak Jensen #188 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 52							Saturday, October 1st 2011  | 
						
						Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 2  | 
					
| W | William Penn | 
														  
														
								Bellator 38							Saturday, March 26th 2011  | 
						
						TKO (Punches)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Svetoslav Zahariev #271 Light Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								RPC 9 - Collision							Saturday, October 9th 2010  | 
						
						Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | 
						Kazuyuki Fujita #108 Heavyweight  | 
						
														  
														
								Sengoku - Ninth Battle							Sunday, August 2nd 2009  | 
						
						Decision (Split)  Round 3  | 
					
| NC | Ilir Latifi | 
														  
														
								RPC 2 - Real Pain Challenge 2							Saturday, May 17th 2008  | 
						
						NC (Ring Broke)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | Jancho Dimitrov | 
														  
														
								RPC 1 - Real Pain Challenge 1							Sunday, March 9th 2008  | 
						
						TKO (Punches)  Round 1  | 
					
| W | Kamen Georgiev | 
														  
														
								FM - Fitness Mania							Saturday, October 13th 2007  | 
						
						TKO (Corner Stoppage)  Round 1  | 
					
Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time
| Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank | Record | Points | ||
| 04/01/2025 | 3 | #34 Heavyweight | 19-7-0 | 
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| 01/01/2025 | 2 | #31 Heavyweight | 19-7-0 | 
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| 10/01/2024 | 1 | #29 Heavyweight | 19-7-0 | 
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| 07/01/2024 | 3 | #28 Heavyweight | 19-7-0 | 
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| 04/01/2024 | #25 Heavyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 01/01/2024 | 2 | #25 Heavyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 10/01/2023 | 1 | #23 Heavyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 07/01/2023 | 3 | #22 Heavyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 04/01/2023 | 4 | #19 Heavyweight | 19-5-0 | 
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| 01/01/2023 | 2 | #15 Heavyweight | 19-4-0 | 
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| 10/01/2022 | #17 Heavyweight | 19-4-0 | 
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| 07/01/2022 | NR | #17 Heavyweight | 19-4-0 | 
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| 07/01/2021 | #16 Heavyweight | 18-4-0 | 
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| 04/01/2021 | 2 | #16 Heavyweight | 18-4-0 | 
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| 01/01/2021 | 2 | #18 Heavyweight | 18-4-0 | 
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| 10/01/2020 | #16 Heavyweight | 18-4-0 | 
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| 07/01/2020 | 4 | #16 Heavyweight | 18-4-0 | 
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| 04/01/2020 | #12 Heavyweight | 18-3-0 | 
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| 01/01/2020 | 1 | #12 Heavyweight | 18-3-0 | 
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| 10/01/2019 | 1 | #13 Heavyweight | 18-2-0 | 
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| 07/01/2019 | 7 | #12 Heavyweight | 18-2-0 | 
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| 04/01/2019 | 2 | #19 Heavyweight | 17-2-0 | 
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| 01/01/2019 | #21 Heavyweight | 16-2-0 | 
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| 10/01/2018 | 1 | #21 Heavyweight | 16-2-0 | 
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| 07/01/2018 | 3 | #20 Heavyweight | 16-1-0 | 
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| 04/01/2018 | 1 | #17 Heavyweight | 16-1-0 | 
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| 01/01/2018 | 4 | #18 Heavyweight | 16-1-0 | 
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| 10/01/2017 | #22 Heavyweight | 15-1-0 | 
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| 07/01/2017 | 1 | #22 Heavyweight | 15-1-0 | 
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| 04/01/2017 | #21 Heavyweight | 15-1-0 | 
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| 01/01/2017 | 2 | #21 Heavyweight | 14-1-0 | 
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| 10/01/2016 | 3 | #23 Heavyweight | 14-1-0 | 
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| 07/01/2016 | 4 | #26 Heavyweight | 14-1-0 | 
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| 04/01/2016 | 1 | #22 Heavyweight | 13-1-0 | 
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| 01/01/2016 | 4 | #23 Heavyweight | 13-1-0 | 
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| 10/01/2015 | 4 | #27 Heavyweight | 12-1-0 | 
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| 07/01/2015 | 13 | #23 Heavyweight | 12-1-0 | 
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| 04/01/2015 | 1 | #36 Heavyweight | 11-1-0 | 
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| 01/01/2015 | 4 | #37 Heavyweight | 11-1-0 | 
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| 10/01/2014 | 1 | #33 Heavyweight | 11-1-0 | 
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| 07/01/2014 | 5 | #32 Heavyweight | 11-1-0 | 
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| 04/01/2014 | 15 | #37 Heavyweight | 10-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2014 | 7 | #52 Heavyweight | 9-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2013 | NR | #59 Heavyweight | 8-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2013 | 2 | #53 Heavyweight | 7-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2012 | #51 Heavyweight | 7-0-0 | 
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| 07/01/2012 | 2 | #51 Heavyweight | 7-0-0 | 
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| 04/01/2012 | #53 Heavyweight | 7-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2012 | 14 | #53 Heavyweight | 7-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2011 | 11 | #67 Heavyweight | 6-0-0 | 
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| 07/01/2011 | 4 | #78 Heavyweight | 5-0-0 | 
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| 04/01/2011 | 8 | #82 Heavyweight | 5-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2011 | 13 | #90 Heavyweight | 4-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2010 | 21 | #103 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 | 
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| 07/01/2010 | 2 | #82 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 | 
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| 04/01/2010 | #84 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2010 | 4 | #84 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2009 | 291 | #80 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 | 
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| 07/01/2009 | 12 | #371 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 04/01/2009 | 9 | #359 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2009 | 31 | #368 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 10/01/2008 | 29 | #337 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 07/01/2008 | 41 | #308 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 04/01/2008 | 10 | #349 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 | 
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| 01/01/2008 | NR | #359 Heavyweight | 1-0-0 | 
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