Ben Rothwell (39-14, 35) was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. on October 17, 1981. At the age of 19 years on January 6, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Rob Shinkle, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 24, 2009, 28-year old Ben Rothwell made his UFC debut on his 37th professional MMA fight at UFC 104 against a 27-year old Cain Velasquez but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Rothwell's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Marcos RogĂ©rio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodrĂguez at age 40 on November 13, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ben Rothwell's best fights have been against Brendan Schaub, Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione, Josh Barnett, Stefan Struve, Chris Barnett and Brandon Vera.
Rothwell has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53  | Nov 13, 2021 40 years 39-14 (35) | 36 years, 5 months 18-7-1 (15) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
52  | May 22, 2021 39 years, 7 months 39-13 (35) | 34 years, 11 months 21-6 (16) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
51  | Oct 11, 2020 38 years, 11 months 38-13 (34) | 34 years, 11 months 19-6 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
50  | May 13, 2020 38 years, 6 months 38-12 (34) | 37 years, 1 months 24-13 (17) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
49  | Dec 7, 2019 38 years, 1 months 37-12 (34) | 31 years, 9 months 29-11 (26) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
48  | Jul 20, 2019 37 years, 9 months 36-12 (33) | 40 years, 5 months 27-18 (20) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
47  | Mar 9, 2019 37 years, 4 months 36-11 (33) | 32 years, 5 months 16-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
46  | Apr 10, 2016 34 years, 5 months 36-10 (33) | 32 years, 2 months 17-4 (14) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
45  | Jan 30, 2016 34 years, 3 months 36-9 (33) | 38 years, 2 months 34-7 (28) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
44  | Jun 6, 2015 33 years, 7 months 35-9 (32) | 36 years, 10 months 9-3 (8) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
43  | Sep 5, 2014 32 years, 10 months 34-9 (31) | 34 years, 3 months 37-13 (34) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
42  | Aug 31, 2013 31 years, 10 months 33-9 (30) | 35 years, 10 months 12-6 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
41  | Jan 19, 2013 31 years, 3 months 32-9 (29) | 33 years, 8 months 13-6 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
40  | Apr 21, 2012 30 years, 6 months 32-8 (29) | 29 years, 1 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
39  | Sep 24, 2011 29 years, 11 months 31-8 (28) | 37 years, 6 months 6-7 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
38  | Jun 12, 2010 28 years, 7 months 31-7 (28) | 33 years, 11 months 36-14-1 (36) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
37  | Oct 24, 2009 28 years 30-7 (28) | 27 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36 | Dec 11, 2008 27 years, 1 months 30-6 (28) | Chris Guillen | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows | |
35 | Jul 19, 2008 26 years, 9 months 29-6 (27) | 29 years, 5 months 13-5 (12) | Affliction | HW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
34  | Sep 20, 2007 25 years, 11 months 29-5 (27) | 30 years, 1 months 27-6 (23) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Aug 2, 2007 25 years, 9 months 28-5 (27) | 30 years 17-8-1 (16) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
32  | May 19, 2007 25 years, 7 months 27-5 (26) | 29 years, 11 months 205-43-10 (200) | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
31  | Apr 7, 2007 25 years, 5 months 26-5 (25) | 30 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
30 | Feb 2, 2007 25 years, 3 months 25-5 (25) | Matt Thompson | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29  | Dec 29, 2006 25 years, 2 months 24-5 (24) | 30 years, 2 months 10-3 (7) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
28 | Nov 2, 2006 25 years 23-5 (23) | Wojtek Kaszowski | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
27 | Sep 23, 2006 24 years, 11 months 22-5 (22) | Bryan Vetell | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
26 | Apr 29, 2006 24 years, 6 months 21-5 (21) | 28 years, 8 months 12-5-1 (12) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
25  | Mar 3, 2006 24 years, 4 months 20-5 (20) | 36 years, 1 months 11-7 (11) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
24 | Feb 24, 2006 24 years, 4 months 19-5 (19) | Joey Smith | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
23 | Dec 3, 2005 24 years, 1 months 18-5 (18) | Don Richard | KOTC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22 | Sep 17, 2005 23 years, 11 months 17-5 (17) | Allan Weickert | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21  | Feb 26, 2005 23 years, 4 months 16-5 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 5-3 (5) | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
20 | Oct 15, 2004 22 years, 11 months 16-4 (16) | Jonathan Wiezorek | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Jul 16, 2004 22 years, 8 months 15-4 (15) | Matt Bear | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
18  | Jul 31, 2003 21 years, 9 months 14-4 (14) | 35 years 12-5 (11) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
17 | Jun 28, 2003 21 years, 8 months 14-3 (14) | Royce Louck | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
16 | Nov 15, 2002 21 years 13-3 (13) | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
15 | Oct 4, 2002 20 years, 11 months 13-2 (13) | 25 years, 4 months 113-34-9 (110) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | |
14 | Sep 21, 2002 20 years, 11 months 12-2 (12) | Johnathan Ivey | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
13  | Apr 27, 2002 20 years, 6 months 11-2 (11) | 20 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
12  | Apr 27, 2002 20 years, 6 months 11-1 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 10-4 (10) | 2 | TKO | WIN Neck injury | ||
11 | Apr 26, 2002 20 years, 6 months 10-1 (10) | Curtis Crawford | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke | ||
10 | Mar 23, 2002 20 years, 5 months 9-1 (9) | Mike Priest | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
9 | Feb 16, 2002 20 years, 3 months 8-1 (8) | Mike Radnov | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
8 | Feb 16, 2002 20 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | 30 years, 6 months 10-3 (10) | 1 | TKO | WIN Foot injury | ||
7 | Jan 5, 2002 20 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Mike Marshalleck | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Nov 10, 2001 20 years 5-1 (5) | Steve Hutson | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5  | Aug 24, 2001 19 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | 25 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Aug 11, 2001 19 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Billy Herrington | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees | ||
3 | Apr 28, 2001 19 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Darren Block | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | Apr 28, 2001 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Anthony Ferguson | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage | ||
1 | Jan 6, 2001 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Rob Shinkle | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
