Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
Ben Rothwell
United StatesBen Rothwell
“Big”
39-14-0
RESULT

Junior Dos Santos def. Ben Rothwell (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Junior Dos Santos
BrazilJunior Dos Santos
“Cigano”
21-9-0
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Junior Dos Santos defeated Ben Rothwell by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos, held Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Junior Dos Santos won the decision.

Fight stats

Ben Rothwell
Junior Dos Santos
0
Knockdowns
0
77 of 212
Significant strikes
157 of 247
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
64%
78 of 213
Total strikes
157 of 247
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
51 of 179
Head
65 of 147
7 of 12
Body
92 of 100
19 of 21
Leg
0 of 0
75 of 210
Distance
156 of 246
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 48
Sig. str.
26 of 37
19 of 48
Total str.
26 of 37
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 42
Sig. str.
29 of 49
15 of 43
Total str.
29 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 37
Sig. str.
29 of 43
15 of 37
Total str.
29 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
18 of 48
Sig. str.
40 of 57
18 of 48
Total str.
40 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 37
Sig. str.
33 of 61
11 of 37
Total str.
33 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#RothwellSantos
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550
Mark Collett
#RothwellSantos
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550
Howard Hughes
#RothwellSantos
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550

Media Scores

0
Rothwell
-
16
Santos
●50-45 Santos×14●49-46 Santos×2
All 16 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Rothwell
100%
Santos
59 fan scorecards submitted
●50-45 Santos71.2%●49-46 Santos16.9%●50-44 Santos6.8%●50-46 Santos3.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
80%
Santos
R2
97%
Santos
R3
100%
Santos
R4
95%
Santos
R5
93%
Santos

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Ben Rothwell
-110
52% implied win probability
Open: -109Best: -105
Junior Dos Santos
-115
53% implied win probability
Open: -113Best: -115

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

SportsbookBen RothwellJunior Dos Santos
Bookmaker-105-115
Bovada-115-115

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos?

Junior Dos Santos defeated Ben Rothwell by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos, held Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Junior Dos Santos won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos?

The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Junior Dos Santos won the decision.

Was Ben Rothwell vs Junior Dos Santos a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 59 fan cards scored it for Junior Dos Santos; 100% of 16 media scores picked Junior Dos Santos.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Leon Roberts
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Ben Rothwell 36%64% Junior Dos Santos

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

Ben Rothwell
Complete Fighter
4 edges
Junior Dos Santos
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

78Power98
59Speed96
75Precision97
89Durability94
69Engine64
70Wrestling47
75Ground53

Biggest edge Ben Rothwell, Submissions +48

Attribute by attribute

Ben Rothwell is on the left of every row, Junior Dos Santos on the right.
90Punch power98
65Kick power97
62Punch speed98
56Kick speed94
75Accuracy97
70Takedowns47
56Ground striking60
94Submissions46
98Chin92
79Body strength96
69Cardio64

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

39-14-0
Record
21-9-0
1789
Power Index rating
1887
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
42
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
78"
198 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

3.71
SLpM
4.49
42%
Str. Acc.
47%
4.63
SApM
3.33
47%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

0.68
TD Avg.
0.30
34%
TD Acc.
50%
70%
TD Def.
81%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.10

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Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 23 fights
40.1
Avg sig. strikes
48.2
0.53
Avg takedowns
0.22
1:54
Avg control time
0:20
89
Career high strikes
157
5
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Ben Rothwell
Strike target
Junior Dos Santos
73%
Head
61%
16%
Body
34%
11%
Leg
4%
Ben Rothwell
Strike position
Junior Dos Santos
79%
Distance
85%
13%
Clinch
8%
9%
Ground
7%