Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Blagoy Ivanov
BulgariaBlagoy Ivanov
“Baga”
19-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Augusto Sakai def. Blagoy Ivanov (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Augusto Sakai
BrazilAugusto Sakai
16-5-1
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Augusto Sakai defeated Blagoy Ivanov by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns, held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Blagoy Ivanov
Augusto Sakai
0
Knockdowns
0
66 of 125
Significant strikes
78 of 161
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
71 of 130
Total strikes
89 of 174
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
33%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:08
Control time
1:46
Significant strikes by target
47 of 105
Head
35 of 105
18 of 19
Body
28 of 38
1 of 1
Leg
15 of 18
52 of 107
Distance
62 of 144
12 of 15
Clinch
14 of 15
2 of 3
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 27
Sig. str.
12 of 38
19 of 31
Total str.
16 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:29
Ctrl
0:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
30 of 49
Sig. str.
34 of 61
31 of 50
Total str.
39 of 68
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:39
Ctrl
1:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 49
Sig. str.
32 of 62
21 of 49
Total str.
34 of 64
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:26

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#IvanovSakai
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Junichiro Kamijo
#IvanovSakai
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
#IvanovSakai
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

3
Ivanov
–
10
Sakai
●29–28 Sakai×10●29–28 Ivanov×3
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

39%
Ivanov
7%
Draw
54%
Sakai
129 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Sakai49.6%●29–28 Ivanov29.5%●29–29 Draw7%●30–27 Ivanov7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Ivanov
R2
75%
Sakai
R3
67%
Sakai

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai?

Augusto Sakai defeated Blagoy Ivanov by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns, held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

What were the judges' scorecards for Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai?

The judges scored it 27–30, 29–28, 29–28 — Augusto Sakai won the decision.

Referee
Jason McCoy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Blagoy Ivanov 46%54% Augusto Sakai

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
16-5-1
1564
Elo rating
1595
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
35
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
Bulgaria
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

3.25
SLpM
4.60
40%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.20
SApM
3.83
53%
Str. Def.
48%

Grappling Profile

0.69
TD Avg.
0.23
40%
TD Acc.
40%
61%
TD Def.
56%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.00

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Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 9 fights
52.8
Avg sig. strikes
47.8
0.75
Avg takedowns
0.22
1:23
Avg control time
1:54
73
Career high strikes
111
3
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Blagoy Ivanov
Strike target
Augusto Sakai
78%
Head
59%
20%
Body
28%
2%
Leg
13%
Blagoy Ivanov
Strike position
Augusto Sakai
89%
Distance
60%
9%
Clinch
35%
2%
Ground
5%