Ben Rothwell

[HISTORY]

Statistics
Name: Ben Rothwell
Nickname: Big Ben, North Star
Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Nationality: American
Born: October 17, 1981
Fighting Out Of: Davenport, Iowa
Town Of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fighting Style: Freestyle

Mixed Martial Arts Record
Wins: 31
By (T)KO: 17
By Submission: 11
By Decision: 3
Losses: 7
Draws: 0
No Contests: 0

Rothwell cites his caterer mother,Victoria, who along with his father own and manage a historic restaurant, fiancee and daughter as the most motivational people in his life. When not competing, Rothwell is an avid cook. On September 21, 2007 Rothwell beat Ricco Rodriguez in the IFL finals but the Silverbacks fell short of a victory and lost the championship to Renzo Gracie's Pitbulls.

MMA Fight History:
-June 12' 2010: defeated Gilbert Yvel, UFC 115: Liddell .vs. Franklin, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-October 24' 2009: lost to Cain Velasquez, UFC 104: Machida .vs. Shogun, 2nd round 0:58 TKO (Strikes)
-December 11' 2008: defeated Chris Guillen, Adrenaline MMA 2, 1st round 3:40 Submission (Strikes)
-July 19' 2008: lost to Andrei Arlovski, Affliction-Banned, 3rd round 1:13 KO (Punches)
-September 20' 2007: defeated Ricco Rodriguez, IFL-2007 Finals, 3rd round 4:00 Unanimous Decision
-August 2' 2007: defeated Krzysztof Soszynski, IFL-2007 Semifinals, 1st round 0:13 TKO (Strikes)
-May 19' 2007: defeated Travis Fulton, IFL-Chicago, 2nd round 3:11 Submission (Kimura)
-April 7' 2007: defeated Roy Nelson, IFL-Moline, 3rd round 4:00 Split Decision
-February 2' 2007: defeated Matt Thompson, IFL-Houston, 2nd round 1:47 TKO (Strikes)
-December 29' 2006: defeated Devin Cole, IFL-Championship Final, 1st round 3:16 KO (Kick)
-November 2' 2006: defeated Wojtek Kaszowski, IFL-World Championship Semifinals, 1st round 3:14 Submission (Keylock)
-September 23' 2006: defeated Bryan Vetell, IFL-Gracie .vs. Miletich, 1st round 3:17 KO (Punch)
-April 29' 2006: defeated Krzysztof Soszynski, IFL-Legends Championship 2006, 1st round 3:59 TKO (Strikes)
-March 3' 2006: defeated Dan Bobish, GFC-Team Gracie .vs. Team Hammer House, 1st round 4:20 KO (Knee)
-February 24' 2006: defeated Joey Smith, ISCF-Gladiators X, 1st round 2:57 Submission (Strikes)
-December 3' 2005: defeated Don Richard, KOTC-Conquest, 1st round 3:32 TKO (Strikes)
-September 17' 2005: defeated Allan Weickert, GFS-Fight Nite At The Flats, 1st round 3:45 TKO (Strikes)
-February 26' 2005: lost Dan Christison, Euphoria-USA .vs. World, 3rd round 0:57 Submission (Kimura)
-October 15' 2004: defeated Jonathan Wiezorek, Euphoria-Road To The Titles, 1st round 1:09 TKO (Strikes)
-July 16' 2004: defeated Matt Bear, UT-Ultimate Throwdown, 1st round 3:02 Submission (Strikes)
-July 31' 2003: lost to Carlos Barreto, Heat FC 1-Genesis, 1st round 4:15 KO (Punch)
-June 28' 2003: defeated Royce Louck, FCC 11-Freestyle Combat Challenge 11, 1st round 2:26 TKO (Cut)
-November 15' 2002: lost to Ibragim Magomedov, M-1 MFC-Russia .vs. The World 4, 1st round 10:00 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
-October 4' 2002: defeated Travis Fulton, FCC -Freestyle Combat Challenge 8, 1st round 3:08 TKO (Injury)
-September 21' 2002: defeated Johnathan Ivey, USMMA 2-Ring Of Fury, 1st round 1:14 TKO (Cut)
-February 16' 2002: lost to Mike Whitehead, Extreme Challenge 46, 2nd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-February 16' 2002: defeated Kerry Schall, Extreme Challenge 46, 1st round 7:29 Submission (Injury)
-January 5' 2002: defeated Mike Marshalleck, FCC 6-Freestyle Combat Challenge 6, 1st round 0:38 TKO (Strikes)
-November 10' 2001: defeated Steve Hutson, SC 8-Fight Night, 1st round 3:35 Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
-August 24' 2001: lost to Tim Sylvia, Extreme Challenge 42, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-August 11' 2001: defeated Bill Billington, IC 2-Iowa Challenge 2, 1st round 1:07 Submission (Strikes)
-April 28' 2001: defeated Darren Block, Dangerzone-Auburn, 1st round 0:16 KO (Punch)
-April 28' 2001: defeated Anthony Ferguson, Dangerzone-Auburn, 1st round 1:00 TKO (Strikes)
-January 6' 2001: defeated Rob Shinkle, FCC 3-Freestyle Combat Challenge 3, 1st round 0:21 TKO (Corner Stoppage)