Heavyweight · “Razor”

Curtis Blaydes

19-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 14-6-0 (1 NC)

6'4"Height

80"Reach

OrthodoxStance

1991-02-18Born

8KO wins

0Sub wins

57.1%Finish rate

9:12Avg fight

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Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.18

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.76

Striking accuracy52.1%

Striking defense53.9%

Takedowns / 15 min5.12

Takedown accuracy47.8%

Takedown defense35.0%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.0

Control time45.3%

Record vs .500+ opponents11-6

Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

21 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Josh Hokit 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · 2026-04-11

174/302Sig. strikes

177/293Absorbed

2/7Takedowns

2:05Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Rizvan Kuniev 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · 2025-06-21

56/95Sig. strikes

45/108Absorbed

2/15Takedowns

5:21Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Tom Aspinall 7-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · 2024-07-27

5/11Sig. strikes

14/19Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Jailton Almeida 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:36 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09

16/25Sig. strikes

1/3Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:09Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Sergei Pavlovich 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:08 — UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · 2023-04-22

14/56Sig. strikes

36/85Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Tom Aspinall 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23

4/10Sig. strikes

3/5Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:01Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Chris Daukaus 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:17 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · 2022-03-26

30/63Sig. strikes

13/38Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:03Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Jairzinho Rozenstruik 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · 2021-09-25

32/96Sig. strikes

18/68Absorbed

3/6Takedowns

6:19Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Derrick Lewis 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · 2021-02-20

28/52Sig. strikes

7/23Absorbed

0/3Takedowns

0:15Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Alexander Volkov 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · 2020-06-20

69/99Sig. strikes

31/77Absorbed

14/25Takedowns

19:52Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Junior Dos Santos 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:06 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · 2020-01-25

28/60Sig. strikes

7/30Absorbed

0/6Takedowns

0:19Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Shamil Abdurakhimov 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:22 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · 2019-09-07

25/43Sig. strikes

3/8Absorbed

5/5Takedowns

6:08Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Justin Willis 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · 2019-03-23

22/33Sig. strikes

2/9Absorbed

7/11Takedowns

11:44Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Francis Ngannou 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:45 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · 2018-11-24

1/8Sig. strikes

13/17Absorbed

0/2Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Alistair Overeem 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:56 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09

37/53Sig. strikes

7/12Absorbed

4/4Takedowns

7:47Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Mark Hunt 8-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · 2018-02-10

56/105Sig. strikes

14/32Absorbed

10/14Takedowns

9:35Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Aleksei Oleinik 4-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 1:39 — UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · 2017-11-04

39/101Sig. strikes

34/68Absorbed

4/4Takedowns

1:54Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Daniel Omielanczuk 4-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · 2017-07-08

72/168Sig. strikes

51/132Absorbed

0/13Takedowns

5:34Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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NC Adam Milstead 1-0 walk-in Overturned · R2 0:59 — UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · 2017-02-04

25/33Sig. strikes

1/1Absorbed

8/10Takedowns

5:04Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Cody East 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:02 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · 2016-10-01

52/81Sig. strikes

21/47Absorbed

5/6Takedowns

4:27Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Francis Ngannou 1-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · 2016-04-10

24/58Sig. strikes

36/84Absorbed

2/6Takedowns

1:05Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Curtis Blaydes) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

19-6-0 (1 NC)Pro record

Dutch Style MMA (until 2016), UFC Gym Lombard (formerly), Elevation Fight Team (2016–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 13

Submission 0

Decision 6

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5

Submission 0

Decision 1

Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 21

XFO 2

RFA 1

Battle in the South 1

Sugar Creek Showdown 1

Full career — 26 fights, every organization

	Opponent	Method	Event	Org	Rd	Time
L	Josh Hokit	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 327 2026-04-11	UFC	3	5:00
W	Rizvan Kuniev	Decision (split)	UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. 2025-06-21	UFC	3	5:00
L	Tom Aspinall	KO (punches)	UFC 304 2024-07-27	UFC	1	1:00
W	Jailton Almeida	KO (punches)	UFC 299 2024-03-09	UFC	2	0:36
L	Sergei Pavlovich	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes 2023-04-22	UFC	1	3:08
W	Tom Aspinall	TKO (knee injury)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall 2022-07-23	UFC	1	0:15
W	Chris Daukaus	TKO (punches)	UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus 2022-03-26	UFC	2	0:17
W	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 266 2021-09-25	UFC	3	5:00
L	Derrick Lewis	KO (punch)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis 2021-02-20	UFC	2	1:26
W	Alexander Volkov	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov 2020-06-20	UFC	5	5:00
W	Junior dos Santos	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos 2020-01-25	UFC	2	1:06
W	Shamil Abdurakhimov	TKO (elbow and punch)	UFC 242 2019-09-07	UFC	2	2:22
W	Justin Willis	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis 2019-03-23	UFC	3	5:00
L	Francis Ngannou	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 2018-11-24	UFC	1	0:45
W	Alistair Overeem	TKO (elbows)	UFC 225 2018-06-09	UFC	3	2:56
W	Mark Hunt	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 221 2018-02-11	UFC	3	5:00
W	Aleksei Oleinik	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC 217 2017-11-04	UFC	2	1:56
W	Daniel Omielańczuk	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 213 2017-07-08	UFC	3	5:00
NC	Adam Milstead	NC (overturned)	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie 2017-02-04	UFC	2	0:59
W	Cody East	TKO (elbows)	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson 2016-10-01	UFC	2	2:02
L	Francis Ngannou	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos 2016-04-10	UFC	2	5:00
W	Luis Cortez	TKO (punches)	RFA 35 2016-02-19	RFA	3	0:41
W	Allen Crowder	TKO (punches)	Battle in the South 10 2015-04-10	Battle in the South	2	—
W	Brad Faylor	TKO (punches)	Sugar Creek Showdown 23 2014-11-15	Sugar Creek Showdown	2	0:45
W	William Baptiste	TKO (punches)	XFO 53 2014-10-11	XFO	1	2:14
W	Lorenzo Hood	TKO (doctor stoppage)	XFO 51 2014-05-31	XFO	1	1:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Curtis Blaydes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.2 avg 3.4

Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.3

Striking accuracy 52.1% avg 49.5%

Striking defense 53.9% avg 52.1%

Takedowns /15 min 5.1 avg 1.2

Takedown accuracy 47.8% avg 36.7%

Takedown defense 35.0% avg 62.2%

Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4

Control time 45.3% avg 21.5%

Finish rate 57.1% avg 63.4%