Curtis Blaydes
Record
15-6 (1 NC)
Rating
2164 ± 137
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
35
35
Current streak
1 wins
1 wins
Wins by
7 KO · 0 sub · 7 dec
7 KO · 0 sub · 7 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 15-6 (1 NC)
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Our rank
- #6
- Rating
- 2164 ± 137
- Style label
- grappler
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 76"
- Reach
- 80"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1991-02-18
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Curtis Blaydes | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.8 ± 14.4 89th percentile | 49.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 59.0 ± 6.2 26th percentile | 57.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 6.67 ± 5.32 99th percentile | 3.93 |
| Takedown defence % | 59 ± 20 61st percentile | 56 |
| Control time s /15 min | 257 ± 106 97th percentile | 202 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 8 97th percentile | 47 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.63 ± 0.02 50th percentile | 0.63 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.46 ± 0.46 5th percentile | 0.69 |
| Metric | Curtis Blaydes | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 68.8 ± 7.9 43rd percentile | 69.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 77.2 ± 24.9 63rd percentile | 79.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.36 ± 6.93 97th percentile | 3.79 |
| Takedown defence % | 77 ± 27 25th percentile | 78 |
| Control time s /15 min | 185 ± 136 97th percentile | 174 |
| Striking defence % | 49 ± 12 83rd percentile | 48 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.34 ± 0.76 10th percentile | 1.40 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.29 ± 0.29 30th percentile | 0.32 |
| Metric | Curtis Blaydes | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 58.9 ± 31.8 31st percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 54.6 ± 27.6 56th percentile | 55.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 5.00 ± 15.60 94th percentile | 4.78 |
| Takedown defence % | 64 ± 14 79th percentile | 64 |
| Control time s /15 min | 198 ± 372 94th percentile | 193 |
| Striking defence % | 50 ± 12 81st percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.37 ± 0.07 69th percentile | 0.37 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.14 ± 0.14 69th percentile | 0.14 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 49.0%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Brando Pericic — 59%
- Alex Pereira — 57%
- Rizvan Kuniev — 56%
Worst matchups
- Sergei Pavlovich — 41%
- Mario Pinto — 39%
- Ciryl Gane — 37%
UFC fight history
| W | Waldo Cortes Acosta
Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · 2026-09-12 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Josh Hokit
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · 2026-04-11 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Rizvan Kuniev
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · 2025-06-21 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| L | Tom Aspinall
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · 2024-07-27 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Jailton Almeida
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · 2023-04-22 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Tom Aspinall
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Chris Daukaus
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · 2022-03-26 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · 2021-09-25 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Derrick Lewis
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · 2021-02-20 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · 2020-06-20 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Junior Dos Santos
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · 2020-01-25 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · 2019-09-07 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Justin Willis
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · 2019-03-23 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Francis Ngannou
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · 2018-11-24 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Alistair Overeem
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Mark Hunt
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · 2018-02-10 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · 2017-11-04 |
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2 |
| W | Daniel Omielanczuk
UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · 2017-07-08 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| NC | Adam Milstead
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · 2017-02-04 |
Overturned R2 |
| W | Cody East
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · 2016-10-01 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| L | Francis Ngannou
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · 2016-04-10 |
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2 |