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Curtis Blaydes
“Razor”
United States
Ranked #5 · HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
20-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 80"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Elevation Fight Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1880
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Blaydes puts people to sleep, with 13 KO/TKO wins, 0 submissions and 7 decisions. That adds up to a 65% finish rate, so his power ends fights early more than the judges do.
- Recent Form
- Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0), win, unanimous decision. Josh Hokit (10-0-0), loss, unanimous decision. Rizvan Kuniev (15-3-1), win, split decision.
- Style
- Orthodox with an 80" reach. Blaydes lands 3.99 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy and absorbs 2.7. He's a chain wrestler at 5.04 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 47%, though his takedown defense is 35%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (65%)
- 7 Decision (35%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 79-17-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1850
- Winvs Waldo Cortes Acosta17-5-0 · Power Index 1869Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 12, 2026 · Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado
Fight stats
Stat Curtis Blaydes Waldo Cortes Acosta Sig. strikes 24/74 28/95 Takedowns 4/10 0/0 Control time 3:38 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 12 - Lossvs Josh Hokit10-0-0 · Power Index 1867Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 11, 2026 · UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg
Fight stats
Stat Curtis Blaydes Josh Hokit Sig. strikes 174/302 177/293 Takedowns 2/7 0/1 Control time 2:05 0:31 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 58 41 Round 2 sig. strikes 56 54 Round 3 sig. strikes 60 82 - Winvs Rizvan Kuniev15-3-1 · Power Index 1753Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Curtis Blaydes Rizvan Kuniev Sig. strikes 56/95 45/108 Takedowns 2/15 0/0 Control time 5:21 0:26 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 24 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 13 - Lossvs Tom Aspinall15-3-0 · Power Index 1923KO/TKO · R1 · 1:00Jul 28, 2024 · UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2
- Winvs Jailton Almeida22-6-0 · Power Index 1837KO/TKO · R2 · 0:36Mar 10, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2
Career Stats
Based on 22 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.99
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.70
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 5.04
- Takedown accuracy
- 47%
- Takedown defense
- 35%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00