Curtis Blaydes

🇺🇸

(1991-02-18)

Statistics

UFC Record: 14-5 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 8-5
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 6-0

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-4
As Underdog: 6-1 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 14-5 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 1-3
Round 2: 6-2 (1 NC)
Round 3: 6-0
Round 5: 1-0

By Type:

Main Event: 4-3
Interim Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 12-4

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L W L W

Elo: 3169

Peak Elo: 3343 (2022-07-23)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2989 (#89)

Bonuses: 4 (0 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 56s

Total Fight Time: 2h 58m 48s

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.5

Current Rankings:

#4 Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#2 Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-06-21
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.

Curtis Blaydes (34) 🇺🇸
L W L W W • 13-5 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3207
29

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇷🇺 Rizvan Kuniev (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2891
28

Baku Crystal Hall
Baku
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

2024-07-27
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

⭐ Tom Aspinall (31) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
W W L W W • 7-1
Elo: 3333 • UFC rank: #1

HEAVYWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

KO
R1
1:00

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (33)
13-4 (1 NC) • W L W W W
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3297

Co-op Live
Manchester, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (33) 🇺🇸
L W W W L • 12-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3204

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:36

🇧🇷 Jailton Almeida (32)
6-0 • W W W W W
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3180

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2023-04-22
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

⭐ Sergei Pavlovich (30) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 5-1
Elo: 3201 • UFC rank: #3

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:08

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (32)
12-3 (1 NC) • W W W L W
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3343

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-23
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

Curtis Blaydes (31) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 11-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3283

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:15

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Aspinall (29)
5-0 • W W W W W
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3133

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2022-03-26
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (31) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 10-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3254

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:17

🇺🇸 Chris Daukaus (32)
4-1 • W W W W L
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2946

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸

2021-09-25
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Curtis Blaydes (30) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 9-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3191

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇸🇷 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (33)
6-2 • W L W L W
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3056

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-02-20
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

⭐ Derrick Lewis (36) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 15-5
Elo: 3217 • UFC rank: #4

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:26

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (30)
9-2 (1 NC) • W W W W L
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3320

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-06-20
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov

Curtis Blaydes (29) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 8-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3260

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇷🇺 Alexander Volkov (31)
5-1 • W W W L W
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3113

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-01-25
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos

Curtis Blaydes (28) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 7-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3145

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:06

🇧🇷 Junior dos Santos (35)
15-5 • L W W W L
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3198

PNC Arena
Raleigh, North Carolina
United States 🇺🇸

2019-09-07
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

Curtis Blaydes (28) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 6-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3077

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:22

🇷🇺 Shamil Abdurakhimov (38)
5-2 • W L W W W
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2961

The Arena, Yas Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2019-03-23
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

Curtis Blaydes (28) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 5-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3013

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Justin Willis (31)
4-0 • W W W W
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2881

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2018-11-24
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

⭐ Francis Ngannou (32) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W L L • 6-2
Elo: 2956 • UFC rank: #4

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:45

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (27)
5-1 (1 NC) • W W W W N
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3168

Cadillac Arena
Beijing
China 🇨🇳

2018-06-09
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (27) 🇺🇸
W W W N W • 4-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3048

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:56

🇳🇱 Alistair Overeem (38)
8-5 • W L W W L
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3118

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2018-02-10
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Curtis Blaydes (26) 🇺🇸
W W N W L • 3-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2896

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 Mark Hunt (43)
8-5-1 (1 NC) • W W N L W
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3095

Perth Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺

2017-11-04
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Curtis Blaydes (26) 🇺🇸
W N W L • 2-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2740

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:56

🇷🇺 Aleksei Oleinik (40)
4-1 • W W L W W
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2960

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2017-07-08
UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Curtis Blaydes (26) 🇺🇸
N W L • 1-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2616

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱 Daniel Omielanczuk (34)
4-4 • W W W L L
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2702

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2017-02-04
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie

Curtis Blaydes (25) 🇺🇸
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2616

HEAVYWEIGHT
NC
R2
0:59

🇺🇸 Adam Milstead (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2641

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2016-10-01
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (25) 🇺🇸
L • 0-1
Elo: 2473

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:02

🇺🇸 Cody East (28)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2633

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States 🇺🇸

2016-04-10
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

Francis Ngannou (29) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W • 1-0
Elo: 2569

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2575

Arena Zagreb
Zagreb
Croatia 🇭🇷