Curtis Blaydes

🇺🇸

(1991-02-18)

Statistics

UFC Record: 14-6 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 8-5
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 6-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-5
As Underdog: 6-1 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 14-6 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 1-3
Round 2: 6-2 (1 NC)
Round 3: 6-1
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: LWLWL

Elo: 2989 (#149)

Peak Elo: 3343 (2022-07-23) (#70)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2979 (#98)

Bonuses: 5 (1 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 13s

Total Fight Time: 3h 13m 48s (#194)

Avg Time Between Fights: 161 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.5 (#156)

Avg Age: 29.4 years

Avg Opp Age: 33.4 years

Current Rankings:

#6 Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#2 Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-04-11
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg

⭐ Josh Hokit (28)

🇺🇸

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2778 (10%)
27

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (35)
14-5 (1 NC) • WLWLW
Elo: 3170 (90%) • UFC rank: #5
30

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (34)

🇺🇸

LWLWW • 13-5 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3208 (86%)
29

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇷🇺

Rizvan Kuniev (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2891 (14%)
28

Baku Crystal Hall
Baku
Azerbaijan🇦🇿

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

⭐ Tom Aspinall (31)

🇬🇧

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

WWLWW • 7-1
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3334 (56%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

KO
R1
1:00

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (33)
13-4 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3298 (44%) • UFC rank: #4

Co-op Live
Manchester, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

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

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (33)

🇺🇸

LWWWL • 12-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3205 (53%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:36

🇧🇷

Jailton Almeida (32)
6-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3180 (47%) • UFC rank: #7

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Sergei Pavlovich (30)

🇷🇺

WWWWW • 5-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3202 (31%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:08

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (32)
12-3 (1 NC) • WWWLW
Elo: 3343 (69%) • UFC rank: #4

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (31)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 11-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3284 (70%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:15

🇬🇧

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Tom Aspinall (29)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3134 (30%) • UFC rank: #6

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

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

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (31)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 10-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3255 (85%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:17

🇺🇸

Chris Daukaus (32)
4-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 2948 (15%) • UFC rank: #9

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (30)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 9-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3192 (68%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇸🇷

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (33)
6-2 • WLWLW
Elo: 3056 (32%) • UFC rank: #6

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

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

⭐ Derrick Lewis (36)

🇺🇸

LLWWW • 15-5
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3218 (36%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:26

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (30)
9-2 (1 NC) • WWWWL
Elo: 3321 (64%) • UFC rank: #2

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (29)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 8-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3261 (69%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇷🇺

Alexander Volkov (31)
5-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 3114 (31%) • UFC rank: #7

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (28)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 7-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3145 (42%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:06

🇧🇷

Junior dos Santos (35)
15-5 • LWWWL
Elo: 3199 (58%) • UFC rank: #4

PNC Arena
Raleigh, North Carolina
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (28)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 6-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3078 (66%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:22

🇷🇺

Shamil Abdurakhimov (38)
5-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 2961 (34%) • UFC rank: #9

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

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

Curtis Blaydes (28)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 5-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3014 (68%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Justin Willis (31)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 2881 (32%) • UFC rank: #10

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Francis Ngannou (32)

🇨🇲

🇫🇷

WWWLL • 6-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2957 (23%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:45

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (27)
5-1 (1 NC) • WWWWN
Elo: 3169 (77%) • UFC rank: #3

Cadillac Arena
Beijing
China🇨🇳

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

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (27)

🇺🇸

WWWNW • 4-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3048 (39%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:56

🇳🇱

Alistair Overeem (38)
8-5 • WLWWL
Elo: 3121 (61%) • UFC rank: #2

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸

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

Curtis Blaydes (26)

🇺🇸

WWNWL • 3-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2896 (23%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺

🇼🇸

Mark Hunt (43)
8-5-1 (1 NC) • WWNLW
Elo: 3097 (77%) • UFC rank: #5

Perth Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺

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

Curtis Blaydes (26)

🇺🇸

WNWL • 2-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2740 (21%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:56

🇷🇺

Aleksei Oleinik (40)
4-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 2961 (79%) • UFC rank: #9

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

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

Curtis Blaydes (26)

🇺🇸

NWL • 1-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2615 (37%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱

Daniel Omielanczuk (34)
4-4 • WWWLL
Elo: 2702 (63%) • UFC rank: #15

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

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

Curtis Blaydes (25)

🇺🇸

WL • 1-1
Elo: 2615 (46%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
NC
R2
0:59

🇺🇸

Adam Milstead (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2641 (54%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Curtis Blaydes (25)

🇺🇸

L • 0-1
Elo: 2472 (28%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:02

🇺🇸

Cody East (28)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2632 (72%)

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States🇺🇸

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

Francis Ngannou (29)

🇨🇲

🇫🇷

W • 1-0
Elo: 2568 (50%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇺🇸

Curtis Blaydes (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2574 (50%)

Arena Zagreb
Zagreb
Croatia🇭🇷