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Curtis Blaydes

UFC Record
15-6
Age
35
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1628Today
1828Best, Feb 2021
1626Classic Elo
#65 Men: Pound for Pound#12 Heavyweight
140015001600170018001900201720192021202320251468 going into Francis Ngannou, Apr 20161506 going into Cody East, Oct 20161663 going into Daniel Omielanczuk, Jul 20171588 going into Aleksei Oleinik, Nov 20171623 going into Mark Hunt, Feb 20181693 going into Alistair Overeem, Jun 20181743 going into Francis Ngannou, Nov 20181681 going into Justin Willis, Mar 20191728 going into Shamil Abdurakhimov, Sep 20191752 going into Junior Dos Santos, Jan 20201777 going into Alexander Volkov, Jun 20201828 going into Derrick Lewis, Feb 20211807 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Sep 20211799 going into Chris Daukaus, Mar 20221812 going into Tom Aspinall, Jul 20221788 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Apr 20231711 going into Jailton Almeida, Mar 20241752 going into Tom Aspinall, Jul 20241711 going into Rizvan Kuniev, Jun 20251667 going into Josh Hokit, Apr 20261614 going into Waldo Cortes Acosta, Sep 20261628 today1628
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1626Today
1642Best, Apr 2023
1628Fighter Elo
#33 Men: Pound for Pound#5 Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1400150016001700201720192021202320251500 going into Francis Ngannou, Apr 20161485 going into Cody East, Oct 20161501 going into Daniel Omielanczuk, Jul 20171517 going into Aleksei Oleinik, Nov 20171534 going into Mark Hunt, Feb 20181551 going into Alistair Overeem, Jun 20181568 going into Francis Ngannou, Nov 20181552 going into Justin Willis, Mar 20191568 going into Shamil Abdurakhimov, Sep 20191584 going into Junior Dos Santos, Jan 20201602 going into Alexander Volkov, Jun 20201616 going into Derrick Lewis, Feb 20211601 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Sep 20211616 going into Chris Daukaus, Mar 20221629 going into Tom Aspinall, Jul 20221642 going into Sergei Pavlovich, Apr 20231623 going into Jailton Almeida, Mar 20241638 going into Tom Aspinall, Jul 20241620 going into Rizvan Kuniev, Jun 20251631 going into Josh Hokit, Apr 20261610 going into Waldo Cortes Acosta, Sep 20261626 today1626
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.00Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
51%Striking Accuracy
2.69Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
55%Striking Defense
0.14Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
5.04Takedowns per 15 Minutes
47%Takedown Accuracy
35%Takedown Defense
0.00Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
44%Share of Fight Time in Control
9.5 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins807
Losses501

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Waldo Cortes AcostaUnanimous DecisionSep 12, 2026Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesWaldo Cortes Acosta
1614Fighter Elo Going In1665
1610Classic Elo Going In1600
24 of 74Significant Strikes28 of 95
32 of 82Total Strikes30 of 97
4 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:38Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Josh HokitUnanimous DecisionApr 11, 2026UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesJosh Hokit
1667Fighter Elo Going In1772
1631Classic Elo Going In1532
174 of 302Significant Strikes177 of 293
214 of 345Total Strikes181 of 298
2 of 7Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:05Control Time0:31
Winvs. Rizvan KunievSplit DecisionJun 21, 2025UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesRizvan Kuniev
1711Fighter Elo Going In1433
1620Classic Elo Going In1500
56 of 95Significant Strikes45 of 108
101 of 143Total Strikes58 of 125
2 of 15Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:21Control Time0:26
Lossvs. Tom AspinallKO/TKO · R1 1:00Jul 27, 2024UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

UFC Interim Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesTom Aspinall
1752Fighter Elo Going In1744
1638Classic Elo Going In1600
5 of 11Significant Strikes14 of 19
5 of 12Total Strikes14 of 19
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:13
Winvs. Jailton AlmeidaKO/TKO · R2 0:36Mar 9, 2024UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesJailton Almeida
1711Fighter Elo Going In1818
1623Classic Elo Going In1594
16 of 25Significant Strikes1 of 3
19 of 28Total Strikes9 of 11
0 of 0Takedowns9 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:09Control Time4:39
Lossvs. Sergei PavlovichKO/TKO · R1 3:08Apr 22, 2023UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesSergei Pavlovich
1788Fighter Elo Going In1680
1642Classic Elo Going In1573
14 of 56Significant Strikes36 of 85
14 of 56Total Strikes36 of 85
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:02
Winvs. Tom AspinallKO/TKO · R1 0:15Jul 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesTom Aspinall
1812Fighter Elo Going In1755
1629Classic Elo Going In1581
4 of 10Significant Strikes3 of 5
4 of 10Total Strikes3 of 5
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:00
Winvs. Chris DaukausKO/TKO · R2 0:17Mar 26, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesChris Daukaus
1799Fighter Elo Going In1611
1616Classic Elo Going In1551
30 of 63Significant Strikes13 of 38
30 of 63Total Strikes13 of 38
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Jairzinho RozenstruikUnanimous DecisionSep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesJairzinho Rozenstruik
1807Fighter Elo Going In1602
1601Classic Elo Going In1570
32 of 96Significant Strikes18 of 68
113 of 190Total Strikes46 of 99
3 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:19Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Derrick LewisKO/TKO · R2 1:26Feb 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesDerrick Lewis
1828Fighter Elo Going In1543
1616Classic Elo Going In1634
28 of 52Significant Strikes7 of 23
28 of 52Total Strikes7 of 23
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:15Control Time0:02
Winvs. Alexander VolkovUnanimous DecisionJun 20, 2020UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesAlexander Volkov
1777Fighter Elo Going In1709
1602Classic Elo Going In1570
69 of 99Significant Strikes31 of 77
116 of 163Total Strikes127 of 177
14 of 25Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
19:52Control Time0:46
Winvs. Junior Dos SantosKO/TKO · R2 1:06Jan 25, 2020UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesJunior Dos Santos
1752Fighter Elo Going In1619
1584Classic Elo Going In1628
28 of 60Significant Strikes7 of 30
29 of 62Total Strikes7 of 30
0 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:19Control Time0:00
Winvs. Shamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO · R2 2:22Sep 7, 2019UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesShamil Abdurakhimov
1728Fighter Elo Going In1529
1568Classic Elo Going In1552
25 of 43Significant Strikes3 of 8
46 of 74Total Strikes3 of 8
5 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:08Control Time0:00
Winvs. Justin WillisUnanimous DecisionMar 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesJustin Willis
1681Fighter Elo Going In1604
1552Classic Elo Going In1560
22 of 33Significant Strikes2 of 9
72 of 90Total Strikes9 of 16
7 of 11Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
11:44Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Francis NgannouKO/TKO · R1 0:45Nov 24, 2018UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Curtis BlaydesFrancis Ngannou
1743Fighter Elo Going In1659
1568Classic Elo Going In1565
1 of 8Significant Strikes13 of 17
1 of 8Total Strikes13 of 17
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:08
Winvs. Alistair OvereemKO/TKO · R3 2:56Jun 9, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesAlistair Overeem
1693Fighter Elo Going In1549
1551Classic Elo Going In1571
37 of 53Significant Strikes7 of 12
62 of 85Total Strikes24 of 31
4 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts2
7:47Control Time0:00
Winvs. Mark HuntUnanimous DecisionFeb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesMark Hunt
1623Fighter Elo Going In1377
1534Classic Elo Going In1560
56 of 105Significant Strikes14 of 32
126 of 184Total Strikes35 of 53
10 of 14Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
9:35Control Time0:07
Winvs. Aleksei OleinikTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R2 1:39Nov 4, 2017UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesAleksei Oleinik
1588Fighter Elo Going In1489
1517Classic Elo Going In1547
39 of 101Significant Strikes34 of 68
50 of 112Total Strikes41 of 75
4 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:54Control Time0:16
Winvs. Daniel OmielanczukUnanimous DecisionJul 8, 2017UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesDaniel Omielanczuk
1663Fighter Elo Going In1424
1501Classic Elo Going In1501
72 of 168Significant Strikes51 of 132
94 of 194Total Strikes68 of 149
0 of 13Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:34Control Time0:03
Winvs. Cody EastKO/TKO · R2 2:02Oct 1, 2016UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesCody East
1506Fighter Elo Going In1333
1485Classic Elo Going In1482
52 of 81Significant Strikes21 of 47
109 of 149Total Strikes40 of 68
5 of 6Takedowns3 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:27Control Time0:25
Lossvs. Francis NgannouTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R2 5:00Apr 10, 2016UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Curtis BlaydesFrancis Ngannou
1468Fighter Elo Going In1517
1500Classic Elo Going In1516
24 of 58Significant Strikes36 of 84
31 of 65Total Strikes46 of 95
2 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:05Control Time1:17