Curtis Blaydes

“Razor”

#5 HeavyweightUnited States

20Wins

6Losses

0Draws

1No contest

Professional record

Last 5: WLWLW

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Profile

Age: 35 (born February 18, 1991)
Born in: Naperville
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 265 lbs.
Reach: 80"
Stance: Orthodox
UFC record: 15-6 (1 NC)
Title fights: 1

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC15

KO/TKO 8
Decision 7

Losses in the UFC6

KO/TKO 5
Decision 1

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.99 top 30%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.7

Striking accuracy51%Better than 64% of heavyweights

Strike defense55%Better than 65% of heavyweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes: 5.04 top 2%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.0

Takedown accuracy47%Better than 67% of heavyweights

Takedown defense35%Better than 11% of heavyweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Blaydes last fought on September 12, 2026 (Win vs Waldo Cortes Acosta).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes "Razor", born in Naperville, United States on February 18, 1991, is a heavyweight mixed martial artist. Blaydes stands 6' 4" with an 80" reach, long for that height. Blaydes is ranked #5 in the official UFC heavyweight rankings.

Blaydes's professional career began in 2014, debuting with XFO. Blaydes arrived in the UFC with a 5-0 record. Blaydes made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos in April 2016 and lost to Francis Ngannou by TKO. In the UFC, Blaydes is 15-6 (1 NC) across 22 fights.

Knockouts define Blaydes's UFC career: 8 of 15 wins came by KO or TKO. Statistically, Blaydes lands more takedowns per 15 minutes than 98% of heavyweights. Notable wins include Tom Aspinall and Junior Dos Santos, both UFC title-fight winners. Blaydes ranks #1 in UFC history for most elbow knockouts.

Blaydes needed only 0:15 to beat Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall, the fastest UFC win of that career. Blaydes has never been submitted in the UFC. Blaydes has fought Tom Aspinall twice in the UFC (won, lost). Before and outside the UFC, Blaydes fought in XFO (2-0) and Battle in the South (1-0).

Most recently, Blaydes beat Waldo Cortes Acosta by decision at Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado in September 2026.

UFC fight history

W

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado

Sep 12, 2026

24Str 4TD 0KD
L

Josh Hokit

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg

Apr 11, 2026

174Str 2TD 0KD
W

Rizvan Kuniev

Decision - Split · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.

Jun 21, 2025

56Str 2TD 0KD
L

Tom Aspinall Title

KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 1:00

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

Jul 27, 2024

5Str 0TD 0KD
W

Jailton Almeida

KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 0:36

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Mar 9, 2024

16Str 0TD 0KD
L

Sergei Pavlovich

KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 3:08

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

Apr 22, 2023

14Str 0TD 0KD
W

Tom Aspinall

KO/TKO · toKnee Injury · R1 0:15

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

Jul 23, 2022

4Str 0TD 0KD
W

Chris Daukaus

KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:17

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

Mar 26, 2022

30Str 0TD 1KD
W

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Sep 25, 2021

32Str 3TD 0KD
L

Derrick Lewis

KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 1:26

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

Feb 20, 2021

28Str 0TD 0KD
W

Alexander Volkov

Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov

Jun 20, 2020

69Str 14TD 0KD
W

Junior Dos Santos

KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 1:06

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos

Jan 25, 2020

28Str 0TD 0KD
W

Shamil Abdurakhimov

KO/TKO · Elbow to Head From Half Guard · R2 2:22

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier

Sep 7, 2019

25Str 5TD 0KD
W

Justin Willis

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

Mar 23, 2019

22Str 7TD 0KD
L

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 0:45

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Nov 24, 2018

1Str 0TD 0KD
W

Alistair Overeem

KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Guard · R3 2:56

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Jun 9, 2018

37Str 4TD 0KD
W

Mark Hunt

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Feb 10, 2018

56Str 10TD 0KD
W

Aleksei Oleinik

TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 1:39

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Nov 4, 2017

39Str 4TD 1KD
W

Daniel Omielanczuk

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Jul 8, 2017

72Str 0TD 0KD
NC

Adam Milstead

Overturned · Failed Drug Test by Blaydes · R2 0:59

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie

Feb 4, 2017

25Str 8TD 0KD
W

Cody East

KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground · R2 2:02

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

Oct 1, 2016

52Str 5TD 0KD
L

Francis Ngannou

TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Eye Injury · R2 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos

Apr 10, 2016

24Str 2TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Curtis Blaydes is 20-6 (1 NC) across 27 professional fights in 5 promotions, since a pro debut on May 31, 2014 (XFO). 5 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins20

KO/TKO 13
Decision 7

Pro losses6

KO/TKO 5
Decision 1

Finish rate: 65% of wins
Longest win streak: 5

Fights by promotion

Promotion	Record	First fight
UFC	15-6 (1 NC)	2016
XFO	2-0	2014
Battle in the South	1-0	2015
RFA	1-0	2016
Sugar Creek Showdown	1-0	2014

All professional fights

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date
W	Waldo Cortes-Acosta	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado	Sep 12, 2026
L	Josh Hokit	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC 327	Apr 11, 2026
W	Rizvan Kuniev	Decision (split), R3	UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.	Jun 21, 2025
L	Tom Aspinall	KO (punches), R1	UFC 304	Jul 27, 2024
W	Jailton Almeida	KO (punches), R2	UFC 299	Mar 9, 2024
L	Sergei Pavlovich	TKO (punches), R1	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes	Apr 22, 2023
W	Tom Aspinall	TKO (knee injury), R1	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall	Jul 23, 2022
W	Chris Daukaus	TKO (punches), R2	UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus	Mar 26, 2022
W	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC 266	Sep 25, 2021
L	Derrick Lewis	KO (punch), R2	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis	Feb 20, 2021
W	Alexander Volkov	Decision (unanimous), R5	UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov	Jun 20, 2020
W	Junior dos Santos	TKO (punches), R2	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos	Jan 25, 2020
W	Shamil Abdurakhimov	TKO (elbow and punch), R2	UFC 242	Sep 7, 2019
W	Justin Willis	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis	Mar 23, 2019
L	Francis Ngannou	TKO (punches), R1	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	Nov 24, 2018
W	Alistair Overeem	TKO (elbows), R3	UFC 225	Jun 9, 2018
W	Mark Hunt	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC 221	Feb 10, 2018
W	Aleksei Oleinik	TKO (doctor stoppage), R2	UFC 217	Nov 4, 2017
W	Daniel Omielańczuk	Decision (unanimous), R3	UFC 213	Jul 8, 2017
NC	Adam Milstead	NC (overturned), R2	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie	Feb 4, 2017
W	Cody East	TKO (elbows), R2	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	Oct 1, 2016
L	Francis Ngannou	TKO (doctor stoppage), R2	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos	Apr 10, 2016
W	Luis Cortez	TKO (punches), R3	RFA 35	Feb 19, 2016
W	Allen Crowder	TKO (punches), R2	Battle in the South 10	Apr 10, 2015
W	Brad Faylor	TKO (punches), R2	Sugar Creek Showdown 23	Nov 15, 2014
W	William Baptiste	TKO (punches), R1	XFO 53	Oct 11, 2014
W	Lorenzo Hood	TKO (doctor stoppage), R1	XFO 51	May 31, 2014

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Curtis Blaydes's record?

Curtis Blaydes's professional MMA record is 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 1 no contest.

How old is Curtis Blaydes?

Curtis Blaydes is 35 years old, born on February 18, 1991.

How tall is Curtis Blaydes and what is their reach?

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a 80" reach.

Who did Curtis Blaydes fight last?

Curtis Blaydes beat Waldo Cortes Acosta by Decision - Unanimous at Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado on Sep 12, 2026.

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