On the clock
8 of 15 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 5 of 6 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (265 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
15–6 (1 NC)UFC record
10 of 15Dominant wins
86Average win score
71stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came8 KO/TKO 0 submission 7 decision
Finish rate53% of wins
Stopped in losses5 of 6
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time9:38
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.0 / 2.8
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min4.6
Control time43% of the fight
Best winJunior Dos Santos rated 1782 at 265 lb going in
Figures cover 21 of 22 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.
Against the division
How Curtis Blaydes’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 28 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every heavyweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 2dominant winsNo. 3controlNo. 3takedownsNo. 5toughest oppositionNo. 6win streakNo. 7strike differential
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
35
67%
Average win scoreOut of 100
39
86.3
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
85
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
33
53%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
78
+1.22
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
59
3.99
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
78
2.77
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
93
4.59
ControlShare of fight time in control
93
43%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Junior Dos Santos, rated 1782 at 265 lb. Dominant in 10 of 15 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
265 lb
No. 5 of 50 active men ranked at heavyweight, with a published rating of 1768 across 21 fights at the weight. Lost to No. 6 Josh Hokit in Apr 2026; ranked on the full record at 265 lb.
15–6Record at 265 lb
10 of 15Dominant wins
86Average win score
1592Avg opponent rating
How the wins came8 KO/TKO 0 submission 7 decision
Finish rate53% of wins
Stopped in losses5 of 6
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time9:38
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.0 / 2.8
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min4.6
Control time43% of the fight
Best winJunior Dos Santos rated 1782 going in
Against the division
How Curtis Blaydes’s fights at 265 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 24 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 2dominant winsNo. 3takedownsNo. 4controlNo. 4toughest oppositionNo. 5win streakNo. 6strike differential
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
39
67%
Average win scoreOut of 100
31
86.3
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
87
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
31
53%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
77
+1.22
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
59
3.99
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
73
2.77
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
91
4.59
ControlShare of fight time in control
86
43%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 265 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
8 of 15 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 5 of 6 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Junior Dos Santos, rated 1782 at 265 lb. Dominant in 10 of 15 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
22 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | Win | 78–22 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Loss | 24–76 | Josh Hokit | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Win | 75–25 | Rizvan Kuniev | split decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Loss | 9–91 | Tom Aspinall | KO/TKO | R1 1:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Win | 88–12 | Jailton Almeida | KO/TKO | R2 0:36 | Heavyweight | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Loss | 7–93 | Sergei Pavlovich | KO/TKO | R1 3:08 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Win | 87–13 | Tom Aspinall | KO/TKO | R1 0:15 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall |
| 26 Mar 2022 | Win | 91–9 | Chris Daukaus | KO/TKO | R2 0:17 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus |
| 25 Sep 2021 | Win | 82–18 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Loss | 11–89 | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO | R2 1:26 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis |
| 20 Jun 2020 | Win | 86–14 | Alexander Volkov | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov |
| 25 Jan 2020 | Win | 89–11 | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R2 1:06 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos |
| 7 Sep 2019 | Win | 93–7 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | KO/TKO | R2 2:22 | Heavyweight | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Win | 83–17 | Justin Willis | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis |
| 24 Nov 2018 | Loss | 9–91 | Francis Ngannou | KO/TKO | R1 0:45 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Win | 94–6 | Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO | R3 2:56 | Heavyweight | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 |
| 10 Feb 2018 | Win | 86–14 | Mark Hunt | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold |
| 4 Nov 2017 | Win | 86–14 | Aleksei Oleinik | TKO (doctor) | R2 1:39 | Heavyweight | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Win | 82–18 | Daniel Omielanczuk | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker |
| 4 Feb 2017 | No contest | 0–100 | Adam Milstead | overturned | R2 0:59 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie |
| 1 Oct 2016 | Win | 93–7 | Cody East | KO/TKO | R2 2:02 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Loss | 17–83 | Francis Ngannou | TKO (doctor) | R2 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos |