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Curtis Blaydes "Razor"

Active #7 heavyweight · age 35 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 80" 203 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Sep 12
vs Waldo Cortes Acosta · UFC Fight Night Glendale
At a glance
Elo rating
1610
Global Elo 1657 ±37
Rank
#7
top 14% of division
UFC record
14-6-0 (1 NC)
KO 8 · Sub 0 · Dec 6
Streak
-1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -21
Last fight
Apr 11, 2026
Loss by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

21 fights · tap & drag
Apr 10, 2016 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-26Oct 1, 2016 — W vs Cody East Δ+32Feb 4, 2017 — NC vs Adam Milstead Δ0Jul 8, 2017 — W vs Daniel Omielanczuk Δ+30Nov 4, 2017 — W vs Aleksei Oleinik Δ+34Feb 10, 2018 — W vs Mark Hunt Δ+32Jun 9, 2018 — W vs Alistair Overeem Δ+18Nov 24, 2018 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-18Mar 23, 2019 — W vs Justin Willis Δ+16Sep 7, 2019 — W vs Shamil Abdurakhimov Δ+16Jan 25, 2020 — W vs Junior Dos Santos Δ+21Jun 20, 2020 — W vs Alexander Volkov Δ+14Feb 20, 2021 — L vs Derrick Lewis Δ-19Sep 25, 2021 — W vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ+15Mar 26, 2022 — W vs Chris Daukaus Δ+15Jul 23, 2022 — W vs Tom Aspinall Δ+17Apr 22, 2023 — L vs Sergei Pavlovich Δ-22Mar 9, 2024 — W vs Jailton Almeida Δ+18Jul 27, 2024 — L vs Tom Aspinall Δ-24Jun 21, 2025 — W vs Rizvan Kuniev Δ+9Apr 11, 2026 — L vs Josh Hokit Δ-21 1400145015001550160016501700 20182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":381.8,"elo":1426,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":1,"x":124.3,"y":348,"elo":1458,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"Cody East","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":149.1,"y":348,"elo":1458,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"Adam Milstead","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":3,"x":179.5,"y":316,"elo":1488,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Daniel Omielanczuk","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":202.9,"y":279.8,"elo":1522,"date":"2017-11-04","opp":"Aleksei Oleinik","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":222.3,"y":245.9,"elo":1554,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":6,"x":245.7,"y":227.1,"elo":1572,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":7,"x":278.8,"y":246.3,"elo":1554,"date":"2018-11-24","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":8,"x":302.3,"y":228.8,"elo":1570,"date":"2019-03-23","opp":"Justin Willis","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":335.4,"y":211.9,"elo":1586,"date":"2019-09-07","opp":"Shamil Abdurakhimov","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":363,"y":189.6,"elo":1607,"date":"2020-01-25","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":11,"x":392,"y":174.4,"elo":1621,"date":"2020-06-20","opp":"Alexander Volkov","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":12,"x":440.2,"y":194.2,"elo":1602,"date":"2021-02-20","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":13,"x":483,"y":178.4,"elo":1617,"date":"2021-09-25","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":518.9,"y":162.4,"elo":1632,"date":"2022-03-26","opp":"Chris Daukaus","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":542.3,"y":143.9,"elo":1650,"date":"2022-07-23","opp":"Tom Aspinall","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":16,"x":596.1,"y":166.9,"elo":1628,"date":"2023-04-22","opp":"Sergei Pavlovich","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":17,"x":659.6,"y":147.7,"elo":1646,"date":"2024-03-09","opp":"Jailton Almeida","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":18,"x":687.2,"y":173,"elo":1622,"date":"2024-07-27","opp":"Tom Aspinall","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":19,"x":752.1,"y":163.7,"elo":1631,"date":"2025-06-21","opp":"Rizvan Kuniev","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":20,"x":810,"y":186.1,"elo":1610,"date":"2026-04-11","opp":"Josh Hokit","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 11, 2026 Josh Hokit L -21
Jun 21, 2025 Rizvan Kuniev W +9
Jul 27, 2024 Tom Aspinall L -24
Mar 9, 2024 Jailton Almeida W +18
Apr 22, 2023 Sergei Pavlovich L -22
5 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×4
  • Fight of the Night ×1
$300,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Curtis Blaydes has earned 5. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
57%
8 / 14
Finish rate
KO
8
57% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
6
43% of wins
KO: 8 (57%) 8 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 6 (43%) 6
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
1 13%
R2
6 75%
R3
1 13%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 809 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 11%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
52% Distance
  • Distance 52%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 30%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
83%
of losses by finish
5 of 6 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1611
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 14 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Junior Dos Santos
Elo 1681 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.5
+3.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 21 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1566
Notable wins
Junior Dos Santos 1681 Jailton Almeida 1668 Tom Aspinall 1660 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 1625 Alexander Volkov 1618 Justin Willis 1608
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 14m
Avg fight time
9:13
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
4mo
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
5
Ground control
1h 28m
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Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1690
Tom Aspinall C
#2 · Elo 1674
Alexander Volkov
#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Curtis Blaydes on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.