Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Razor”

Curtis Blaydes

19-6 (1 NC)21 UFC

Wrestler

Form

Declining

8× Title

8× 5R

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'4"ht·80"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLJosh Hokit·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

14–6UFC1 NC·

8KO

0Sub

6Dec

9.7min/fight

194UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

12–6(19 fights)

58%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–1(4 fights)

67%finish rate

+3.0str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

100%finish rate

+3.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.42

Positive

82%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.801

Elite

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

30%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

79%

Dominant

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Blaydes

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.18

Str. Accuracy52%

809UFC landed/1,552attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.9 vs avg2.76

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.10

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg7%ile0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

72%

Body

11%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance52%

Clinch18%

Ground30%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 121 rounds	Round 217 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	16	15	25	5	7
Avg. Absorbed	11	9	16	12	6
Avg. Net	+5	+6	+9	-7	+1

Grappling

Blaydes

G&P Threat

·251s ctrlElite Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min5.12

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.70

TD Accuracy47%

66UFC landed/138attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense35%

7UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

div avg 68%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 14

Submission0 / 14

Decision6 / 14

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision1 / 6

Loss Pattern

5 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 7 of 8 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

2 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.5pts

W5 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 6 more in second half of career

21 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=17

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

4.7

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

2.9

3.4

Diff

+1.2

+1.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+105%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Blaydes — 21 UFC Fights

Result

Method

21 fights

Josh Hokit

U-DEC R3Apr '26

-3

·174 SS (58%)·177 abs·2/7 td·125s ctrl

Rizvan Kuniev

S-DEC R3Jun '25

+11

·56 SS (59%)·45 abs·2/15 td·321s ctrl

Tom Aspinall

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 1:00Jul '24

-9

·5 SS (45%)·14 abs·1 kd taken

Jailton Almeida

KO/TKO R2 · 0:36Mar '24

+15

·16 SS (64%)·1 abs·9 td taken·9s ctrl

Sergei Pavlovich

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:08Apr '23

-22

·14 SS (25%)·36 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Tom Aspinall

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:15Jul '22

·4 SS (40%)·3 abs

Chris Daukaus

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 0:17Mar '22

+17

·30 SS (48%)·13 abs·1 kd landed

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

U-DEC R3Sep '21

+14

·32 SS (33%)·18 abs·3/6 td·379s ctrl

Derrick LewisElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:26Feb '21

+21

·28 SS (54%)·7 abs·0/3 td·15s ctrl·1 kd taken

Alexander Volkov

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '20

+38

·69 SS (70%)·31 abs·14/25 td·1 td taken·1192s ctrl

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Razor”

Curtis Blaydes

19-6 (1 NC)21 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·80"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLJosh Hokit·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

14–6UFC1 NC·

8KO

0Sub

6Dec

9.7min/fight

194UFC min

vs. Winning Record12–6

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–1

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.42

82%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.801

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

30%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

79%

95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Blaydes

Heavyweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.18

Str. Accuracy52%

809UFC landed/1,552attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.9 vs avg2.76

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.10

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg7%ile0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

72%

Body

11%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist52%

Clinch18%

Ground30%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=21	R2 n=17	R3 n=8	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	16	15	25	5	7
Absorbed	11	9	16	12	6
Net	+5	+6	+9	-7	+1

Grappling

Blaydes

Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

251s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min5.12

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.70

TD Accuracy47%

66UFC landed/138attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense35%

7UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

Win Methods

8KO/TKO

0Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%2 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.5pts

W5 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=17

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

4.7

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

2.9

3.4

Diff

+1.2

+1.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Blaydes — UFC Fight Log

Josh Hokit

U-DEC·R3·Apr '26

174 SS (58%)·177 abs·2/7 td·125s ctrl

Rizvan Kuniev

S-DEC·R3·Jun '25

56 SS (59%)·45 abs·2/15 td·321s ctrl

Tom AspinallTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '24

5 SS (45%)·14 abs·1 kd taken

Jailton Almeida

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '24

16 SS (64%)·1 abs·9 td taken·9s ctrl

Sergei PavlovichTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '23

14 SS (25%)·36 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Tom AspinallTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '22

4 SS (40%)·3 abs

Chris DaukausTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '22

30 SS (48%)·13 abs·1 kd

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

U-DEC·R3·Sep '21

32 SS (33%)·18 abs·3/6 td·379s ctrl

Round 121 rounds

Round 217 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-7

n=21

n=17

n=8

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-7