Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes
Born Curtis Lionell Blaydes
(1991-02-18) February 18, 1991
Naperville, Illinois, United States
Other names Razor
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Weight 254 lb (115 kg; 18.1 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 80 in (200 cm)[2][3]
Fighting out of Chicago, Illinois, United States
Team Elevation Fight Team
Wrestling NJCAA Wrestling[4]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 10
By knockout 8
By decision 2
Losses 1
By knockout 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Curtis Lionell Blaydes (born February 18, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2014, he formerly competed for the RFA. As of July 26, 2018, he is #3 in the official UFC heavyweight rankings.[5]

Background

Blaydes was born in Naperville, Illinois and raised in nearby Chicago along with his four other siblings. He began wrestling for the De La Salle Institute, winning a state title his senior year while also compiling an undefeated 44-0 record. During his four years, Blaydes compiled an overall record of 95-18 with 121 takedowns. Blaydes also played football for De La Salle as a defensive end. He later earned a full wrestling scholarship to Northern Illinois University, where, despite going 19-2 as a redshirt freshman, later transferred to Harper College. At Harper, Blaydes won the NJCAA National Championship as a redshirt sophomore. After he began fighting in amateur mixed martial arts, Blaydes left school to focus on a career in MMA.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Blaydes compiled an 8-0 amateur record before turning professional in 2014. He then went 5-0, with all wins via TKO, before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Blaydes made his promotional debut against Francis Ngannou on April 10, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 86.[7] He lost the fight via TKO at the conclusion of the second round due to doctor stoppage.[8]

Blaydes next faced Cody East on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 96.[9] He won the fight via TKO in the second round,[10] winning his first UFC Performance of the Night bonus.[11]

Blaydes faced Adam Milstead on February 4, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 104.[12] After dominating action throughout the first round, Blaydes won the fight via TKO after Milstead sustained a knee injury.[13] Subsequently, the result was changed to a No Contest after Blaydes tested positive for marijuana.[14]

Blaydes faced Daniel Omielańczuk on July 8, 2017 at UFC 213.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Blaydes faced Oleksiy Oliynyk on November 4, 2017 at UFC 217.[17] He won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage. The referee stopped the fight after Blaydes delivered an illegal kick to a downed opponent and called a doctor to check on Oliynyk. The fight was stopped due to the doctor's advice. The replay, however, showed the strike did not deliver significant damage (as it only grazed the ear), and the fight was ruled a TKO win for Blaydes.[18]

Blaydes faced Mark Hunt on February 11, 2018 at UFC 221.[19] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Blaydes faced Alistair Overeem on June 9, 2018 at UFC 225.[21] He won the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round.[22] This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus.[23]

A rematch with Francis Ngannou is expected to take place on November 25, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 141.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–1 (1) Alistair Overeem TKO (elbows) UFC 225 June 9, 2018 3 2:56 Chicago, Illinois, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 9–1 (1) Mark Hunt Decision (unanimous) UFC 221 February 11, 2018 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Win 8–1 (1) Oleksiy Oliynyk TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 217 November 4, 2017 2 1:56 New York City, New York, United States
Win 7–1 (1) Daniel Omielańczuk Decision (unanimous) UFC 213 July 8, 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC 6–1 (1) Adam Milstead NC (overturned) UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie February 4, 2017 2 0:59 Houston, Texas, United States Originally a TKO (knee injury) win for Blaydes; overturned after he tested positive for marijuana.
Win 6–1 Cody East TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson October 1, 2016 2 2:02 Portland, Oregon, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 5–1 Francis Ngannou TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos April 10, 2016 2 5:00 Zagreb, Croatia
Win 5–0 Luis Cortez TKO (punches) RFA 35: Moises vs. Castillo February 19, 2016 3 0:41 Orem, Utah, United States
Win 4–0 Allen Crowder TKO (punches) RDMMA: Battle in the South 10 April 10, 2015 2 N/A Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Win 3–0 Brad Faylor TKO (punches) SCS 23: Redemption November 15, 2014 2 0:45 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
Win 2–0 William Baptiste TKO (punches) XFO 53 October 11, 2014 1 2:14 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 1–0 Lorenzo Hood TKO (doctor stoppage) XFO 51 May 31, 2014 1 1:42 Chicago, Illinois, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Curtis-Blaydes
  2. ↑ "Curtis Blaydes - Official UFC® Profile". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  3. ↑ http://www.espn.com/extra/mma/playerinfo?playerId=3922557
  4. ↑ "Curtis Blaydes - Official UFC Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  6. ↑ http://www.curtisblaydes.com/about.html
  7. ↑ Staff (2016-03-14). "Curtis Blaydes in for Bojan Mihajlovic against Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night 86". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  8. ↑ Damon Martin (2016-04-10). "Francis Ngannou beats Curtis Blaydes after nasty eye injury stops the fight". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  9. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2016-09-16). "Cody East, Curtis Blaydes to lock horns at IFC Fight Night in Portland". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  10. ↑ Staff (2016-10-01). "Curtis Blaydes drills Cody East into a TKO stoppage". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  11. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2016-10-01). "UFC Fight Night Portland bonuses: Moreno, da Silva, Marquardt, Blaydes get $50K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  12. ↑ David McKinney (2016-12-05). "Adam Milstead returns to the UFC on Super Bowl weekend". bluegrassmma.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  13. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2017-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 104 results: Curtis Blaydes throws Adam Milstead around, wrecks his knee for TKO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  14. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2017-03-17). "Three fighters test positive for marijuana at UFC Fight Night 104". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  15. ↑ Staff (2017-04-19). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk heavyweight bout teed up for UFC 213 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  16. ↑ "UFC 213 results: Curtis Blaydes shows room to improve in clean-sweep win vs. Daniel Omielanczuk". MMAjunkie. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  17. ↑ Staff (2017-08-16). "Bisping-GSP, Garbrandt-Dillashaw title fights among 7 official for UFC 217". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  18. ↑ Matt Erickson (2017-11-04). "UFC 217 results: After bizarre ending, Curtis Blaydes gets TKO win over Aleksei Oleinik". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  19. ↑ "Hunt: 'Werdum is a coward... Chicken s**t'". Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  20. ↑ "UFC 221 results: Curtis Blaydes dominates Mark Hunt for biggest win of career". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  21. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2018-03-01). "Alistair Overeem returns at UFC 225 in Chicago against Curtis Blaydes". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-01. (in Dutch)
  22. ↑ "UFC 225 results: Curtis Blaydes elbows slice open, finish Alistair Overeem". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  23. ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC 225 Bonuses: Whittaker, Romero Garner 'Fight of the Night' Honors for Classic Battle". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  24. ↑ Cillian Cunniingham (2016-08-16). "Curtis Blaydes/Francis Ngannou rematch set for UFC Beijing". punditarena.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  25. ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC 225 Bonuses: Whittaker, Romero Garner 'Fight of the Night' Honors for Classic Battle". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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