Nicknamed Razor
Blaydes goes by the nickname "Razor".
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Curtis Blaydes
United StatesAge, record and fight historyCurtis Blaydes is a UFC heavyweight who fights out of Chicago, Illinois, and lost a title fight to Tom Aspinall on Jul 27, 2024.
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About Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes was born on February 18, 1991, in Naperville, Illinois, United States, and fights out of Chicago. His professional career began in 2014, and he has fought at Heavyweight in the UFC since 2016. In his first UFC fight, he lost to Francis Ngannou by doctor's stoppage in round 2 on Apr 10, 2016. Blaydes holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cody Donovan.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history22
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | Waldo Cortes Acosta | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg | Josh Hokit | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | Rizvan Kuniev | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Tom Aspinall | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:00 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Jailton Almeida | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:36 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | Sergei Pavlovich | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:08 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | Tom Aspinall | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:15 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | Chris Daukaus | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:17 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Derrick Lewis | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:26 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Alexander Volkov | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos | Junior Dos Santos | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:06 |
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| Sep 7, 2019 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Shamil Abdurakhimov | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:22 |
| Mar 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | Justin Willis | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | Francis Ngannou | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:45 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Alistair Overeem | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:56 |
| Feb 10, 2018 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | Mark Hunt | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 4, 2017 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | Aleksei Oleinik | W | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:39 |
| Jul 8, 2017 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | Daniel Omielanczuk | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 4, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | Adam Milstead | NC | Overturned | 2 | 0:59 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | Cody East | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:02 |
| Apr 10, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Francis Ngannou | L | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 |
How he is doing now
UFC record15-6, 1 NC22 fights since 2016
Pro record20-6-026 pro fights
Last fightSep 12beat Waldo Cortes Acosta
Last 53-2WLWLWNewest first. Won his last fight.
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Career
12years2014 to 2026
- 2016UFC debutLost to Francis Ngannou
- Sep 12, 2026Latest fightBeat Waldo Cortes Acosta
Title fights
- Jul 27, 2024: lost vs Tom AspinallUFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
How his UFC fights ended
15 wins
KO/TKO 8Decision 7
6 losses
KO/TKO 5Decision 1
Divisions
- Heavyweight: 15-62016 to 2026, 22 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Apr 10, 2016: lost to Francis Ngannou by KO/TKOFight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos, round 2, 5:00
Latest fight
Sep 12, 2026: beat Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decisionNoche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado, round 3, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters he has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
Francis Ngannou2 fights
0-2Blaydes trails
Apr 10, 2016 to Nov 24, 2018
Tom Aspinall2 fights, 1 for a title
1-1Level
Jul 23, 2022 to Jul 27, 2024
He has met 18 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.