Wikipedia: Curtis BlaydesCurtis Blaydes
"Razor"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Curtis Blaydes
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to counter uppercuts when dipping for takedown entries
- Difficulty recovering once caught by high-level power punchers on the feet
- Tendency to struggle against explosive counter-wrestlers
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Wrestling and Distance Control are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression70
- Cardio80
- Wrestling95
- Fight IQ78
- Distance Control88
- Finishing68
Prep for camp: Curtis Blaydes
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a heavy double-leg takedown as a primary entry to neutralize strikers
- Employs relentless ground-and-pound with short, devastating elbows from top control
- Uses a long jab and low calf kicks to set up blast doubles rather than extended boxing exchanges
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
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Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
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How Curtis has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent major injuries reported following his 2026 bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-04-11vs Josh HokitU Dec · R3 · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
- W2025-06-21vs Rizvan KunievS Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
- L2024-07-27vs Tom AspinallKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 304
- W2024-03-09vs Jailton AlmeidaKO/TKO · R2 · UFC 299
- L2023-04-22vs Sergei PavlovichKO/TKO · R1 · UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Availability
Fought most recently in April 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Curtis Blaydes is one of the most decorated and effective wrestlers in the history of the UFC Heavyweight division. While he has developed competent technical striking, his primary path to victory remains a suffocating top game characterized by relentless takedowns and brutal elbow strikes from the guard.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a heavy double-leg takedown as a primary entry to neutralize strikers
- Employs relentless ground-and-pound with short, devastating elbows from top control
- Uses a long jab and low calf kicks to set up blast doubles rather than extended boxing exchanges
- Pressure-heavy approach designed to back opponents against the fence for easier clinching
Signature Moves
- Double Leg Takedown
- Grounded Elbows
- Tripod Takedown
- Heavy Top Pressure
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to counter uppercuts when dipping for takedown entries
- Difficulty recovering once caught by high-level power punchers on the feet
- Tendency to struggle against explosive counter-wrestlers