Professional Record
20-6-0 (1 NC)
Current Elo Rating
1813
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#6
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#55
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 193 cm
- Reach
- 203 cm
- Weight
- 117 kg
- Age
- 35 years
- Place of birth
- Naperville, United States
- UFC debut
- April 10, 2016
- Team / gym
- Dutch Style MMA/ UFC Gym Lombard IL
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Curtis Blaydes has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Curtis Blaydesvs.Waldo Cortés Acosta
W · decision
- Date
- September 12, 2026
- Elo change
- +25
Career Statistics
Professional Record
20-6-0
UFC Record
15-6-0
21 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,813
Peak Elo
1,903
Wins by method
8KO/TKO0Submissions7Decisions
Finish rate53.3%
From peak-90
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 0-1
- Best recorded streak: 5 straight wins
Elo History
21 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1813
Peak Elo
1903
Total
+313
UFC Fight History
Sep 12, 2026
Decision
Elo
1813
Change
+25
Apr 11, 2026
Decision
Elo
1788
Change
-47
Jun 21, 2025
Decision
Elo
1835
Change
+6
Jul 27, 2024
TKO
Title fight
Elo
1828
Change
-58
Mar 09, 2024
Jailton Almeida
TKO
Elo
1886
Change
+42
Apr 22, 2023
TKO
Elo
1844
Change
-59
Jul 23, 2022
TKO
Elo
1903
Change
+51
Mar 26, 2022
Chris Daukaus
TKO
Elo
1852
Change
+36
Sep 25, 2021
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Decision
Elo
1816
Change
+28
Feb 20, 2021
TKO
Elo
1789
Change
-63
Jun 20, 2020
Decision
Elo
1852
Change
+26
Jan 25, 2020
TKO
Elo
1826
Change
+61
Sep 07, 2019
Shamil Abdurakhimov
TKO
Elo
1764
Change
+46
Mar 23, 2019
Justin Willis
Decision
Elo
1718
Change
+28
Nov 24, 2018
Francis Ngannou
TKO
Elo
1690
Change
-40
Jun 09, 2018
TKO
Elo
1729
Change
+72
Feb 10, 2018
Mark Hunt
Decision
Elo
1658
Change
+39
Nov 04, 2017
Alexey Oleynik
TKO
Elo
1619
Change
+64
Jul 08, 2017
Daniel Omielańczuk
Decision
Elo
1555
Change
+36
Oct 01, 2016
Cody East
TKO
Elo
1519
Change
+64
Apr 10, 2016
Francis Ngannou
TKO
Elo
1455
Change
-45
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | W | Waldo Cortés Acosta | Decision | 1813 | +25 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | L | Josh Hokit | Decision | 1788 | -47 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | W | Rizvan Kuniev | Decision | 1835 | +6 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | L | Tom Aspinall | TKO | 1828 | -58 |
| Mar 09, 2024 | W | Jailton Almeida | TKO | 1886 | +42 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | L | Sergei Pavlovich | TKO | 1844 | -59 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | W | Tom Aspinall | TKO | 1903 | +51 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | W | Chris Daukaus | TKO | 1852 | +36 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision | 1816 | +28 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | L | Derrick Lewis | TKO | 1789 | -63 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | W | Alexander Volkov | Decision | 1852 | +26 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | W | Junior dos Santos | TKO | 1826 | +61 |
| Sep 07, 2019 | W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO | 1764 | +46 |
| Mar 23, 2019 | W | Justin Willis | Decision | 1718 | +28 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | L | Francis Ngannou | TKO | 1690 | -40 |
| Jun 09, 2018 | W | Alistair Overeem | TKO | 1729 | +72 |
| Feb 10, 2018 | W | Mark Hunt | Decision | 1658 | +39 |
| Nov 04, 2017 | W | Alexey Oleynik | TKO | 1619 | +64 |
| Jul 08, 2017 | W | Daniel Omielańczuk | Decision | 1555 | +36 |
| Oct 01, 2016 | W | Cody East | TKO | 1519 | +64 |
| Apr 10, 2016 | L | Francis Ngannou | TKO | 1455 | -45 |
Fight history outside the UFC
5 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Feb 19, 2016
Luis Cortez
TKO · Punches · R3 · 0:41
RFA · RFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo
Apr 10, 2015
Allen Crowder
TKO · R2 · 2:30
BS · Battle in the South 10
Nov 15, 2014
Brad Faylor
TKO · R2 · 0:45
SCS · Sugar Creek Showdown 23
Oct 11, 2014
William Baptiste
TKO · Punches · R1 · 2:14
XFO · XFO 53
Competitive Profile
Curtis Blaydes’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.