Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes

Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes: Matchup Breakdown

Alistair Overeem is 12-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 60% win rate. Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 at Heavyweight, winning 70% of the time. Alistair Overeem is listed as retired. Curtis Blaydes is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Curtis Blaydes leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 on Jun 9, 2018, won by Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO in round 3.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 1,000. Career peaks are 1,056 for Alistair Overeem and 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes. Alistair Overeem has 9 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 12 victories, a 75% finish rate. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 57.1% of the time.

Alistair Overeem stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Curtis Blaydes is 6' 4" with a reach of 80", orthodox. Their reach is identical. Alistair Overeem is 46, Curtis Blaydes is 35.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Alistair Overeem has landed 715 significant strikes at 74.3% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 48:09 of control time. Curtis Blaydes has landed 809 at 52.1% with 66 takedowns and 1h 27m of control.

Alistair Overeem has 1 title fight (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Curtis Blaydes. They share 7 common opponents: Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Aleksei Oleinik, Sergei Pavlovich, Francis Ngannou, Mark Hunt, Junior Dos Santos.