Curtis Blaydes vs Junior Dos Santos

Curtis Blaydes vs Junior Dos Santos: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 70% win rate. Junior Dos Santos is 15-8 at Heavyweight, winning 65.2% of the time. Curtis Blaydes is listed as active. Junior Dos Santos is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Curtis Blaydes leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos on Jan 25, 2020, won by Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO in round 2.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 1,044. Career peaks are 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,296 for Junior Dos Santos. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 57.1% finish rate. Junior Dos Santos has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Junior Dos Santos is 6' 4" with a reach of 77", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Junior Dos Santos is 42.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Curtis Blaydes has landed 809 significant strikes at 52.1% accuracy with 66 takedowns and 1h 27m of control time. Junior Dos Santos has landed 1,109 at 47.9% with 5 takedowns and 7:36 of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 1 title fight (0 won) against 5 (2 won) for Junior Dos Santos. They share 5 common opponents: Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Derrick Lewis, Francis Ngannou, Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt.