Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis

Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 70% win rate. Justin Willis is 4-1 at Heavyweight, winning 80% of the time. Curtis Blaydes is listed as active. Justin Willis is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Curtis Blaydes leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis on Mar 23, 2019, won by Curtis Blaydes by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 1,046. Career peaks are 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,078 for Justin Willis. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 57.1% finish rate. Justin Willis has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 25% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Justin Willis is 6' 1" with a reach of 78", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Justin Willis is 39.

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. Justin Willis has landed 211 at 59.3% with 4 takedowns and 6:27 of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Justin Willis. They share 1 common opponent: Mark Hunt.