Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov

Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 70% win rate. Shamil Abdurakhimov is 5-6 at Heavyweight, winning 45.5% of the time. Curtis Blaydes is listed as active. Shamil Abdurakhimov is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Curtis Blaydes leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier on Sep 7, 2019, won by Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO in round 2.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 875. Career peaks are 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,011 for Shamil Abdurakhimov. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 57.1% finish rate. Shamil Abdurakhimov has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 40% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Shamil Abdurakhimov is 6' 3" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Shamil Abdurakhimov is 44.

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. Shamil Abdurakhimov has landed 251 at 44.3% with 7 takedowns and 12:14 of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Shamil Abdurakhimov. They share 4 common opponents: Jailton Almeida, Sergei Pavlovich, Chris Daukaus, Derrick Lewis.