Curtis Blaydes is a professional mixed martial artist from the United States of America who has a career that is a decade old. He currently fights in the heavyweight division of the leading professional mixed martial arts organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Blaydes made his debut as a professional in 2014 and fought in various fight promotions before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Curtis Blaydes made his amateur mixed martial arts debut on September 19, 2012, and competed in five bouts. He won all of these fights and amassed an amateur record of five wins and zero losses before making his professional debut against Lorenzo Hood at XFO 51 on May 31, 2014. Blaydes dispatched Hood in the first round by a TKO to win the fight and start his professional career on a winning note.
After compiling a clinical professional record of five wins and no loss, Curtis Blaydes stepped his feet inside a UFC octagon for the first time on April 10, 2016, against Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night Rothwell vs. dos Santos. He was defeated by a second-round TKO in his promotional debut in the company by hands of Ngannou. However, Blaydes bounced back to winning ways and kept winning fights on the trot. As of July 2024, he is ranked as the No. 4 ranked heavyweight fighter in the UFC. Blaydes is set to lock horns with Tom Aspinall in the co-main event of UFC 304 on July 27, 2024.
Curtis Blaydes’ Losses
Curtis Blaydes has lost four fights in his professional mixed martial arts career.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou
The former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou welcomed Curtis Blaydes in the octagon on his promotional debut for the UFC. The duo took on each other on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos. Blaydes lost the fight via a second-round TKO and suffered the first loss of his professional career.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou 2
Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou cross paths with each other in a second fight on November 4, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. Blaydes didn’t last long in the match and ended up losing via a first-round TKO, thus suffering the second professional loss of his career.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Curtis Blaydes faced Derrick Lewis on February 20, 2021, in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. Lewis knocked out Blaydes in the second round to win the fight and hand Blaydes his third professional loss.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes
Sergei Pavlocivh and Curtis Blaydes squared off against each other at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on April 22, 2023. Pavlovich made quick work of Blaydes and finished him in the first round by a TKO to win the fight and hand Blaydes his fourth professional loss.
FAQs on Curtis Blaydes' losses
A. He has lost four fights as of July 2024.
A. As of July 2024, Curtis Blaydes maintains a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 1 loss.
A. He made his professional MMA debut in 2014.
A. As of July 25, 2024, Curtis Blaydes has been defeated by Francis Ngannou two times, Derrick Lewis, and Sergei Pavlovich.
A. He competes in the UFC heavyweight division.
