Curtis "Razor" Blaydes is the current #4 ranked UFC Heavyweight rankings with a professional MMA record of 17 wins, 4 losses, and 1-N/C. Blaydes is a former All-American NJCAA Folkstyle Wrestler and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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Curtis Blaydes lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 222 against Sergei Pavlovich on April 22, 2023.
Curtis Lionell Blaydes was born on February 18, 1991, in Illinois, United States, and started training in wrestling when a friend introduced him to the sport. The vacation hobby soon became a career path once he realized his potential in the fight business.
'Razor' was National Junior College Athletic Association(NJCAA) heavyweight champion in 2012.
He was a security for a nightclub before signing up for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Curtis Blaydes made his UFC debut on April 10, 2016, against Francis Ngannou and lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
Throughout his UFC career, Blaydes has faced numerous fighters and has only lost to Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis in his career so far. He also has a No-Contest fight against Adam Milstead, overturned after testing positive for marijuana use.
The contenders who lost to Curtis Blaydes throughout his career are Cody East, Daniel Omielanczuk, Alexey Oleynik, Mark Hunt, Alistair Overeem, Justin Willis, Shamil Abdurakhinov, Junior dos Santos, Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Chris Daukaus, and Tom Aspinall.
Curtis Blades fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 266. Blaydes out-landed Rozenstruik as he connected with 113 strikes compared to Rozenstruick, who attempted 99 strikes in the entire fight and only managed to land 46.
Blaydes capitalized on Rozenstruiks's weak ground game as he took down Jiarzinho thrice and held him in ground control for over six minutes.
In the end, Curtis won the fight via a unanimous decision.
*Last updated on April 23, 2023.
