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Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis

Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Feb 20, 2021Odds at the close
Derrick Lewis def. Curtis Blaydes · KO/TKO, round 2 (1:26)
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Curtis
Blaydes
Heavyweight
Record
14-2
UFC
9-2
Age
30
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox
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BlaydesLewis
Closing line
76%24%
Opened −300 / +250, closed −330 / +310. The line moved toward Curtis Blaydes since it opened.
Underdog
Derrick
Lewis
Heavyweight
Record
24-7
UFC
15-5
Age
36
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Curtis BlaydesDerrick Lewis
Significant strikes28 of 527 of 23
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 30 of 0
Control time0:150:02
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
9
Round 1
15
9
Round 2
■ Curtis Blaydes ■ Derrick Lewis Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Aleksei Oleinik
Curtis Blaydes
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Nov 2017 · landed 0.8 more significant strikes a minute
Derrick Lewis
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Aug 2020 · landed 6.2 more significant strikes a minute
Alexander Volkov
Curtis Blaydes
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jun 2020 · landed 1.5 more significant strikes a minute
Derrick Lewis
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Oct 2018 · Volkov landed 5.5 more a minute
Junior Dos Santos
Curtis Blaydes
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jan 2020 · landed 3.4 more significant strikes a minute
Derrick Lewis
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Mar 2019 · Santos landed 3.2 more a minute
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Curtis Blaydes
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Sep 2019 · landed 3.0 more significant strikes a minute
Derrick Lewis
Won · KO/TKO, round 4
Dec 2016 · landed 1.3 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez KO/TKO, round 1 (3:05)Underdog won +150−190 +170−200 —— 38%62% Chris Daukaus def. Aleksei Oleinik KO/TKO, round 1 (1:55) −192+155 −140+120 —— 63%37% Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski submission, round 2 (1:09) −278+215 −275+235 —— 70%30% Casey O'Neill def. Shana Dobson KO/TKO, round 2 (3:41) −165+134 −185+160 —— 59%41% Darrick Minner def. Charles Rosa decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +150−194 +125−145 —— 38%62% Jared Gordon def. Danny Chavez decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +100−124 −180+155 —— 47%53% John Castaneda def. Eddie Wineland KO/TKO, round 1 (4:44) −125+100 +130−150 —— 53%47% Serghei Spivac def. Jared Vanderaa KO/TKO, round 2 (4:32) —+200 —— —— 68%32% Julian Erosa def. Nate Landwehr KO/TKO, round 1 (0:56)Underdog won +100−124 +130−150 —— 47%53% Yana Santos def. Ketlen Vieira decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won —−278 —— —— 30%70% Phil Hawes def. Nassourdine Imavov decision, 3 rounds −125+100 −115−105 —— 53%47%