Curtis Blaydes Biography: Curtis Blaydes is a professional MMA Boxer of America. He was born on February 18, 1991, in Naperville, Illinois, USA. He is currently competing in the Heavyweight Division of UFC. Blaydes is the number 4 boxer in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
Background Life of Curtis Blaydes
Blaydes was raised in Chicago with his four other siblings. He started wrestling at De La Salle Institute and won a state title. When his career was four years, he compiled an overall record of 95-18 with 121 takedowns. Anyway, he is also a good football player and played football for De La Salle as a defensive end. He completes his wrestling scholarship at Northern Illinois University. After that, he began fighting in amateur MMA, so he left the school and focused on a career in MMA.
Curtis was a famous IKF mature Champion.
Some Important information about Curtis Blaydes
Blaydes’sBaydes’ nickname is Razor. His residence is in Lakewood, Colorado, US, and his nationality of Course American.
Curtis’sCurtis’s height is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), and Wright is 259 Ib (117 kg; 18.5 st.) His Division is Heavyweight and Reach 80 in (203 cm)
Blaydes Teams name
Blaydes is a former player of Dutch Style MMA until 2016 and a Gym Lombard player. And now, he has been playing on Elevation Fight Team from 2016 to the Present.
What is the rank of Blaydes?
Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cody Donovan.
Curtis Blaydes MMA record
He total play 20 fights and wins in 16. By knockout in 11 and decision in 5 also Losses 3, by knockout three and No contests in 1 flight.
Curtis Medal Record
He represents US Collegiate Wrestling also the Harper Hawks.
Personal Life of Curtis Blaydes
Curtis has a daughter. The name of his Daughter is Harlie, from his previous relationship.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Carrer of Curtis Blaydes
Blades made his promotional debut on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86 against Francis Ngannou. He lost the fight via TKO at the end of the second round due to a doctor’s stoppage.
Blades next faced Cody East on October 1, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 96. He won the fight via TKO in the second round, earning his first UFC Performance of the Night bonus.
Blades faced Adam Milstead at UFC Fight Night 104 on February 4, 2017. After dominating the action throughout the first round, Blades won the fight via TKO after Milstead suffered a knee injury. Subsequently, the result was changed to no contest after Blades tested positive for marijuana.
Blades faced Daniel Omilanczuk at UFC 213 on July 8, 2017. He also won the fight by unanimous decision.
Blades faced Alexei Oleynyk at UFC 217 on November 4, 2017. He won the fight via TKO due to a doctor’sdoctor’s stoppage. The referee stopped the fight when Blades delivered an illegal kick to a downed opponent and called for a doctor to check on Oliny. The fight was stopped on the doctor’s advice. However, replays showed that the strike did not do significant damage (as it only grazed the ear), and the fight was ruled a win for the Blades.
Blades faced Mark Hunt at UFC 221 on February 11, 2018, and won the fight unanimously.
Blades faced Alistair Overeem at UFC 225 on June 9, 2018. He won the fight via TKO due to an elbow in the third round.
Blades faced Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC Fight Night 141 on November 24, 2018, losing the fight via TKO in the first round.
Blades faced Justin Willis on March 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 148. Blades continued to wear Willis down, scoring multiple takedowns and knocking Willis out in the second round to win the fight via unanimous decision.
Blades face Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 242 on September 7, 2019. Curtis won the fight by TKO in the second round.
Blades Jr. faced dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 166 on January 25, 2020, and won the fight by technical knockout in the second round.
Blades faced Alexander Volkov on June 20, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Blades vs. Volkov. He won the fight by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, and 48-46).
Blades was scheduled to face Derrick Lewis on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Blades vs. Lewis. However, he tested positive for the coronavirus, and thus, the fight was canceled. The pair were rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 185 on February 20, 2021. Blades lost the fight by knockout in the second round. After fighting his contract, he became a free agent and signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC in May.
Blades faces Jairjinho Rosenstruik at UFC 266 on September 25, 2021. Blades won the fight by unanimous decision.
Blades face Chris Duckous at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26, 2022. He won the fight by TKO early in the second round. It also earned him the Performance of the Night award.
Blaydes will face Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 208 on July 23, 2022.
Championships and accomplishments of Blaydes
MMA in UFC: He Performance three times of the night vs. Cody East and Alistair Overeem. Also, Chris Dawkins.
Blaydes is the most takedown in a fight in UFC division history.
Folkstyle wrestling in NJCAA: He is a National Champion out of Harper College and also All America in NJCAA.
Curtis Blaydes’s Salary and Net Worth
Blaydes’s net worth is $5 million. The primary source of his income is professional football. Its annual salary is $100,000. From the Fight Pers, he made most of his money. The biggest prize means from the fight against Alastair Obserm was $195,000. He also has approval from many national and international bands.
