Hawes vs Curtis

Who won Hawes vs Curtis?

Chris Curtis beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 268, on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hawes vs Curtis stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Curtis marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Chris Curtis' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Hawes had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 64% knock out percentage over Curtis' 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hawes had an advantage over Curtis, with a 18% submission rate over Curtis' 4%.

Phil Hawes was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Hawes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Curtis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hawes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 95 less professional rounds, 27 to Curtis' 122.

Hawes vs Curtis form

Chris Curtis had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Activity check

Hawes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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