Aspinall vs Blaydes

Who won Aspinall vs Blaydes?

Tom Aspinall beat Curtis Blaydes by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Heavyweight championship.

Aspinall vs Blaydes stats

Tom Aspinall stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Curtis Blaydes made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Tom Aspinall's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Curtis Blaydes marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Tom Aspinall's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Curtis Blaydes' came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Aspinall had a slight advantage in power over Blaydes, with a 79% knock out percentage over Blaydes' 72%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aspinall had a large advantage over Blaydes, boasting a 21% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Tom Aspinall was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Aspinall had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blaydes. Despite this, Blaydes had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Aspinall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months later than Blaydes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 21 to Blaydes' 51.

Aspinall vs Blaydes form

Aspinall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London.

He was victorious against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Blaydes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Justin Willis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Francis NGannou at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing, China.

He was victorious against Mark Hunt at UFC 221 on 10th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tom Aspinall had been fighting more than Curtis Blaydes.

Going to this contest, Tom Aspinall had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Curtis Blaydes' last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 26 days ago.

Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Blaydes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Aspinall vs Blaydes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Aspinall vs Blaydes?

Tom Aspinall was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Curtis Blaydes made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.