Błachowicz vs Reyes

Who won Błachowicz vs Reyes?

Jan Blachowicz beat Dominick Reyes by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 253, on Saturday 26th September 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Błachowicz vs Reyes stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Dominick Reyes made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Jan Blachowicz's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Dominick Reyes marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Dominick Reyes' came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Blachowicz had a large advantage in power over Reyes, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Reyes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a massive advantage over Reyes, boasting a 35% submission rate over Reyes' 0%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

Reyes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Blachowicz. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 9 months earlier than Reyes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 67 more professional rounds, 98 to Reyes' 31.

Błachowicz vs Reyes form

Blachowicz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Corey Anderson at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

He was victorious against Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night 136 on 15th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Dominick Reyes had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Spann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had lost to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Jon Jones at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dominick Reyes had been fighting more than Jan Blachowicz.

Going to this contest, Jan Blachowicz had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 15 days ago, while Dominick Reyes' last outing had been 9 months and 22 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Reyes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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