Blachowicz vs Ulberg

Who won Blachowicz vs Ulberg?

Carlos Ulberg beat Jan Blachowicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Carlos Ulberg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Blachowicz vs Ulberg stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Carlos Ulberg made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jan Blachowicz's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Carlos Ulberg marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Carlos Ulberg's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Ulberg had a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a large advantage over Ulberg, boasting a 31% submission rate over Ulberg's 9%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 8 years, at 42 years old.

Ulberg 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 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Ulberg, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 73 more professional rounds, 98 to Ulberg's 25.

Blachowicz vs Ulberg form

Blachowicz had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

He had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Ulberg had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Da Un Jung at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

He had defeated Nick Negumereanu at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jan Blachowicz had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 14 days ago, while Carlos Ulberg's last outing had been 6 months and 20 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Ulberg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Blachowicz vs Ulberg start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Blachowicz vs Ulberg?

Jan Blachowicz was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Ulberg made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.