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 3 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 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Andrei Arlovski at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alan Baudot at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Blaydes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

He was victorious against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tom Aspinall had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 5 days ago, while Curtis Blaydes' last outing had been 1 year and 19 days ago.

Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Blaydes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 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.