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 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that 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.

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

He was victorious against Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Blaydes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 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.