Blaydes vs Kuniev

When is Blaydes vs Kuniev?

Curtis Blaydes will square off against Rizvan Kuniev during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 in Seattle.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Blaydes vs Kuniev stats

Curtis Blaydes steps into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rizvan Kuniev will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Curtis Blaydes' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Rizvan Kuniev will be making their debut in the UFC.

Curtis Blaydes' UFC record currently stands at 13-5-0.

The stats suggest Blaydes has a large advantage in power over Kuniev, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Kuniev's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Kuniev will have an advantage over Blaydes, with a 17% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Curtis Blaydes is the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Blaydes has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Blaydes is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months later than Kuniev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 17 more professional rounds, 51 to Kuniev's 34.

Blaydes vs Kuniev form

Curtis Blaydes has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Tom Aspinall 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 won against Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Blaydes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Kuniev's last 2 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Blaydes vs Kuniev?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Blaydes vs Kuniev yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.