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Jun 21 2025
Saturday

Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Heavyweight
Rizvan Kuniev
Kuniev
Russian Federation flag
18-5-0
SD 3

Score cards

  • 29-28
  • 29-28
  • 28-29
SD 3
12-2-0

The tape

34
Age
32
6' 4" / 193 cm
Height
6' 4" / 193 cm
79.9" / 203 cm
Reach
76" / 193 cm

Tape record

KOKOKOKOKO
Form
KONCSUBKOKO
18
Wins
12
13
By KO
6
72
KO%
50
0
By SUB
2
0
SUB%
17
5
Loses
2
5
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
1
2014
Debut
2011
24
Bouts
16
51
Rounds
34
3 hours, 11 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 26 minutes

Tape rankings @ Heavyweight

5
UFC
-
-
Bellator
-
5
Tapology
-

Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev report

Who won Blaydes vs Kuniev?

Curtis Blaydes beat Rizvan Kuniev by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Curtis Blaydes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Blaydes vs Kuniev stats

Curtis Blaydes stepped 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 made 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 was Curtis Blaydes' 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Rizvan Kuniev marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Curtis Blaydes' UFC record stood at 14-5-0, while Rizvan Kuniev's came in at 0-1-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kuniev had an advantage over Blaydes, with a 17% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Curtis Blaydes was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Blaydes had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Blaydes was 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 had fought 17 more professional rounds, 54 to Kuniev's 37.

Blaydes vs Kuniev form

Curtis Blaydes had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Kuniev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Blaydes vs Kuniev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Blaydes vs Kuniev?

Curtis Blaydes was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Rizvan Kuniev made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.

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