Curtis Blaydes vs Junior Dos Santos
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC); Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0. Junior Dos Santos is 7 years older than Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Junior Dos Santos. They have met once: Curtis Blaydes 1, Junior Dos Santos 0.
Style & credentials
- 2022Purple belt · BJJCody Donovan
- 2012Champion · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- 2012All-American · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- —Champion · State HS285 lb (Illinois, IHSA Class 3A)
- 2012Black belt · BJJYuri Carlton
- 2011UFC Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
8 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WNoche UFC: Silva vs Delgado · Sep 12, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis · Mar 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- NC
- WCody EastUFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson · Oct 1, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Heavyweight
- L
- WLuis CortezRFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo · Feb 19, 2016TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBrad FaylorSugar Creek Showdown 23 · Nov 15, 2014TKO · R2 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WWilliam BaptisteXFO 53 · Oct 11, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
- WLorenzo HoodXFO 51 · May 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Heavyweight
Full record · 32 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- LUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN · Jun 11, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LJoaquim FerreiraSao Paulo Regional · Nov 10, 2007SUB
- WJair GonçalvesBrazil Regional · Sep 29, 2007TKO
- WEdson RamosBrazil Regional · Apr 29, 2007TKO
- WJoaquim FerreiraBrazil Regional · Apr 29, 2007SUB
- WEduardo MaiorinoSao Paulo Regional · Dec 9, 2006SUB
- WJailson Silva SantosDemo Fight · Jul 16, 2006TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 25, 2021LTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:47Sat, Aug 15, 2020
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:26Sat, Feb 20, 2021WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:58Sat, Mar 9, 2019
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:45Sat, Nov 24, 2018LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:11Sat, Jun 29, 2019
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 2:56Sat, Jun 9, 2018LTKO · ROUND 2 · 4:43Sat, Dec 19, 2015
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Feb 11, 2018WTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:18Sat, May 25, 2013
Frequently asked questions
Have Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos (Sat, Jan 25, 2020), where Curtis Blaydes won by TKO.
What are the records of Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos?
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC) and Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Curtis Blaydes or Junior Dos Santos?
Curtis Blaydes has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Junior Dos Santos, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Curtis Blaydes or Junior Dos Santos?
Neither. Both stand 6'4" · 193 cm.
Who is older, Curtis Blaydes or Junior Dos Santos?
Junior Dos Santos is 42 and Curtis Blaydes is 35.
Who has more finishes, Curtis Blaydes or Junior Dos Santos?
Curtis Blaydes has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Junior Dos Santos has 16 wins (14 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).