Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC); Justin Willis is 8-2-0. Justin Willis is 4 years older than Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Justin Willis. Curtis Blaydes is 3" · 8 cm taller than Justin Willis. They have met once: Curtis Blaydes 1, Justin Willis 0.
Style & credentials
- 2022Purple belt · BJJCody Donovan
- 2012Champion · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- 2012All-American · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- —Champion · State HS285 lb (Illinois, IHSA Class 3A)
No background on record
Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 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
1 early stoppage has 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
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis · Mar 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Full record · 10 fightsShow less
- WJuliano CoutinhoWSOF 31: Ivanov vs. Copeland · Jun 17, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
- W
- WYusuke KawaguchiInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 · Dec 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:43
- WJames KirbyGlobal Knockout · Jun 14, 2014TKO
- LHenry SolisROF 43: Bad Blood · Jun 2, 2012TKO · R2 · 4:32 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis (Sat, Mar 23, 2019), where Curtis Blaydes won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis?
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC) and Justin Willis is 8-2-0.
Who has the longer reach, Curtis Blaydes or Justin Willis?
Curtis Blaydes has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 78" · 198 cm for Justin Willis, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Curtis Blaydes or Justin Willis?
Curtis Blaydes is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Justin Willis stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Curtis Blaydes or Justin Willis?
Justin Willis is 39 and Curtis Blaydes is 35.
Who has more finishes, Curtis Blaydes or Justin Willis?
Curtis Blaydes has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Justin Willis has 4 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).