Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Mark Hunt
New ZealandMark Hunt
“Super Samoan”
13-14-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Curtis Blaydes def. Mark Hunt (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Curtis Blaydes
United StatesCurtis Blaydes
“Razor”
19-6-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Perth Arena, Perth, Australia

Curtis Blaydes defeated Mark Hunt by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold, held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena, Perth. The judges scored it 29-27, 30-26, 30-26, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

Fight stats

Mark Hunt
Curtis Blaydes
1
Knockdowns
0
14 of 32
Significant strikes
56 of 105
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
35 of 53
Total strikes
126 of 184
0 of 0
Takedowns
10 of 14
-
Takedown accuracy
71%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:07
Control time
9:35
Significant strikes by target
13 of 31
Head
46 of 95
0 of 0
Body
6 of 6
1 of 1
Leg
4 of 4
11 of 29
Distance
11 of 54
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
1 of 1
Ground
44 of 50

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
11 of 21
Sig. str.
9 of 35
15 of 25
Total str.
29 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
2:16
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 9
Sig. str.
16 of 32
13 of 20
Total str.
36 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
2:37
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 2
Sig. str.
31 of 38
7 of 8
Total str.
61 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 6
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
4:42

Judges' Scorecards

Howie Booth
#HuntBlaydes
1--
2--
3--
Total2729
Evan Field
#HuntBlaydes
1--
2--
3--
Total2630
Adam Metcalf
#HuntBlaydes
1--
2--
3--
Total2630

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Hunt
-
22
Blaydes
●29-27 Blaydes×13●29-28 Blaydes×5●30-27 Blaydes×3●30-28 Blaydes
All 22 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

2%
Hunt
5%
Draw
94%
Blaydes
63 fan scorecards submitted
●29-27 Blaydes47.6%●29-28 Blaydes23.8%●30-26 Blaydes11.1%●30-27 Blaydes6.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Hunt
R2
92%
Blaydes
R3
62%
Blaydes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Mark Hunt
+150
40% implied win probability
Open: +133Best: +169
Curtis Blaydes
-179
64% implied win probability
Open: -158Best: -160

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Mark HuntCurtis Blaydes
40%50%60%70%Feb 2Feb 5Feb 8Feb 11Feb 2, 1:00 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +133 (43%)Feb 2, 1:51 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +132 (43%)Feb 2, 3:24 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +137 (42%)Feb 3, 6:03 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +140 (42%)Feb 3, 9:12 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +145 (41%)Feb 3, 9:27 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +140 (42%)Feb 4, 3:09 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 4, 8:45 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +132 (43%)Feb 5, 2:42 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +133 (43%)Feb 5, 5:30 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +134 (43%)Feb 5, 7:18 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 5, 2:03 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +138 (42%)Feb 5, 11:27 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 6, 6:00 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +138 (42%)Feb 6, 6:09 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +137 (42%)Feb 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +136 (42%)Feb 6, 10:33 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +137 (42%)Feb 6, 10:36 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 6, 11:30 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +136 (42%)Feb 6, 11:33 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 6, 8:48 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +136 (42%)Feb 6, 9:24 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +138 (42%)Feb 8, 12:24 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +137 (42%)Feb 9, 4:23 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +138 (42%)Feb 9, 4:38 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +137 (42%)Feb 11, 6:23 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +133 (43%)Feb 11, 6:24 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +128 (44%)Feb 11, 6:25 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +126 (44%)Feb 11, 6:27 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +124 (45%)Feb 11, 7:15 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +122 (45%)Feb 11, 7:19 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +120 (45%)Feb 11, 7:25 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +121 (45%)Feb 11, 8:37 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +123 (45%)Feb 11, 8:50 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +123 (45%)Feb 11, 9:15 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +124 (45%)Feb 11, 10:20 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +124 (45%)Feb 11, 10:25 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +125 (44%)Feb 11, 10:35 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +126 (44%)Feb 11, 10:35 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +126 (44%)Feb 11, 10:40 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +127 (44%)Feb 11, 10:44 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +130 (43%)Feb 11, 10:50 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +130 (43%)Feb 11, 10:55 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +131 (43%)Feb 11, 11:05 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +133 (43%)Feb 11, 11:05 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +134 (43%)Feb 11, 11:08 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +135 (43%)Feb 11, 11:12 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +134 (43%)Feb 11, 11:16 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +136 (42%)Feb 11, 11:20 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +138 (42%)Feb 11, 11:20 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +140 (42%)Feb 11, 11:35 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +140 (42%)Feb 11, 11:44 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +142 (41%)Feb 11, 11:50 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +145 (41%)Feb 11, 11:55 AM UTC · Mark Hunt +146 (41%)Feb 11, 12:05 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +147 (40%)Feb 11, 12:05 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +147 (40%)Feb 11, 12:10 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +143 (41%)Feb 11, 12:20 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +145 (41%)Feb 11, 12:24 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +148 (40%)Feb 11, 12:25 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +149 (40%)Feb 11, 12:25 PM UTC · Mark Hunt +150 (40%)Feb 2, 1:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Feb 2, 1:51 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -149 (60%)Feb 2, 3:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -155 (61%)Feb 3, 6:03 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -158 (61%)Feb 3, 9:12 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -164 (62%)Feb 3, 9:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -158 (61%)Feb 4, 3:09 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -152 (60%)Feb 4, 8:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -149 (60%)Feb 5, 2:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Feb 5, 5:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -152 (60%)Feb 5, 7:18 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -153 (60%)Feb 5, 2:03 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -156 (61%)Feb 5, 11:27 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Feb 6, 6:00 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -161 (62%)Feb 6, 6:09 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -160 (62%)Feb 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 6, 10:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 6, 10:36 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Feb 6, 11:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 6, 11:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Feb 6, 8:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 6, 9:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -161 (62%)Feb 8, 12:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -162 (62%)Feb 9, 4:23 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -163 (62%)Feb 9, 4:38 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -163 (62%)Feb 11, 6:23 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -158 (61%)Feb 11, 6:24 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -153 (60%)Feb 11, 6:25 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Feb 11, 6:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -148 (60%)Feb 11, 7:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -146 (59%)Feb 11, 7:19 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -144 (59%)Feb 11, 7:25 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -145 (59%)Feb 11, 8:37 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -147 (60%)Feb 11, 8:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -148 (60%)Feb 11, 9:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -149 (60%)Feb 11, 10:20 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Feb 11, 10:25 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Feb 11, 10:35 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -151 (60%)Feb 11, 10:35 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -152 (60%)Feb 11, 10:40 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -152 (60%)Feb 11, 10:44 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -154 (61%)Feb 11, 10:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -155 (61%)Feb 11, 10:55 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -155 (61%)Feb 11, 11:05 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Feb 11, 11:05 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 11, 11:08 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -160 (62%)Feb 11, 11:12 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -159 (61%)Feb 11, 11:16 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -163 (62%)Feb 11, 11:20 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -165 (62%)Feb 11, 11:20 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -167 (63%)Feb 11, 11:35 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -168 (63%)Feb 11, 11:44 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -171 (63%)Feb 11, 11:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -173 (63%)Feb 11, 11:55 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -175 (64%)Feb 11, 12:05 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -175 (64%)Feb 11, 12:05 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -176 (64%)Feb 11, 12:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -172 (63%)Feb 11, 12:20 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -173 (63%)Feb 11, 12:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -178 (64%)Feb 11, 12:25 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -179 (64%)Feb 11, 12:25 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -179 (64%)+150-179
SportsbookMark HuntCurtis Blaydes
BetOnline+165-190
Bookmaker+155-198
Bovada+130-160
Pinnacle+169-192
unibet+130-162

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes?

Curtis Blaydes defeated Mark Hunt by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold, held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena, Perth. The judges scored it 29-27, 30-26, 30-26, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes?

The judges scored it 29-27, 30-26, 30-26, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

Was Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 94% of 63 fan cards scored it for Curtis Blaydes; 100% of 22 media scores picked Curtis Blaydes.

Full robbery index →
Referee
John Sharp
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Mark Hunt 52%48% Curtis Blaydes

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

Mark Hunt
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Curtis Blaydes
Complete Fighter
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power93
87Speed92
97Precision92
96Durability94
55Engine95
47Wrestling95
63Ground90

Biggest edge Curtis Blaydes, Takedowns +48

Attribute by attribute

Mark Hunt is on the left of every row, Curtis Blaydes on the right.
99Punch power95
83Kick power91
98Punch speed93
75Kick speed91
97Accuracy92
47Takedowns95
74Ground striking95
52Submissions84
96Chin93
96Body strength95
55Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

13-14-1 (1 NC)
Record
19-6-0 (1 NC)
1763
Power Index rating
1746
0
Win Streak
0
52
Age
35
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
80"
203 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
New Zealand
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.81
SLpM
4.18
43%
Str. Acc.
52%
2.90
SApM
2.76
51%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

0.51
TD Avg.
5.12
55%
TD Acc.
47%
64%
TD Def.
35%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Mark Hunt · 1-4
  • W
    Sonny Bill Williams
    SBW vs. Hunt · Nov 5, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 1:48 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Paul Gallen
    Sydney Super Fight · Dec 16, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    Justin Willis
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 4:26 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Curtis Blaydes
    UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Curtis Blaydes · 2-3
  • L
    Josh Hokit
    UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Rizvan Kuniev
    UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tom Aspinall
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Interim Heavyweight
  • W
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 20 fights
27.4
Avg sig. strikes
39.2
0.41
Avg takedowns
2.90
1:10
Avg control time
4:08
103
Career high strikes
174
2
Career high TDs
14

Strike Distribution

Mark Hunt
Strike target
Curtis Blaydes
79%
Head
73%
11%
Body
11%
11%
Leg
15%
Mark Hunt
Strike position
Curtis Blaydes
85%
Distance
54%
7%
Clinch
18%
8%
Ground
28%