Ultimate Fighting Calendar
HeavyweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Alistair Overeem
The Demolition Man
47-19-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 2:56
WIN
Curtis Blaydes
Razor
19-6-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, June 9, 2018
United Center, Chicago, United States

Curtis Blaydes defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO in round 3 (2:56) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago.

Fight stats

Alistair Overeem
Curtis Blaydes
0
Knockdowns
0
7 of 12
Significant strikes
37 of 53
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
70%
24 of 31
Total strikes
62 of 85
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 4
-
Takedown accuracy
100%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
7:47
Significant strikes by target
3 of 8
Head
32 of 48
4 of 4
Body
5 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
6 of 10
Distance
3 of 16
0 of 0
Clinch
12 of 14
1 of 2
Ground
22 of 23

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
1 of 3
Sig. str.
1 of 5
10 of 14
Total str.
9 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:19
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 5
Sig. str.
13 of 20
11 of 12
Total str.
25 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
2
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:31
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 4
Sig. str.
23 of 28
3 of 5
Total str.
28 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:57

Betting Odds

Alistair Overeem
+160
38% implied win probability
Open: +102Best: +175
Curtis Blaydes
-191
66% implied win probability
Open: -125Best: -175

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Alistair OvereemCurtis Blaydes
40%50%60%70%Apr 24May 10May 25Jun 10Apr 24, 7:48 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem -112 (53%)Apr 26, 3:36 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem -106 (51%)Apr 26, 7:30 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem -103 (51%)Apr 26, 9:51 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem -103 (51%)Apr 26, 12:36 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem -103 (51%)Apr 27, 9:12 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem -101 (50%)May 4, 7:33 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem -101 (50%)May 13, 7:24 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +101 (50%)May 17, 5:57 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +104 (49%)May 18, 3:45 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +105 (49%)May 18, 5:06 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +105 (49%)May 18, 9:27 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +105 (49%)May 19, 3:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +108 (48%)May 20, 12:30 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +108 (48%)May 22, 5:21 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +110 (48%)May 22, 10:09 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +112 (47%)May 25, 10:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +111 (47%)May 28, 4:18 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +111 (47%)May 28, 4:24 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +111 (47%)May 28, 7:27 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +112 (47%)May 29, 12:48 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +113 (47%)May 29, 1:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +115 (47%)May 29, 2:15 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +115 (47%)May 29, 10:06 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +118 (46%)May 31, 4:30 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +119 (46%)May 31, 9:51 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +120 (45%)Jun 1, 4:15 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +121 (45%)Jun 1, 10:39 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +123 (45%)Jun 2, 12:57 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +125 (44%)Jun 2, 10:51 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +127 (44%)Jun 2, 12:57 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +127 (44%)Jun 3, 1:33 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +127 (44%)Jun 3, 7:21 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +129 (44%)Jun 3, 10:30 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +130 (43%)Jun 4, 3:12 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +132 (43%)Jun 4, 8:42 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +133 (43%)Jun 4, 11:24 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +133 (43%)Jun 5, 2:42 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +134 (43%)Jun 5, 2:45 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +134 (43%)Jun 5, 4:12 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +134 (43%)Jun 5, 8:57 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +134 (43%)Jun 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +137 (42%)Jun 6, 10:00 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +135 (43%)Jun 7, 5:51 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +136 (42%)Jun 7, 5:57 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +136 (42%)Jun 7, 8:24 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +137 (42%)Jun 7, 8:33 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +137 (42%)Jun 8, 1:09 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +139 (42%)Jun 8, 9:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +140 (42%)Jun 8, 11:00 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +142 (41%)Jun 8, 3:27 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +142 (41%)Jun 8, 6:09 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +143 (41%)Jun 9, 2:09 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +145 (41%)Jun 9, 2:36 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +146 (41%)Jun 9, 3:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +146 (41%)Jun 9, 5:03 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +149 (40%)Jun 9, 5:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +148 (40%)Jun 9, 2:54 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +146 (41%)Jun 9, 3:06 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +147 (40%)Jun 9, 3:15 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +147 (40%)Jun 9, 10:36 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +148 (40%)Jun 9, 10:42 PM UTC · Alistair Overeem +148 (40%)Jun 10, 12:21 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +148 (40%)Jun 10, 4:18 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +150 (40%)Jun 10, 4:42 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +153 (40%)Jun 10, 4:54 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +155 (39%)Jun 10, 5:03 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +156 (39%)Jun 10, 5:12 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +156 (39%)Jun 10, 5:18 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +155 (39%)Jun 10, 5:24 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +156 (39%)Jun 10, 5:27 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +156 (39%)Jun 10, 6:42 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +156 (39%)Jun 10, 6:51 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +157 (39%)Jun 10, 7:06 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +157 (39%)Jun 10, 7:39 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +157 (39%)Jun 10, 7:42 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +158 (39%)Jun 10, 7:45 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +158 (39%)Jun 10, 8:15 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +160 (38%)Jun 10, 8:36 AM UTC · Alistair Overeem +160 (38%)Apr 24, 7:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -118 (54%)Apr 26, 3:36 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -124 (55%)Apr 26, 7:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -121 (55%)Apr 26, 9:51 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -120 (55%)Apr 26, 12:36 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -120 (55%)Apr 27, 9:12 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -122 (55%)May 4, 7:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -122 (55%)May 13, 7:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -124 (55%)May 17, 5:57 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -127 (56%)May 18, 3:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -129 (56%)May 18, 5:06 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -128 (56%)May 18, 9:27 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -128 (56%)May 19, 3:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -132 (57%)May 20, 12:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -132 (57%)May 22, 5:21 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -136 (58%)May 22, 10:09 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -138 (58%)May 25, 10:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -137 (58%)May 28, 4:18 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -137 (58%)May 28, 4:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -137 (58%)May 28, 7:27 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -139 (58%)May 29, 12:48 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -140 (58%)May 29, 1:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -142 (59%)May 29, 2:15 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -143 (59%)May 29, 10:06 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -145 (59%)May 31, 4:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -148 (60%)May 31, 9:51 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -148 (60%)Jun 1, 4:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -150 (60%)Jun 1, 10:39 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -152 (60%)Jun 2, 12:57 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -154 (61%)Jun 2, 10:51 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Jun 2, 12:57 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Jun 3, 1:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -157 (61%)Jun 3, 7:21 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -156 (61%)Jun 3, 10:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -158 (61%)Jun 4, 3:12 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -160 (62%)Jun 4, 8:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -162 (62%)Jun 4, 11:24 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -162 (62%)Jun 5, 2:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -162 (62%)Jun 5, 2:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -162 (62%)Jun 5, 4:12 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -164 (62%)Jun 5, 8:57 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -164 (62%)Jun 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -166 (62%)Jun 6, 10:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -164 (62%)Jun 7, 5:51 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -166 (62%)Jun 7, 5:57 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -166 (62%)Jun 7, 8:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -167 (63%)Jun 7, 8:33 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -167 (63%)Jun 8, 1:09 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -168 (63%)Jun 8, 9:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -170 (63%)Jun 8, 11:00 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -172 (63%)Jun 8, 3:27 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -172 (63%)Jun 8, 6:09 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -173 (63%)Jun 9, 2:09 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -175 (64%)Jun 9, 2:36 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -176 (64%)Jun 9, 3:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -176 (64%)Jun 9, 5:03 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -178 (64%)Jun 9, 5:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -176 (64%)Jun 9, 2:54 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -176 (64%)Jun 9, 3:06 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -177 (64%)Jun 9, 3:15 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -177 (64%)Jun 9, 10:36 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -178 (64%)Jun 9, 10:42 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -178 (64%)Jun 10, 12:21 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -178 (64%)Jun 10, 4:18 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -180 (64%)Jun 10, 4:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -183 (65%)Jun 10, 4:54 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -185 (65%)Jun 10, 5:03 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -188 (65%)Jun 10, 5:12 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -186 (65%)Jun 10, 5:18 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -186 (65%)Jun 10, 5:24 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -187 (65%)Jun 10, 5:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -187 (65%)Jun 10, 6:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -187 (65%)Jun 10, 6:51 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -188 (65%)Jun 10, 7:06 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -188 (65%)Jun 10, 7:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -186 (65%)Jun 10, 7:42 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -188 (65%)Jun 10, 7:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -188 (65%)Jun 10, 8:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -190 (66%)Jun 10, 8:36 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -191 (66%)+160-191
SportsbookAlistair OvereemCurtis Blaydes
BetOnline+170-200
Bookmaker+168-197
Bovada+175-225
Pinnacle+175-199
sports-interaction+135-175
unibet+155-200

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes?

Curtis Blaydes defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO in round 3 (2:56) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago.

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Alistair Overeem 61%39% 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)

Alistair Overeem
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Curtis Blaydes
Complete Fighter
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

99Power93
97Speed92
98Precision92
94Durability94
53Engine95
74Wrestling95
77Ground90

Biggest edge Curtis Blaydes, Cardio +42

Attribute by attribute

Alistair Overeem is on the left of every row, Curtis Blaydes on the right.
99Punch power95
98Kick power91
97Punch speed93
97Kick speed91
98Accuracy92
74Takedowns95
99Ground striking95
55Submissions84
90Chin93
97Body strength95
53Cardio95

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

Tale of the Tape

47-19-0 (1 NC)
Record
19-6-0 (1 NC)
1851
Power Index rating
1772
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
35
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
80"
203 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
Netherlands
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.67
SLpM
4.18
64%
Str. Acc.
52%
2.44
SApM
2.76
57%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

1.42
TD Avg.
5.12
55%
TD Acc.
47%
73%
TD Def.
35%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alistair Overeem · 2-2
  • NC
    Glory Collision 4 · Oct 8, 2022
    No Contest · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Sakai · Sep 5, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 8, 2019
    TKO · R5 · 4:56 · Heavyweight
Curtis Blaydes · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Interim Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 20 fights
35.8
Avg sig. strikes
39.2
0.50
Avg takedowns
2.90
2:24
Avg control time
4:08
92
Career high strikes
174
3
Career high TDs
14

Strike Distribution

Alistair Overeem
Strike target
Curtis Blaydes
54%
Head
73%
32%
Body
11%
14%
Leg
15%
Alistair Overeem
Strike position
Curtis Blaydes
44%
Distance
54%
20%
Clinch
18%
36%
Ground
28%