Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Alistair Overeem
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
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
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

47-19-0 (1 NC)
Record
19-6-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
35
6'4"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
80"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alistair Overeem · 3-2
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs VolkovSat, Feb 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Augusto Sakai
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs SakaiSat, Sep 5, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Walt Harris
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs HarrisSat, May 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs RozenstruikSun, Dec 8, 2019
    TKO · R5 · 4:56 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs OleinikSat, Apr 20, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Heavyweight
Curtis Blaydes · 2-3
  • L
    Josh Hokit
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Rizvan Kuniev
    UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Jun 21, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tom Aspinall
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs BlaydesSat, 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%