Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Curtis Blaydes
Razor
19-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Curtis Blaydes def. Shamil Abdurakhimov (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:22
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Abrek
20-8-0
Saturday, September 7, 2019
The Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Curtis Blaydes defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov by TKO in round 2 (2:22) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Curtis Blaydes
Shamil Abdurakhimov
0
Knockdowns
0
25 of 43
Significant strikes
3 of 8
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
46 of 74
Total strikes
3 of 8
5 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
6:08
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
23 of 41
Head
3 of 7
1 of 1
Body
0 of 1
1 of 1
Leg
0 of 0
2 of 10
Distance
3 of 8
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
23 of 33
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 24
Sig. str.
1 of 5
25 of 43
Total str.
1 of 5
4 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:02
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 19
Sig. str.
2 of 3
21 of 31
Total str.
2 of 3
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:06
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Curtis Blaydes
-533
84% implied win probability
Open: -315Best: -495
Shamil Abdurakhimov
+373
21% implied win probability
Open: +238Best: +415

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Curtis BlaydesShamil Abdurakhimov
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%Aug 20Aug 26Sep 1Sep 7Aug 20, 12:35 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -285 (74%)Aug 20, 1:35 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -300 (75%)Aug 22, 6:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -305 (75%)Aug 22, 6:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -319 (76%)Aug 24, 6:20 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -324 (76%)Aug 24, 11:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -327 (77%)Aug 25, 10:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -335 (77%)Aug 26, 1:40 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -338 (77%)Aug 26, 11:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -340 (77%)Aug 27, 10:25 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -343 (77%)Aug 28, 6:40 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -349 (78%)Aug 28, 6:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -343 (77%)Aug 28, 6:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -349 (78%)Aug 28, 2:05 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -351 (78%)Aug 29, 4:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -353 (78%)Aug 29, 10:38 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -360 (78%)Aug 31, 6:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -362 (78%)Aug 31, 12:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -362 (78%)Sep 1, 4:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -361 (78%)Sep 1, 4:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -379 (79%)Sep 1, 6:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -379 (79%)Sep 1, 6:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -378 (79%)Sep 1, 8:40 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -386 (79%)Sep 1, 11:35 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -384 (79%)Sep 2, 3:35 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -398 (80%)Sep 2, 4:40 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -422 (81%)Sep 2, 1:03 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -422 (81%)Sep 2, 1:15 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -445 (82%)Sep 2, 9:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -440 (81%)Sep 3, 1:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -440 (81%)Sep 3, 6:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -441 (82%)Sep 3, 7:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -455 (82%)Sep 3, 7:40 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -446 (82%)Sep 3, 9:40 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -449 (82%)Sep 3, 11:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -475 (83%)Sep 4, 1:35 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -486 (83%)Sep 4, 2:20 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -487 (83%)Sep 4, 5:10 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -486 (83%)Sep 4, 6:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -483 (83%)Sep 4, 8:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -480 (83%)Sep 5, 3:10 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -479 (83%)Sep 5, 7:10 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -483 (83%)Sep 5, 6:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -492 (83%)Sep 5, 9:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -495 (83%)Sep 6, 12:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -501 (83%)Sep 6, 1:00 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -500 (83%)Sep 6, 5:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -505 (83%)Sep 6, 1:38 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -499 (83%)Sep 6, 5:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -496 (83%)Sep 6, 8:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -498 (83%)Sep 7, 12:50 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -502 (83%)Sep 7, 4:00 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -504 (83%)Sep 7, 7:40 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -499 (83%)Sep 7, 11:20 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -498 (83%)Sep 7, 2:55 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -499 (83%)Sep 7, 3:25 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -492 (83%)Sep 7, 3:40 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -492 (83%)Sep 7, 4:15 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -479 (83%)Sep 7, 4:25 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -491 (83%)Sep 7, 4:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -491 (83%)Sep 7, 4:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -496 (83%)Sep 7, 4:35 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -507 (84%)Sep 7, 4:35 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -515 (84%)Sep 7, 5:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -515 (84%)Sep 7, 5:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -522 (84%)Sep 7, 6:00 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -522 (84%)Sep 7, 6:10 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -539 (84%)Sep 7, 6:23 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -527 (84%)Sep 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -527 (84%)Sep 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -536 (84%)Sep 7, 6:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -533 (84%)Sep 7, 6:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -533 (84%)Sep 7, 6:50 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -536 (84%)Sep 7, 6:55 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -533 (84%)Aug 20, 12:35 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +225 (31%)Aug 20, 1:35 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +230 (30%)Aug 22, 6:15 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +224 (31%)Aug 22, 6:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +233 (30%)Aug 24, 6:20 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +240 (29%)Aug 24, 11:45 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +245 (29%)Aug 25, 10:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +249 (29%)Aug 26, 1:40 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +251 (28%)Aug 26, 11:30 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +254 (28%)Aug 27, 10:25 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +256 (28%)Aug 28, 6:40 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +260 (28%)Aug 28, 6:45 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +256 (28%)Aug 28, 6:50 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +260 (28%)Aug 28, 2:05 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +261 (28%)Aug 29, 4:45 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +262 (28%)Aug 29, 10:38 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +266 (27%)Aug 31, 6:50 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +267 (27%)Aug 31, 12:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +267 (27%)Sep 1, 4:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +275 (27%)Sep 1, 4:45 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +275 (27%)Sep 1, 6:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +279 (26%)Sep 1, 6:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +286 (26%)Sep 1, 8:40 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +284 (26%)Sep 1, 11:35 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +282 (26%)Sep 2, 3:35 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +282 (26%)Sep 2, 4:40 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +293 (25%)Sep 2, 1:03 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +310 (24%)Sep 2, 1:15 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +310 (24%)Sep 2, 9:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +320 (24%)Sep 3, 1:50 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +320 (24%)Sep 3, 6:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +327 (23%)Sep 3, 7:30 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +328 (23%)Sep 3, 7:40 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +321 (24%)Sep 3, 9:40 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +323 (24%)Sep 3, 11:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +336 (23%)Sep 4, 1:35 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +337 (23%)Sep 4, 2:20 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +342 (23%)Sep 4, 5:10 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +340 (23%)Sep 4, 6:30 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +339 (23%)Sep 4, 8:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +338 (23%)Sep 5, 3:10 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +340 (23%)Sep 5, 7:10 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +340 (23%)Sep 5, 6:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +350 (22%)Sep 5, 9:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +352 (22%)Sep 6, 12:50 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +356 (22%)Sep 6, 1:00 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +355 (22%)Sep 6, 5:45 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +358 (22%)Sep 6, 1:38 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +355 (22%)Sep 6, 5:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +353 (22%)Sep 6, 8:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +354 (22%)Sep 7, 12:50 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +356 (22%)Sep 7, 4:00 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +357 (22%)Sep 7, 7:40 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +355 (22%)Sep 7, 11:20 AM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +354 (22%)Sep 7, 2:55 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +354 (22%)Sep 7, 3:25 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +356 (22%)Sep 7, 3:40 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +350 (22%)Sep 7, 4:15 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +350 (22%)Sep 7, 4:25 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +345 (22%)Sep 7, 4:30 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +355 (22%)Sep 7, 4:30 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +355 (22%)Sep 7, 4:35 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +356 (22%)Sep 7, 4:35 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +361 (22%)Sep 7, 5:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +370 (21%)Sep 7, 5:45 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +370 (21%)Sep 7, 6:00 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +377 (21%)Sep 7, 6:10 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +377 (21%)Sep 7, 6:23 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +382 (21%)Sep 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +372 (21%)Sep 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +372 (21%)Sep 7, 6:45 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +378 (21%)Sep 7, 6:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +373 (21%)Sep 7, 6:50 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +378 (21%)Sep 7, 6:55 PM UTC · Shamil Abdurakhimov +373 (21%)-533+373
SportsbookCurtis BlaydesShamil Abdurakhimov
Bookmaker-650+415
Bovada-550+375
Pinnacle-501+388
sports-interaction-495+335
unibet-500+350

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov?

Curtis Blaydes defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov by TKO in round 2 (2:22) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Curtis Blaydes 56%44% Shamil Abdurakhimov

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 (14 fighters)

Curtis Blaydes
Complete Fighter
8 edges
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Complete Fighter
No edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power93
92Speed86
92Precision82
94Durability88
95Engine68
95Wrestling89
90Ground82

Biggest edge Curtis Blaydes, Cardio +27

Attribute by attribute

Curtis Blaydes is on the left of every row, Shamil Abdurakhimov on the right.
95Punch power95
91Kick power91
93Punch speed93
91Kick speed78
92Accuracy82
95Takedowns89
95Ground striking94
84Submissions70
93Chin81
95Body strength94
95Cardio68

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

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
20-8-0
1803
Power Index rating
1762
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
44
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Russia

Striking Profile

4.18
SLpM
2.41
52%
Str. Acc.
44%
2.76
SApM
3.02
53%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

5.12
TD Avg.
1.01
47%
TD Acc.
23%
35%
TD Def.
45%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Shamil Abdurakhimov · 1-4
  • L
    UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill · Jan 21, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 2:56 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:03 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:23 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Oleinik · Apr 20, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 3:15 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 11 fights
39.2
Avg sig. strikes
22.8
2.90
Avg takedowns
0.64
4:08
Avg control time
1:07
174
Career high strikes
62
14
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Curtis Blaydes
Strike target
Shamil Abdurakhimov
73%
Head
59%
11%
Body
19%
15%
Leg
22%
Curtis Blaydes
Strike position
Shamil Abdurakhimov
54%
Distance
67%
18%
Clinch
24%
28%
Ground
9%