Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Ilir Latifi
SwedenIlir Latifi
“The Sledgehammer”
17-9-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Jan Blachowicz def. Ilir Latifi (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:58
WIN
Jan Blachowicz
PolandJan Blachowicz
29-12-2
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada

Jan Blachowicz defeated Ilir Latifi by TKO in round 1 (1:58) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax.

Fight stats

Ilir Latifi
Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns
0
2 of 6
Significant strikes
13 of 20
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
2 of 6
Total strikes
14 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
2 of 6
Head
9 of 15
0 of 0
Body
1 of 2
0 of 0
Leg
3 of 3
2 of 6
Distance
6 of 12
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
7 of 8

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 6
Sig. str.
13 of 20
2 of 6
Total str.
14 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:06

Betting Odds

Ilir Latifi
-293
75% implied win probability
Open: -247Best: -270
Jan Blachowicz
+220
31% implied win probability
Open: +209Best: +250

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookIlir LatifiJan Blachowicz
Bookmaker-270+225
Bovada-305+195
Pinnacle-283+250
sports-interaction-318+212

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Ilir Latifi vs Jan Blachowicz?

Jan Blachowicz defeated Ilir Latifi by TKO in round 1 (1:58) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax.

Referee
Grant Waterman
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Ilir Latifi 44%56% Jan Blachowicz

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 · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Ilir Latifi
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Jan Blachowicz
Knockout Artist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power96
77Speed94
83Precision95
91Durability93
64Engine93
99Wrestling91
95Ground91

Biggest edge Jan Blachowicz, Cardio +29

Attribute by attribute

Ilir Latifi is on the left of every row, Jan Blachowicz on the right.
97Punch power95
86Kick power97
83Punch speed94
71Kick speed93
83Accuracy95
99Takedowns91
96Ground striking91
93Submissions91
93Chin93
88Body strength93
64Cardio93

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

Tale of the Tape

17-9-0 (1 NC)
Record
29-12-2
1697
Power Index rating
1741
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
43
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Sweden
Nationality
Poland

Striking Profile

2.05
SLpM
3.53
45%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.93
SApM
3.23
56%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

2.11
TD Avg.
0.97
35%
TD Acc.
48%
100%
TD Def.
70%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ilir Latifi · 2-3
  • L
    Rodrigo Nascimento
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill · May 20, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan · Oct 1, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tanner Boser
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Volkan Oezdemir
    UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche · Aug 11, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:31 · Light Heavyweight
Jan Blachowicz · 0-3-2
  • L
    Navajo Stirling
    UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez · Aug 1, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:56 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Bogdan Guskov
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Alex Pereira
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Magomed Ankalaev
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 23 fights
19.1
Avg sig. strikes
45.2
1.31
Avg takedowns
0.83
2:48
Avg control time
1:42
49
Career high strikes
107
4
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Ilir Latifi
Strike target
Jan Blachowicz
67%
Head
61%
18%
Body
21%
15%
Leg
18%
Ilir Latifi
Strike position
Jan Blachowicz
70%
Distance
78%
11%
Clinch
10%
19%
Ground
11%