Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Curtis Blaydes
United StatesCurtis Blaydes
“Razor”
19-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Curtis Blaydes def. Justin Willis (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Justin Willis
United StatesJustin Willis
“Big Pretty”
8-2-0
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States

Curtis Blaydes defeated Justin Willis by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis, held Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. The judges scored it 30-25, 30-26, 30-27, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

Fight stats

Curtis Blaydes
Justin Willis
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 33
Significant strikes
2 of 9
67%
Sig. strike accuracy
22%
72 of 90
Total strikes
9 of 16
7 of 11
Takedowns
0 of 0
64%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
11:44
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
10 of 19
Head
2 of 9
1 of 3
Body
0 of 0
11 of 11
Leg
0 of 0
8 of 11
Distance
2 of 9
1 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
13 of 20
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 14
Sig. str.
0 of 0
26 of 30
Total str.
3 of 3
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:25
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 9
Sig. str.
0 of 0
34 of 36
Total str.
1 of 1
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:39
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 10
Sig. str.
2 of 9
12 of 24
Total str.
5 of 12
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:40
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#BlaydesWillis
1108
2108
3109
Total3025
Brian Puccillo
#BlaydesWillis
1109
2108
3109
Total3026
Rick Winter
#BlaydesWillis
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

12
Blaydes
-
0
Willis
●30-25 Blaydes×7●30-26 Blaydes×4●30-27 Blaydes
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Blaydes
0%
Willis
31 fan scorecards submitted
●30-25 Blaydes64.5%●30-26 Blaydes29%●30-24 Blaydes3.2%●30-27 Blaydes3.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
58%
Blaydes
R2
94%
Blaydes
R3
84%
Blaydes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Curtis Blaydes
-286
74% implied win probability
Open: -282Best: -250
Justin Willis
+220
31% implied win probability
Open: +211Best: +230

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Curtis BlaydesJustin Willis
30%40%50%60%70%80%Mar 5Mar 11Mar 18Mar 24Mar 5, 5:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -260 (72%)Mar 7, 5:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -300 (75%)Mar 10, 10:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -281 (74%)Mar 11, 1:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -288 (74%)Mar 11, 11:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -295 (75%)Mar 13, 3:51 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -291 (74%)Mar 15, 2:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -300 (75%)Mar 15, 9:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -293 (75%)Mar 16, 9:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -295 (75%)Mar 17, 2:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -292 (74%)Mar 18, 3:21 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -284 (74%)Mar 18, 3:30 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -292 (74%)Mar 18, 3:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -278 (74%)Mar 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -287 (74%)Mar 18, 1:57 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -282 (74%)Mar 19, 9:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -288 (74%)Mar 19, 8:39 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -288 (74%)Mar 20, 7:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -290 (74%)Mar 20, 10:09 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -288 (74%)Mar 20, 10:48 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -293 (75%)Mar 20, 10:57 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -294 (75%)Mar 21, 3:03 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -298 (75%)Mar 21, 6:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -300 (75%)Mar 21, 10:24 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -296 (75%)Mar 21, 11:39 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -285 (74%)Mar 21, 11:42 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -296 (75%)Mar 21, 11:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -285 (74%)Mar 21, 11:57 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -284 (74%)Mar 22, 3:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -283 (74%)Mar 22, 9:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -282 (74%)Mar 22, 9:48 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -283 (74%)Mar 22, 5:06 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -275 (73%)Mar 22, 5:48 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -273 (73%)Mar 22, 9:45 PM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -270 (73%)Mar 23, 1:57 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -272 (73%)Mar 23, 2:57 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -271 (73%)Mar 23, 3:33 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -270 (73%)Mar 23, 5:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -269 (73%)Mar 23, 6:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -269 (73%)Mar 23, 8:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -270 (73%)Mar 23, 8:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -271 (73%)Mar 24, 2:45 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -268 (73%)Mar 24, 5:18 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -272 (73%)Mar 24, 5:24 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -268 (73%)Mar 24, 5:27 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -272 (73%)Mar 24, 6:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -271 (73%)Mar 24, 7:39 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -272 (73%)Mar 24, 9:06 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -282 (74%)Mar 24, 9:09 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -286 (74%)Mar 24, 9:15 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -282 (74%)Mar 24, 9:21 AM UTC · Curtis Blaydes -286 (74%)Mar 5, 5:48 PM UTC · Justin Willis +200 (33%)Mar 7, 5:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +230 (30%)Mar 10, 10:30 AM UTC · Justin Willis +210 (32%)Mar 11, 1:45 PM UTC · Justin Willis +217 (32%)Mar 11, 11:48 PM UTC · Justin Willis +222 (31%)Mar 13, 3:51 AM UTC · Justin Willis +217 (32%)Mar 15, 2:24 PM UTC · Justin Willis +225 (31%)Mar 15, 9:48 PM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 16, 9:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +223 (31%)Mar 17, 2:24 PM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 18, 3:21 AM UTC · Justin Willis +213 (32%)Mar 18, 3:30 AM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 18, 3:33 AM UTC · Justin Willis +210 (32%)Mar 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +215 (32%)Mar 18, 1:57 PM UTC · Justin Willis +214 (32%)Mar 19, 9:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 19, 8:39 PM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 20, 7:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 20, 10:09 AM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 20, 10:48 AM UTC · Justin Willis +223 (31%)Mar 20, 10:57 AM UTC · Justin Willis +223 (31%)Mar 21, 3:03 AM UTC · Justin Willis +224 (31%)Mar 21, 6:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +226 (31%)Mar 21, 10:24 PM UTC · Justin Willis +224 (31%)Mar 21, 11:39 PM UTC · Justin Willis +218 (31%)Mar 21, 11:42 PM UTC · Justin Willis +224 (31%)Mar 21, 11:45 PM UTC · Justin Willis +218 (31%)Mar 21, 11:57 PM UTC · Justin Willis +218 (31%)Mar 22, 3:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 22, 9:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 22, 9:48 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 22, 5:06 PM UTC · Justin Willis +212 (32%)Mar 22, 5:48 PM UTC · Justin Willis +209 (32%)Mar 22, 9:45 PM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 23, 1:57 AM UTC · Justin Willis +209 (32%)Mar 23, 2:57 AM UTC · Justin Willis +208 (32%)Mar 23, 3:33 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 23, 5:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 23, 6:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +205 (33%)Mar 23, 8:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 23, 8:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 24, 2:45 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 24, 5:18 AM UTC · Justin Willis +209 (32%)Mar 24, 5:24 AM UTC · Justin Willis +206 (33%)Mar 24, 5:27 AM UTC · Justin Willis +209 (32%)Mar 24, 6:15 AM UTC · Justin Willis +208 (32%)Mar 24, 7:39 AM UTC · Justin Willis +209 (32%)Mar 24, 9:06 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 24, 9:09 AM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)Mar 24, 9:15 AM UTC · Justin Willis +216 (32%)Mar 24, 9:21 AM UTC · Justin Willis +220 (31%)-286+220
SportsbookCurtis BlaydesJustin Willis
Bookmaker-280+225
Bovada-300+230
sports-interaction-315+225
unibet-250+195

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis?

Curtis Blaydes defeated Justin Willis by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis, held Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. The judges scored it 30-25, 30-26, 30-27, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis?

The judges scored it 30-25, 30-26, 30-27, Curtis Blaydes won the decision.

Was Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 31 fan cards scored it for Curtis Blaydes; 100% of 12 media scores picked Curtis Blaydes.

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

Win probability

Curtis Blaydes 51%49% Justin Willis

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
4 edges
Justin Willis
Striking Technician
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power95
92Speed97
92Precision98
94Durability94
95Engine60
95Wrestling84
90Ground72

Biggest edge Curtis Blaydes, Cardio +35

Attribute by attribute

Curtis Blaydes is on the left of every row, Justin Willis on the right.
95Punch power95
91Kick power95
93Punch speed98
91Kick speed95
92Accuracy98
95Takedowns84
95Ground striking94
84Submissions50
93Chin93
95Body strength95
95Cardio60

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

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
8-2-0
1781
Power Index rating
1772
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
39
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle Wrestling
vs
-
Curtis Blaydes
  • 2022Purple belt · BJJ · Cody Donovan
  • 2012Champion · NJCAA · heavyweight (285 lb)
  • 2012All-American · NJCAA · heavyweight (285 lb)
  • Champion · State HS · 285 lb (Illinois, IHSA Class 3A)

Camp Elevation Fight Team · Denver, US

Justin Willis

No background on record

Striking Profile

4.18
SLpM
3.37
52%
Str. Acc.
59%
2.76
SApM
2.57
53%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

5.12
TD Avg.
0.96
47%
TD Acc.
66%
35%
TD Def.
36%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Justin Willis · 4-1
  • L
    Curtis Blaydes
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis · Mar 24, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Mark Hunt
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Chase Sherman
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Allen Crowder
    UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 2:33 · Heavyweight
  • W
    James Mulheron
    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 5 fights
39.2
Avg sig. strikes
42.2
2.90
Avg takedowns
0.80
4:08
Avg control time
1:17
174
Career high strikes
76
14
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Curtis Blaydes
Strike target
Justin Willis
73%
Head
83%
11%
Body
9%
15%
Leg
8%
Curtis Blaydes
Strike position
Justin Willis
54%
Distance
80%
18%
Clinch
7%
28%
Ground
14%