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Not confirmed: no opponent or date has been officially announced as of 1 Oct 2026. The percentages below are estimates.
Last fight: W vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (Decision (unanimous)), UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado, 12 Sep 2026
Most likely Vitor Petrino (16%), no event announced yet. Next: Serghei Spivac (13%), Sergei Pavlovich (6%).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Confirmed Official
Nothing confirmed yet. No opponent, event or date has been officially announced for Curtis Blaydes as of 1 Oct 2026.
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Waldo Cortes Acosta (Decision (unanimous), Noche UFC, 12 Sep 2026). No fight announced.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 16%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #5 and #8, neither has a fight booked. Vitor Petrino won last time out (22 Aug 2026). Riser.
- 13%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #5 and #9, neither has a fight booked. Serghei Spivac lost last time out (22 Aug 2026).
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #5 and #3, neither has a fight booked. Sergei Pavlovich won last time out (30 May 2026).
Field / other: 65%, including Waldo Cortes Acosta 6%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Waldo Cortes Acosta · Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00 · Noche UFC · 12 Sep 2026
- Career stage
- Won last fight.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 20-6-0 (1 NC)
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Waldo Cortes-Acosta 🇩🇴 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado | |
| L | Josh Hokit 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 327 | |
| W | Rizvan Kuniev 🇷🇺 | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | |
| L | Tom Aspinall 🏴 | KO (punches) · R1, 1:00 | 1 | 1:00 | UFC 304 | |
| W | Jailton Almeida | KO (punches) · R2, 0:36 | 2 | 0:36 | UFC 299 | |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich 🇷🇺 | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:08 | 1 | 3:08 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | |
| W | Tom Aspinall 🏴 | TKO (knee injury) · R1, 0:15 | 1 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | |
| W | Chris Daukaus | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:17 | 2 | 0:17 | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 266 | |
| L | Derrick Lewis 🇺🇸 | KO (punch) · R2, 1:26 | 2 | 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | |
| W | Alexander Volkov 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | |
| W | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) · R2, 1:06 | 2 | 1:06 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos | |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (elbow and punch) · R2, 2:22 | 2 | 2:22 | UFC 242 | |
| W | Justin Willis | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | |
| L | Francis Ngannou | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:45 | 1 | 0:45 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 |
Show all 27 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alistair Overeem | TKO (elbows) · R3, 2:56 | 3 | 2:56 | UFC 225 | |
| W | Mark Hunt | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 221 | |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 1:56 | 2 | 1:56 | UFC 217 | |
| W | Daniel Omielańczuk | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 213 | |
| NC | Adam Milstead | NC (overturned) · R2, 0:59 | 2 | 0:59 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| W | Cody East | TKO (elbows) · R2, 2:02 | 2 | 2:02 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | |
| L | Francis Ngannou | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | |
| W | Luis Cortez | TKO (punches) · R3, 0:41 | 3 | 0:41 | RFA 35 | |
| W | Allen Crowder | TKO (punches) · R2, N/A | 2 | N/A | Battle in the South 10 | |
| W | Brad Faylor | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:45 | 2 | 0:45 | Sugar Creek Showdown 23 | |
| W | William Baptiste | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:14 | 1 | 2:14 | XFO 53 | |
| W | Lorenzo Hood | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R1, 1:42 | 1 | 1:42 | XFO 51 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Curtis Blaydes: frequently asked questions
When is Curtis Blaydes's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Curtis Blaydes fight last?
Curtis Blaydes beat Waldo Cortes Acosta at Noche UFC on 12 Sep 2026 (Decision (unanimous) R3 5:00).
Who is Curtis Blaydes likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Vitor Petrino (16%), Serghei Spivac (13%), Sergei Pavlovich (6%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Curtis Blaydes's record?
20-6-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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More: Heavyweight rankings and next fights · United States UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.