UFC UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Final

Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis

Curtis Blaydes
United States

Curtis Blaydes

“Razor”

20-6

Winner

VS
Justin Willis
United States

Justin Willis

“Big Pretty”

8-2

Winner

Curtis Blaydes

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

23 March 2019 · Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, USA

Key takeaways

  • Curtis Blaydes beat Justin Willis by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Curtis Blaydes landed 72 of 90 total strikes and 7 of 11 takedowns, with 11:44 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-26, 30-25.

Tale of the tape

Curtis BlaydesJustin Willis
20-6Record8-2
28Age on fight night31
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
80″ (203 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
265 lb (120.2 kg)Weight264 lb (119.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Elevation Fight TeamTeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFromEast Palo Alto, California, United States

Fight statistics

72of 90 · 80%Total strikes landed9of 16 · 56%
38of 52Head strikes8of 15
5of 7Body strikes1of 1
29of 31Leg strikes0
7of 11Takedowns0
11:44Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Curtis BlaydesRoundJustin Willis
26/30strikes4/5TD0KD4:24controlR13/3strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
34/36strikes2/3TD0KD4:39controlR21/1strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
12/24strikes1/3TD0KD2:41controlR35/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Brian Puccillo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Rick Winter

10R1910R2810R39

30total26

Derek Cleary

10R1810R2810R39

30total25

Form going into the fight

Curtis Blaydes

  1. LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R1 0:452018
  2. WAlistair Overeem2018
  3. WMark Hunt2018
  4. WAleksei OleinikTKO - doctor's stoppage R2 1:392017
  5. WDaniel Omielanczukunanimous decision2017

Justin Willis

  1. WMark Huntunanimous decision2018
  2. WChase Sherman2018
  3. WAllen CrowderKO/TKO R1 2:332017
  4. WJames Mulheronunanimous decision2017

Also on this card

Anthony Pettis vs Stephen ThompsonKO/TKO R2 4:55John Makdessi vs Jesus Pinedounanimous decisionJussier Formiga vs Deiveson Figueiredounanimous decisionSteven Peterson vs Luis Penaunanimous decisionJJ Aldrich vs Maycee BarberKO/TKO R2 3:01

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