UFC UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Final

Heavyweight

Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev

Curtis Blaydes
United States

Curtis Blaydes

“Razor”

20-6

Winner

VS
Rizvan Kuniev
Russia

Rizvan Kuniev

14-3-1

Winner

Curtis Blaydes

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

21 June 2025 · Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan

Key takeaways

  • Curtis Blaydes beat Rizvan Kuniev by split decision after three rounds.
  • Curtis Blaydes landed 101 of 143 total strikes and 2 of 15 takedowns, with 5:21 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Curtis BlaydesRizvan Kuniev
20-6Record14-3-1
34Age on fight night33
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
80″ (203 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
265 lb (120.2 kg)Weight240 lb (108.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Elevation Fight TeamTeamGorets Fight Club
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFromMakhachkala, Dagestan, Russia

Fight statistics

101of 143 · 71%Total strikes landed58of 125 · 46%
54of 92Head strikes44of 110
6of 8Body strikes10of 11
41of 43Leg strikes4of 4
2of 15Takedowns0
5:21Control time0:26

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

Round by round

Curtis BlaydesRoundRizvan Kuniev
21/33strikes2/9TD0KD3:01controlR113/27strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
19/42strikes0/4TD0KD0:08controlR226/54strikes0/0TD0KD0:04control
61/68strikes0/2TD0KD2:12controlR319/44strikes0/0TD0KD0:22control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Ben Cartlidge

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Darryl Ransom

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Curtis Blaydes

  1. LTom AspinallKO/TKO R1 1:002024
  2. WJailton AlmeidaKO/TKO R2 0:362024
  3. LSergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1 3:082023
  4. WTom AspinallKO/TKO R1 0:152022
  5. WChris DaukausKO/TKO R2 0:172022

Rizvan Kuniev

  1. WHugo CunhaKO/TKO R1 4:592024
  2. WEdivan SantosKO/TKO R3 1:002021

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