Curtis Blaydes Bio, Age, Height, UFC, Record, Next Fight, Wife, Salary and Net Worth

Curtis Blaydes Bio|Curtis Blaydes UFC

Curtis Blaydes better known as “Razor” is a professional American mixed martial artist. He is currently competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A long-time professional since 2014, Blaydes previously competed for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, United States, Curtis was born on 18th February 1991. His birth sign is Aquarius. Talking about his nationality, Blaydes is an American and is of African ethnicity. He was raised alongside his four siblings.

Blaydes started off his wrestling journey for the DE La Salle Institute. In his senior year, he won a state title while also compiling an undefeated 44-0 record. Throughout his 4 years, he amassed the record of 95-18 along with 121 takedowns. Besides, he also played football for De La Salle in the position defensive end.

Blaydes later earned a full wrestling scholarship from Northern Illinois University, where, despite going 19-2 as a redshirt freshman, later transferred to Harper College. During his career at Harper, Blaydes earned the “NJCAA National Championship” as a redshirt sophomore. After Blaydes started fighting in amateur martial arts, he left school to concentrate on a career in MMA.

Before becoming professional in the year 2014, Blaydes compiled an 8-0 amateur record. He then went 5-0, with all victories by TKO, prior to being signed by UFC. Blaydes made his promotional debut against Francis Ngannou on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86. He lost the fight via TKO at the conclusion of the second round due to doctor stoppage.

Blaydes next faced Cody East on October 1, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 96. He won the fight via TKO in the second round, winning his first UFC Performance of the Night bonus. Blaydes faced Adam Milstead on February 4, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 104. After dominating action throughout the first round, Blaydes won the fight via TKO after Milstead sustained a knee injury. Subsequently, the result was changed to a No Contest after Blaydes tested positive for marijuana.

Blaydes faced Daniel Omielańczuk on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Blaydes faced Alexey Oleynik on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217. He won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage. The referee stopped the fight after Blaydes delivered an illegal kick to a downed opponent and called a doctor to check on Oliynyk.

The fight was stopped due to the doctor’s advice. The replay, however, showed the strike did not deliver significant damage (as it only grazed the ear), and the fight was ruled a TKO win for Blaydes. Blaydes faced Mark Hunt on February 11, 2018, at UFC 221. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Blaydes faced Alistair Overeem on June 9, 2018, at UFC 225. He won the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus. Blaydes faced Francis Ngannou in a rematch on November 24, 2018, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 141 He lost the fight via TKO early into the first round.

Curtis Blaydes Age|Curtis Blaydes Birthday

Curti was born on February 18, 1991, He is 28 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on the 18th of February each and every year.

Curtis Blaydes Height|Curtis Blaydes Weight

Curtis stands at an average height of 6 feet and 3 inches weighing a total of 265 pounds. He currently competes in the heavyweight division in the UFC.

Curtis Blaydes Net Worth|Curtis Blaydes Salary

Curtis made 20,000 dollars in UFC Fight Night 96 defeating Cody East in October 2016. Later in UFC 217, he was paid 44,500 dollars including 21,000 dollars to show a, 21,000 dollars win bonus and 2,500 dollars Reebok sponsorship after defeating Aleksei Oleinik.

In addition, he earned 51,000 dollars including 23,000 dollars to show a, 23,000 dollars win bonus and 5,000 dollars Reebok sponsorship for his victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 221. His total career earnings sum up to 246,500 dollars.

Curtis also owns two black and white Mercedes automobiles and a luxurious house. As of 2019, his net worth is estimated to be an outstanding 850,000 dollars.

Curtis Blaydes Wife|Curtis Blaydes Married

Curtis is in an open relationship with his long-term girlfriend Alexandria. They both often share their romantic pictures on their Instagram account which they have captured while they were on vacation or a fancy date. On 23rd February 2018, his girlfriend announced her pregnancy as well as also mentioned that she is more comfortable with herself and enjoying this new level of confidence via her Instagram account.

Curtis Blaydes Next Fight|Who Will Face Curtis Blaydes Next?

Blaydes made easy work of Russian heavyweight veteran Shamil Abdurakhimov earlier on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at UFC 242 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, when he scored a bloody second-round TKO victory.

“Razor” followed his efforts up in the second with another takedown. From there, the 28-year-old heavyweight veteran unloaded hard elbows that caught Abdurakhimov right on the nose. Abdurakhimov looked really busted up, couldn’t help but cover up his face, and the referee stepped in for the stoppage.

Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou got back on track with a ferocious performance during UFC’s first visit to Beijing, knocking out Curtis Blaydes just 25 seconds into the main event of a UFC Fight Night at Cadillac Arena.

As quick as the 32-year-old was in dispatching Blaydes, he was no less quick in looking for his next opponent. Ngannou mentioned a desire to fight Junior dos Santos and Alexander Volkov, but then he got down to business by calling out Stipe Miocic. It was the former champion who, while still wearing the belt in January, had started Ngannou’s slide with a one-sided decision.

Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis

Curtis made it clear to everyone why he is still one of the heavyweight division’s most intriguing contenders. The performance was not that thrilling but Blaydes was in complete control on March 23, 2019, Saturday night as he used his high-level wrestling to dominate Justin Willis for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory via scores of 30-27, 30-26, 30-25 in the co-main event of UFC Nashville at Bridgestone Arena.

Willis simply had no answer for Blaydes’s wrestling. Right away, Blaydes pushed in for a takedown and it took him a little over a minute to secure the first one. He stayed stuck to Willis throughout round one and two, staying heavy on the back of “Big Pretty” and repeatedly slamming or dragging him down to the canvas whenever Willis was able to stand up.

Blaydes stayed busy enough on the ground to keep Willis uncomfortable, landing short punches throughout the fight to rack up points. On the feet there wasn’t much Willis could do with the fear of the takedown on his mind. It was Blaydes who landed the best strike of the fight, clipping Willis with a straight right that sent him spinning.

The final round was light on activity, but Blaydes kept pushing forward and looking for takedowns, eventually scoring one with 90 seconds to go to seal the deal. It was a strong bounce-back performance for Blaydes, who saw a four-fight win streak snapped in his last outing this past November when he was put away inside of a minute by Francis Ngannou. He has now won five of his last six fights.

There was plenty of trash talk exchanged between Blaydes and Willis in the lead-up to the contest and Blaydes made sure to mention that during his post-fight interview. “It feels so good to shut him up,” Blaydes said. “‘Big Titty’ go home, go home and learn to wrestle. Go home!” This was Willis’s first loss inside the Octagon after going 4-0 to start his UFC career.