Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Curtis Blaydes prediction
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Saturday, 7 September 2019 · Heavyweight · main event
vs
Result: Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO, R2 2:22.
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Curtis Blaydes: prediction not published yet.
Tale of the tape
| Shamil Abdurakhimov | Tale of the tape |  Curtis Blaydes |
|---|---|---|
| 20-8-0 | Record | 20-6-0 |
| – | Nationality | USA |
| 11 | UFC fights | 22 |
| 38 | Age | 28 |
| 191 cm | Height | 193 cm |
| 193 cm | Reach | 203 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 2 / 0 / 3 | UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC | 8 / 0 / 7 |
| 6 / 0 / 0 | UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC | 5 / 0 / 1 |
| 2.3 | Sig. strikes landed per minute | 4.0 |
| 2.9 | Sig. strikes absorbed per minute | 2.8 |
| 0.8 | Takedowns per 15 minutes | 4.8 |
| 0.29 | Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.16 |
Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.
Shamil Abdurakhimov: last UFC fights
- 2019-04-20vs Marcin Tybura
R2 3:15W KO/TKO - 2018-09-15vs Andrei Arlovski R3 5:00W DEC
- 2017-11-25vs Chase Sherman R1 1:24W KO/TKO
- 2016-12-10vs Derrick Lewis R4 3:42L KO/TKO
Won 3 (75%)Lost 1 (25%)
Curtis Blaydes: last UFC fights
UFC debut.
More from UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
- Farés Ziam vs Don Madge
- Zak Cummings vs Omari Akhmedov
- Nordine Taleb vs Muslim Salikhov
- Belal Muhammad vs Takashi Sato
- Teemu Packalen vs Ottman Azaitar
- Sarah Moras vs Liana Jojua
- Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lerone Murphy
- Joanne Wood vs Andrea Lee
- Diego Ferreira vs Mairbek Taisumov
- Davi Ramos vs Islam Makhachev
- Edson Barboza vs Paul Felder
- Dustin Poirier vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.