Who won Blaydes vs Willis?
Curtis Blaydes beat Justin Willis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Curtis Blaydes.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
Blaydes vs Willis stats
Curtis Blaydes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Justin Willis made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.
Curtis Blaydes' UFC record stood at 13-4-0, while Justin Willis' came in at 4-1-0.
The stats suggested Blaydes had a large advantage in power over Willis, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Willis' 50%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Blaydes and Willis would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.
Curtis Blaydes was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.
Blaydes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Willis. Despite this, Willis had 2-inch reach advantage.
Blaydes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months later than Willis, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 50 to Willis' 21.
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Blaydes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Blaydes vs Willis?
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