Jones vs Blaydes

When is Jones vs Blaydes?

Jon Jones could potentially take on Curtis Blaydes, in Summer 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Jones vs Blaydes stats

Jon Jones would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Curtis Blaydes would make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Blaydes would have a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones would have a large advantage over Blaydes, boasting a 26% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Jon Jones is the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Jones has 5-inch reach advantage.

Jones is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Blaydes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 33 more professional rounds, 83 to Blaydes' 50.

Jones vs Blaydes form

Jones has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by split decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Blaydes has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

He had won against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Curtis Blaydes has been fighting more than Jon Jones.

Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Curtis Blaydes' last outing was 1 month and 9 days ago.

Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Blaydes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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