A healthy Curtis Blaydes is no joke, and there is a reason his nickname is “Razor.” Blaydes is currently tied 8th for finishes in the heavyweight division all time, and with another KO win this weekend, he can cement himself as top 5 all time. Blaydes is on the cusp on adding onto his already impressive resume if he can find a path to victory.
“I am always looking to protect and to add onto my legacy, but we all want to win; that is always the goal,” Blaydes reveals. “In doing that, all the other things happen, I defend my ranking, I defend my legacy, I prove that I deserve higher ranked guys.”
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Blaydes needs to utilize both his striking and his wrestling inside the Octagon to secure a win. Blaydes ranks first amongst heavyweights in control time and that is the bread and butter. Once Blaydes lands the takedown, it is his world. Considering Blaydes has a control time percentage of 49.1%, which ranks 7th all time among heavyweights, this fight can be a grueling one for Kuniev.
Blaydes is a technician on the ground, and utilizing the takedowns early will see him coast to another victory. Blaydes leads total takedowns as well in the heavyweight division all time and this has been a staple of his game since entering the UFC.
