Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev

Jun 21, 2025 · ESPN+

DateJun 21, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueBaku Crystal Hall

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 21, 2025 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 3:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 12:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 8:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 9:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Curtis BlaydesRazor |20-6-0Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan KunievRizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Curtis BlaydesRazor20-6-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

20-6-0Record14-3-1

35Age34

6'4"Height6'4"

80"Reach76"

256 lbsWeight250 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Rizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Curtis Blaydes owns a 42-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Curtis Blaydes and Rizvan Kuniev across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Curtis BlaydesRizvan Kuniev

Recent form

Curtis BlaydesW L W L W · +8 Elo last 5

WLWLW

Rizvan KunievW W L W W · +60 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Curtis Blaydes1781+12 last move

Rizvan Kuniev1739+20 last move

Why they are ranked here

Curtis Blaydes#12 of 174 active Heavyweight fighters · 1781 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jailton Almeida (rated 1790 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Sergei Pavlovich (rated 1786 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +8 Elo in total.
Next places: 6 points behind #11 Alex Pereira, 4 ahead of #13 Anatoly Malykhin.

Rizvan Kuniev#27 of 174 active Heavyweight fighters · 1739 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Shamil Abasov (rated 1526 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Curtis Blaydes (rated 1776 at the time): -11.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +60 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #26 Alikhan Vakhaev, 0 ahead of #28 Salamu Abdurakhmanov.

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What's at stake

Curtis BlaydesNow 1781 · #12 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1792

Loses by decision-13→ 1768

Rizvan KunievNow 1739 · #27 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+18→ 1757

Loses by decision-14→ 1725

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Stat advantages

Curtis BlaydesvsRizvan Kuniev

Takedown accuracy

24%vs0%

Takedown average

5.12vs0.79

Takedown defense

35%vs94%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.76vs2.22

Finishing profile

Curtis BlaydesKO/TKO leads 65% of wins

Rizvan KunievKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

Alexander Volkov Curtis Blaydes: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 20, 2020 Rizvan Kuniev: upcoming · Oct 24, 2026

Jailton Almeida Curtis Blaydes: win · KO (punches) · Mar 9, 2024 Rizvan Kuniev: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 7, 2026

Justin WillisCurtis Blaydes: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Mar 23, 2019Rizvan Kuniev: loss · Decision (Majority) · Aug 29, 2015

Tale of the tape

Curtis BlaydesRizvan Kuniev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.18Sig. strikes landed per min4.32

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

52Sig. strike accuracy55

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

2.76Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.22

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

54Sig. strike defense49

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

5.12Takedown average0.79

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

24Takedown accuracy0

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

35Takedown defense94

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0Submission average0

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

13Wins by knockout7

0Wins by submission2

7Wins by decision4

5Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

1Losses by decision3

Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : HILL VS ROUNTREE JR. Curtis Blaydes enters with a 20-6-0 record and Rizvan Kuniev enters with a 14-3-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.