Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Curtis Blaydes won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, July 8, 2017·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupDaniel Omielanczuk: Well-roundedvsCurtis Blaydes: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Curtis Blaydes wins(51.6%)
Actual result: Curtis Blaydes wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Daniel Omielanczuk is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Curtis Blaydes has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Daniel Omielanczuk has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Daniel Omielanczuk (53.5%).
- Curtis Blaydes has a 15cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Daniel Omielanczuk
Red Corner
VS
Curtis Blaydes
Blue Corner
+470
(18%)
Vegas Odds
-640
(86%)
43
Age
35
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'4"
187.96 cm
Reach
203.2 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Daniel OmielanczukL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris de la Rocha · Jul 15W
vs Jarjis Danho · Feb 16W
vs Aleksei Oleinik · Jul 16L
SUBvs Stefan Struve · Oct 16L
vs Tim Johnson · Mar 17Curtis Blaydes
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Tom Aspinall · Jul 22L
KOvs Sergei Pavlovich · Apr 23W
KOvs Jailton Almeida · Mar 24L
KOvs Tom Aspinall · Jul 24W
vs Rizvan Kuniev · Jun 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Daniel OmielanczukMetricCurtis Blaydes
3.09
Strikes / min
4.18
3.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
47%
Strike defense
53%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
5.12
68%
Takedown defense
35%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.20Δ 1.62 — meaningful gap+1.42
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Daniel OmielanczukCurtis Blaydes
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Daniel Omielanczuk(9 fights)Curtis Blaydes(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-0.10.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-168.0168.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.2-1.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
Daniel Omielanczuk
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights9
Curtis Blaydes
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights19