Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Curtis Blaydes won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 10, 2018·Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Australia
Style matchupMark Hunt: 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(58.1%)
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.
- Mark Hunt is a KO finisher (88% of wins). Curtis Blaydes has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Curtis Blaydes is a KO finisher (57% of wins). Mark Hunt has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Mark Hunt has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Curtis Blaydes has a 20cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Mark Hunt
Red Corner
VS
Curtis Blaydes
Blue Corner
+165
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-190
(66%)
52
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'4"
182.88 cm
Reach
203.2 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Mark HuntL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Frank Mir · Mar 16L
KOvs Alistair Overeem · Mar 17W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Jun 17L
SUBvs Aleksei Oleinik · Sep 18L
vs Justin Willis · Dec 18Curtis 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.
Mark HuntMetricCurtis Blaydes
2.81
Strikes / min
4.18
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
51%
Strike defense
53%
0.51
TDs / 15 min
5.12
64%
Takedown defense
35%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.09Δ 1.51 — meaningful gap+1.42
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Mark HuntCurtis Blaydes
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Mark Hunt(10 fights)Curtis Blaydes(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+15.1-15.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+147.0-147.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.50.5
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Mark Hunt
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16
Curtis Blaydes
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights19