Home Events UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Curtis Blaydes vs Alistair Overeem Curtis Blaydes vs Alistair Overeem · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9, 2018 · Chicago · Illinois
Full card → Result Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem Method KO/TKO (Elbows to Head From Guard) Round · time Round 3 · 2:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Dan Miragliotta Sig. strikes Curtis Blaydes 37/53 · Alistair Overeem 7/12 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Curtis Blaydes 62/85 · Alistair Overeem 24/31 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem
KO/TKO (Elbows to Head From Guard) · Round 3 · 2:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 2:56
R1 R2 R3
Curtis Blaydes Round 3 Alistair Overeem
23 / 28 Sig. strikes 2 / 4
82% Accuracy 50%
28 / 34 Total strikes 3 / 5
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
1:57 Control 0:00
7.8 Pace / min 0.7
100% Control share 0%
Curtis Blaydes
Target head 91% · body 9% · leg 0%
Phase distance 13% · clinch 43% · ground 43%
Alistair Overeem
Target head 0% · body 100% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
37 Curtis Blaydes sig. strikes
7 Alistair Overeem sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
+1200% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Curtis Blaydes)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 37 / 53 Sig. strikes 7 / 12
70% Accuracy 58%
62 / 85 Total strikes 24 / 31
0 Knockdowns 0
4 / 4 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 2
7:47 Control 0:00
32 Head 3
5 Body 4
0 Leg 0
Curtis Blaydes Alistair Overeem
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Curtis Blaydes
Tale of the tape 20-6-0 (1 NC) Record 47-19-0 (1 NC)
27 Age 38
6'4" Height 6'4"
80" Reach 80"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
4.18 Sig. str./min 3.67
5.12 TD / 15 min 1.42
Curtis Blaydes 14-6 in archive
7 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
50% Finish rate
