Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall UFC fight info, date and time

Main event

Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall at 4:00pm EST on Saturday 23rd July 2022 in a 265lbs matchup.

Curtis Blaydes recorded his second victory in a row following a second-round knockout win over Chris Daukaus in March.

Tom Aspinall has now won all five of his UFC fights after a first-round submission victory over Alexander Volkov.

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Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall betting odds

This is a close pick’em fight, with neither fighter strongly favored to win.

Tom Aspinall opened as a -110 very slight betting favorite. Placing a bet on Aspinall means you would need to bet $110 in order to win $100.

Curtis Blaydes is priced at -105. $100 placed on Blaydes wins $105.

Fight information

Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall was first reported on May 1st.

Curtis Blaydes will fight Tom Aspinall at #UFCLondon on July 23rd. (first rep. @arielhelwani) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #MainEvent pic.twitter.com/rOrEvTafAh

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) April 30, 2022

This Heavyweight matchup will be the five-round main event at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall.

Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes has bounced back from his vicious knockout defeat to Derrick Lewis in February 2021 with two wins in a row over Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus.

HOW DO YOU LIKE @RAZORBLAYDES265 NOW?!?!? 💥 #UFCColumbus pic.twitter.com/80h2SPvpuO

— UFC (@ufc) March 27, 2022

Blaydes has won six of his last seven UFC fights, including notable victories over Junior dos Santos and Alexander Volkov.

Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall continued his impressive charge to a title fight with a first-round submission win over Alexander Volkov in March.

OHHHHH!

Tom Aspinall JUST DID THAT 😳 #UFCVegas36 pic.twitter.com/60i3MrTXUo

— UFC (@ufc) September 4, 2021

Aspinall is 5-0 in the UFC and hasn’t lost since 2016. The Brit is on an eight-fight finishing streak, including five consecutive stoppages in the UFC.

How they match up

Tom Aspinall is the slightly taller fighter in this matchup at 6”5, although Blaydes will have the slight 2-inch reach advantage.

Curtis Blaydes is the older man at 31 years old and has 19 professional fights under his record. The 29-year-old Aspinall has 14 pro fights in MMA.

The stats show that both of these fighters implement a grappling-heavy approach, particularly in Blaydes’ case. Blaydes lands over 6.00 TDs per 15 minutes, while Aspinall averages over 4.00 per 15 minutes.

In terms of striking output, Tom Aspinall lands more than double the significant strikes per minute (7.33) than Blaydes (3.52).

Reasons to watch

Tom Aspinall is one of the most exciting talents to break into the UFC heavyweight division in years. The Brit has maintained a 100% finish rate over his career and has stopped all five of his UFC opponents, with only one fight going into the second round.

“aLl YoU dO iS wReStLe” pic.twitter.com/pqQkHhamEk

— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) March 27, 2022

He will come up against the dangerous wrestler Curtis Blaydes who has also demonstrated his vicious power in recent fights, with knockout wins over Chris Daukaus and Junior dos Santos.

The stakes

The stakes are huge in this UFC Heavyweight Division matchup, pitting #4 against #6. The winner of this matchup will put themselves towards the front of the queue for a title shot.

While the winner of Cyril Gane vs Tai Tuivasa in September will probably be first in line for a championship fight, Blaydes or Aspinall will be in the mix.

Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions see Tom Aspinall as the very slight favorite with betting odds of -110.

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Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall tale of the tape

• 2 year age gap: Aspinall is the younger fighter at 29 years old.
• Blaydes has a slight 2 inch reach advantage.
• Blaydes has 6 more professional MMA fights than Aspinall.

Curtis Blaydes	vs	Tom Aspinall
31	Age	29
20	Fights	14
16	Wins	12
3	Losses	2
10	KO’s	8
1	Subs	4
6′ 4	Height (in)	6′ 5
80	Reach (in)	78

Alexander Volkov vs Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall
Curtis Blaydes Win • Decision R5 5:00	vs. Alexander Volkov	Tom Aspinall Win • Submission R1 3:45

Curtis “Razor” Blaydes fighter profile and recent form

Curtis Blaydes is a 31 year old male fighter from United States with 16 pro wins and 3 losses. See Curtis Blaydes’s full MMA record.

Curtis Blaydes has a 69% finish rate, including 10 by knockout, 1 by submission, 5 by decision.

Curtis Blaydes is currently riding a 2 fight win streak.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	15-3-0	Chris Daukaus	KO/TKO R2 0:17	UFC Fight Night	2022-03-26	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	14-3-0	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	DEC R3 5:00	UFC 266	2021-09-25	Heavyweight	UFC
Loss	14-2-0	Derrick Lewis	KO/TKO R2 1:26	UFC Fight Night	2021-02-20	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	13-2-0	Alexander Volkov	DEC R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2020-06-20	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	12-2-0	Junior dos Santos	KO/TKO R2 1:06	UFC on ESPN+ 24	2020-01-25	Heavyweight	UFC

Tom Aspinall fighter profile and recent form

Tom Aspinall is a 29 year old male fighter from England with 12 pro wins and 2 losses. See Tom Aspinall’s full MMA record.

Tom Aspinall has a 100% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 4 by submission.

Tom Aspinall is currently riding a 8 fight win streak.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	11-2-0	Alexander Volkov	SUB R1 3:45	UFC Fight Night	2022-03-19	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	10-2-0	Sergey Spivak	KO/TKO R1 2:30	UFC Fight Night	2021-09-04	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	9-2-0	Andrei Arlovski	SUB R2 1:09	UFC Fight Night	2021-02-20	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	8-2-0	Alan Baudot	KO/TKO R1 1:35	UFC Fight Night	2020-10-10	Heavyweight	UFC
Win	7-2-0	Jake Collier	KO/TKO R1 0:45	UFC Fight Night	2020-07-25	Heavyweight	UFC