Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional record of 10-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He fought three times last year beating Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes) but then he lost to Francis Ngannou in their rematch (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has a mma record of 8-1-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman and Mark Hunt in 2018 (Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis). Blaydes vs Willis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 MMA fight – Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis – fight Video UFC FN 142
The 44-year-old former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt (13 years older than Willis), entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-13-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Derrick Lewis last year (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt); after this fight he has lost to Curtis Blaydes (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alexey Oleynik (Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has an official record of 7-1-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman in 2018. Hunt vs Willis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!