Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis 11/28/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
This fight here will see Curtis Blaydes coming into the fight standing at 6’4” and 261 pounds. When it comes to the reach Blaydes has ended up getting an 80 inch reach so far and that will definitely help him out quite a bit. The overall record that Blaydes has is sitting at a 14-2 career mark.
When it comes to his fighting stance Curtis tends to rely on the orthodox style. When it comes to his fighting style he has been seen as a wrestler and a striker. The last five fights for Curtis has found him landing a 4-1 record. Two of those wins were by unanimous decisions, 2 were by KO/TKO wins. The last loss for Blaydes in 2018 ended up being a KO/TKO loss.
Derrick Lewis is coming to the fight here standing at 6’3” ad 265 pounds. The reach that is coming in for Lewis is sitting at 79 inches so far and that is a disadvantage in the fight here. The overall record that is coming in for Lewis is sitting at 24-7.
When it comes to his fighting style Lewis is seen as a striker. However, the striker style goes along great with his orthodox stance. The last 5 bouts for Lewis has seen him post a 3-2 record. The losses have been by a submission and a KO/TKO. The wins have been by a KO/TKO win, a unanimous decision win, but also a split decision win as well.
Coming to this fight here the fighters are evenly matched for the most part. However, Blaydes is coming to the fight here throwing more strikes, but also a better accuracy as well. Look for that to continue to help Blaydes out in this fight here as he is able to land more blows and do so accurately. He is also better at the takedowns as well and that helps tip the fight to Blaydes. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Curtis Blaydes.
