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- Saturday 02.20.2021 at 05:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Name: UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
- Also Known As: UFC Vegas 19
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC APEX
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Derrick Lewis defeats Curtis Blaydes via KO/TKO, Uppercut | 1:26 Round 2 of 5, 6:26 Total Bout Page | |
| Yana Santos defeats Ketlen Vieira via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Darrick Minner defeats Charles Rosa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Chris Daukaus defeats Aleksei Oleinik via KO/TKO, Knees and Punches (standing TKO) | 1:55 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Phil Hawes defeats Nassourdine Imavov via Decision, Majority | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Tom Aspinall defeats Andrei Arlovski via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:09 Round 2 of 3, 6:09 Total Bout Page | |
| Jared Gordon defeats Danny Chavez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| John Castañeda defeats Eddie Wineland via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:44 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Julian Erosa defeats Nate Landwehr via KO/TKO, Flying Knee | 0:56 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Casey O'Neill defeats Shana Dobson via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 3:41 Round 2 of 3, 8:41 Total Bout Page | |
| Aiemann Zahabi defeats Drako Rodriguez via KO/TKO, Overhand Right | 3:05 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Serghei Spivac defeats Jared Vanderaa via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:32 Round 2 of 3, 9:32 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
02.19.2021 | 12:56 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 2115th
@Tieokenwill it affect the result?
02.19.2021 | 1:08 PM ET
Alves missed by 11.5 pounds.......
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points | Tied for 2997th
WHAT?! This has to be one of the worst misses in UFC history.
I remember Charlie Olives missed by 9, but 11.5?!
Maybe I'm just ignorant, but he had to think the fight was at 155. Baffling really..
I remember Charlie Olives missed by 9, but 11.5?!
Maybe I'm just ignorant, but he had to think the fight was at 155. Baffling really..
02.19.2021 | 1:17 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 1220th
he even missed the 155 weight limit! 11.5 pounds next round of cuts see ya
02.19.2021 | 1:18 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1117th
Is it just me or am I seeing a bunch of fighters missing weight today? I thought that I saw four fighters miss by a good margin and was shocked at how many there were in total.
02.19.2021 | 1:19 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 1220th
i feel really bad for pat sabatini he finally got a short notice call up and it will most certainly be scrapped because the other fighter couldn't even come close to making weight.
02.19.2021 | 1:23 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 1220th
dude didnt even try to cut if he has tears to spare
2021.02.19
2:06 PM ET
weigh-in result
Serghei Spivac: 245.0 lbs (111.1 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:06 PM ET
weigh-in result
Jared Vanderaa: 265.0 lbs (120.2 kgs)
02.19.2021 | 2:07 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1117th
Gordon vs. Chavez
Danny Chavez, TKO, R3
dog or pass
Danny Chavez, TKO, R3
dog or pass
"Complicated Human in Search of Simplicity"
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Aiemann Zahabi: 136.0 lbs (61.7 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Drako Rodriguez: 140.5 lbs (63.7 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Chas Skelly: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Jamall Emmers: 145.5 lbs (66.0 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Shana Dobson: 126.0 lbs (57.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:07 PM ET
weigh-in result
Casey O'Neill: 125.5 lbs (56.9 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
Rafael Alves: 157.5 lbs (71.4 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
Pat Sabatini: 145.5 lbs (66.0 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
Julian Erosa: 145.5 lbs (66.0 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
Nate Landwehr: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
Eddie Wineland: 135.5 lbs (61.5 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:08 PM ET
weigh-in result
John Castañeda: 136.0 lbs (61.7 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Drakkar Klose: 156.0 lbs (70.8 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Luis Pena: 155.5 lbs (70.5 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Jared Gordon: 150.0 lbs (68.0 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Danny Chavez: 145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Andrei Arlovski: 249.5 lbs (113.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:09 PM ET
weigh-in result
Tom Aspinall: 244.5 lbs (110.9 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Nassourdine Imavov: 185.5 lbs (84.1 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Phil Hawes: 185.0 lbs (83.9 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Aleksei Oleinik: 240.0 lbs (108.9 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Chris Daukaus: 234.0 lbs (106.1 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Darrick Minner: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:10 PM ET
weigh-in result
Charles Rosa: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:11 PM ET
weigh-in result
Ketlen Vieira: 138.0 lbs (62.6 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:11 PM ET
weigh-in result
Yana Santos: 135.5 lbs (61.5 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:11 PM ET
weigh-in result
Curtis Blaydes: 259.0 lbs (117.5 kgs)
2021.02.19
2:11 PM ET
weigh-in result
Derrick Lewis: 263.0 lbs (119.3 kgs)
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- HiDefff
02.19.2021 | 2:23 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 493rd
Lewis looks like hes in great shape considering his normal shape. this could be way more interesting than the odds suggest. Derrick "Just Get Up" Lewis
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- Hippie
02.19.2021 | 2:42 PM ET
🥊
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 195 Points | Tied for 3240th
Face Offs!!
02.19.2021 | 3:02 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 1800th
Alves is 100% gonna get cut from the UFC because he didn't even bother cutting weight and Honesly **** him because act like a professional and stop wasting the other guy time. He doesn't matter in the UFC and his 19-9 record at 145 they can find 100 guys who better and don't miss weight as a lightweight
"Quack quack quack"
02.19.2021 | 3:04 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 978th
* Vieira fined 20 percent of her purse
# Gordon fined 30 percent of his purse
^ Bout canceled due to “weight management issues”
+ Rodriguez fined 30 percent of his purse
Yana Kunitskaya (135.5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (138)*
Danny Chavez (145) vs. Jared Gordon (150)#
Rafael Alves (157.5)^ vs. Patrick Sabatini (145.5)
Drako Rodriguez (140.5)+ vs. Aiemann Zahabi (136)
* Edited at 02.19.2021, 3:04 PM ET *
02.19.2021 | 3:24 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 1220th
Blaydes vs. Lewis
Curtis Blaydes, DEC
think we might see more standup than expected, but that doesn't mean lewis is gonna be winning it necessarily.
Vieira vs. Kunitskaya
Yana Kunitskaya, DEC
high hopes for vieira, but i'm thinking yana has decent enough striking to keep it at range.
Minner vs. Rosa
Charles Rosa, SUB, R2
why is this 3rd fight from the top? it's pretty much irrelevant. minner is sub or be subbed and charles hasn't been tapped, so i'll agree with consensus pick.
Oleinik vs. Daukaus
Chris Daukaus, TKO, R2
i love seeing all the faith in boa, and i hope to be wrong in the most spectacular strongman choke way, but i think daukaus' boxing and speed could be problematic.
Imavov vs. Hawes
Nassourdine Imavov, SUB, R2
perhaps he fixed it up, but i'm skeptical of hawes' gas tank if he doesn't finish early.
Arlovski vs. Aspinall
Tom Aspinall, TKO, R1
feeling like aspinall won't be scared to engage like other guys get with andrei.
Gordon vs. Chavez
Danny Chavez, DEC
gonna come down to gordon's ability to force grappling exchanges because otherwise he'll probably be on the wrong end of a technical affair.
Klose vs. Pena
Drakkar Klose, DEC
i think pena will be too eager to clinch and play guard and won't be able to land enough meaningful offense to offset drakkar's pressure.
Wineland vs. Castañeda
Eddie Wineland, DEC
guess i'm just not convinced by castenada's hands and feel like even this shadow of eddie wineland should be the sharper striker. maybe not though.
Erosa vs. Landwehr
Julian Erosa, DEC
having a hard time picking this one. i guess i'll go with erosa's pacing.
Dobson vs. O'Neill
Casey O'Neill, DEC
no idea about casey, but still low faith ceiling on dobson.
Skelly vs. Emmers
Jamall Emmers, DEC
feel like emmers will be able to stay mobile and stuff td attempts while winning the outside fight.
Zahabi vs. Rodriguez
Drako Rodriguez, DEC
aiemann's performances havne't really jumped out to me so it's hard to favor him.
Spivak vs. Vanderaa
Sergey Spivak, SUB, R2
vanderaa could catch spivak without a doubt, but i'll say the card opens the way it closes and one hw dictates the grappling exchanges.
Curtis Blaydes, DEC
think we might see more standup than expected, but that doesn't mean lewis is gonna be winning it necessarily.
Vieira vs. Kunitskaya
Yana Kunitskaya, DEC
high hopes for vieira, but i'm thinking yana has decent enough striking to keep it at range.
Minner vs. Rosa
Charles Rosa, SUB, R2
why is this 3rd fight from the top? it's pretty much irrelevant. minner is sub or be subbed and charles hasn't been tapped, so i'll agree with consensus pick.
Oleinik vs. Daukaus
Chris Daukaus, TKO, R2
i love seeing all the faith in boa, and i hope to be wrong in the most spectacular strongman choke way, but i think daukaus' boxing and speed could be problematic.
Imavov vs. Hawes
Nassourdine Imavov, SUB, R2
perhaps he fixed it up, but i'm skeptical of hawes' gas tank if he doesn't finish early.
Arlovski vs. Aspinall
Tom Aspinall, TKO, R1
feeling like aspinall won't be scared to engage like other guys get with andrei.
Gordon vs. Chavez
Danny Chavez, DEC
gonna come down to gordon's ability to force grappling exchanges because otherwise he'll probably be on the wrong end of a technical affair.
Klose vs. Pena
Drakkar Klose, DEC
i think pena will be too eager to clinch and play guard and won't be able to land enough meaningful offense to offset drakkar's pressure.
Wineland vs. Castañeda
Eddie Wineland, DEC
guess i'm just not convinced by castenada's hands and feel like even this shadow of eddie wineland should be the sharper striker. maybe not though.
Erosa vs. Landwehr
Julian Erosa, DEC
having a hard time picking this one. i guess i'll go with erosa's pacing.
Dobson vs. O'Neill
Casey O'Neill, DEC
no idea about casey, but still low faith ceiling on dobson.
Skelly vs. Emmers
Jamall Emmers, DEC
feel like emmers will be able to stay mobile and stuff td attempts while winning the outside fight.
Zahabi vs. Rodriguez
Drako Rodriguez, DEC
aiemann's performances havne't really jumped out to me so it's hard to favor him.
Spivak vs. Vanderaa
Sergey Spivak, SUB, R2
vanderaa could catch spivak without a doubt, but i'll say the card opens the way it closes and one hw dictates the grappling exchanges.
2021.02.19
3:26 PM ET
bout status update
Alves vs. Sabatini Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
02.19.2021 | 3:39 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 358th
Ketlen Vieira looked like dog**** that's been stepped on. Yana definitely live.
02.19.2021 | 4:03 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 2083rd
According to the matchup page for Spivac/Vanderaa, Vanderaa is listed as taller, but in the staredown he looked a good inch or two shorter than Spivac. Is that just Spivac wearing platforms or something, or is he actually the bigger man?
02.19.2021 | 4:22 PM ET
@RangerJW
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 2115th
Vanderaa - Height 6'2 Reach 75
Spivak - Height 6'3 Reach 78
If this changes your choice, please write to me
Spivak - Height 6'3 Reach 78
If this changes your choice, please write to me
02.19.2021 | 4:46 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 2083rd
@rapidaveo I was already on the fence about my Vanderaa pick. I'll keep him, but I'm not at all confident. Really, I think it could go either way.
02.19.2021 | 4:47 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points | Tied for 2997th
From a PR standpoint, it would have been much better for Alves to not even weigh in and just pull out. A unknown undercard fighter pulls out and nobody really cares. A unknown undercard fighter misses weigh by 2 weight classes, everyone is demanding his head and be cut. Less embarrassing to not even show up!
* Edited at 02.19.2021, 4:48 PM ET *
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
02.19.2021 | 4:50 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 1800th
Blaydes vs. Lewis
Derrick Lewis, TKO, R2
Actually I think 9 out of 10 times Blaydes vs. Lewis, Curtis would win either with a boring decision or via brutal Ground and Pound. But there are data that may make you doubt that Blaydes' victory is the only possible outcome tomorrow: Derrick Lewis has beaten fighters who had a huge advantage over grappling like Tybura, Ivanov, Latifi, Oleinyk, Abdurakhimov, to name a few. All of those got takedowns on Lewis, worked with Ground & Pound, or tried to get some submission. But on many of those occasions (already late in the fight) Lewis knew how to capitalize at some point in the final rounds to define the fight in his favor either with a victory by KO (like the fights against Tybura or Abdurakhimov) or by forcing a closed decision (like the fights vs. Roy Nelson, Latifi, etc.). Although for example Cormier capitalized on takedowns and subdued Derrick Lewis, most of Lewis' losses were to strikers like JDS, Mitrione, Jordan twice, etc. For his part, Blaydes has a great wrestling base (the most effective with respect to the Heavyweight), he has fights at 5 rounds he has been worn out after 15 minutes which reduces his effectiveness of takedowns, his number of strikes and his initiative in the fight. He almost got caught by Volkov (with knees) in the last 2 rounds when he attempted the takedown (Takedowns that were less disguised by exhaustion). It should also be noted that in the rematch vs. Ngannou was defeated in less than a minute by punches to the ear while attempting to force a takedown. With Lewis you never know it could be a knee when Blaydes tries to look for the takedown (as happened in the Dariush vs. Barboza fight) or the story of Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. The fight on Paper seems like an easy decision for Blaydes but I think anything can happen ...
Derrick Lewis, TKO, R2
Actually I think 9 out of 10 times Blaydes vs. Lewis, Curtis would win either with a boring decision or via brutal Ground and Pound. But there are data that may make you doubt that Blaydes' victory is the only possible outcome tomorrow: Derrick Lewis has beaten fighters who had a huge advantage over grappling like Tybura, Ivanov, Latifi, Oleinyk, Abdurakhimov, to name a few. All of those got takedowns on Lewis, worked with Ground & Pound, or tried to get some submission. But on many of those occasions (already late in the fight) Lewis knew how to capitalize at some point in the final rounds to define the fight in his favor either with a victory by KO (like the fights against Tybura or Abdurakhimov) or by forcing a closed decision (like the fights vs. Roy Nelson, Latifi, etc.). Although for example Cormier capitalized on takedowns and subdued Derrick Lewis, most of Lewis' losses were to strikers like JDS, Mitrione, Jordan twice, etc. For his part, Blaydes has a great wrestling base (the most effective with respect to the Heavyweight), he has fights at 5 rounds he has been worn out after 15 minutes which reduces his effectiveness of takedowns, his number of strikes and his initiative in the fight. He almost got caught by Volkov (with knees) in the last 2 rounds when he attempted the takedown (Takedowns that were less disguised by exhaustion). It should also be noted that in the rematch vs. Ngannou was defeated in less than a minute by punches to the ear while attempting to force a takedown. With Lewis you never know it could be a knee when Blaydes tries to look for the takedown (as happened in the Dariush vs. Barboza fight) or the story of Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. The fight on Paper seems like an easy decision for Blaydes but I think anything can happen ...
"Moicano Wants Money!"
02.19.2021 | 4:56 PM ET
@RangerJW
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 2115th
Spivak in his interview said that he is lonely and does not have a full-fledged camp and his own team. Out of 4 of his fights, Spivak defeated only Tuivasa ahead of schedule (who at that time had serious problems with defense against takedowns). In a fight with Felipe, victory could have been given to any fighter.