Jan Blachowicz
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 67/100 · peak 78 · Defensive specialist · 12–9–2 in 23 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Jan Blachowicz holds an ORCA rating of 67 (career peak 78), 19th of 67 active light heavyweights on the ORCA board. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 85, 6th of 67 active light heavyweights (significant strikes absorbed per minute 86). Grappling defence trails at 51, with takedowns conceded per 15 minutes grading 85. The 12 UFC wins split 5 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 5 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 77 | 31 of 67 | Significant strike accuracy 85 |
| Striking defence | 85 | 6 of 67 | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 86 |
| Grappling offence | 61 | 19 of 67 | — |
| Grappling defence | 51 | 45 of 67 | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 85 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 86. Weakest: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 84.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 67 (peak 78)
- Light Heavyweight rank
- 19 of 67 active
- UFC record
- 12–9–2
- Pro record
- 29–12–2
- Graded UFC bouts
- 23
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Ankos MMA - Zapaśniczy 67, Warszawa
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.53
- Significant strike accuracy: 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.23
- Significant strike defence: 52%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.97
- Takedown accuracy: 50%
- Takedown defence: 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.36
Fight history
- 2026-08-01 · L vs Navajo Stirling · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
- 2025-12-06 · D vs Bogdan Guskov · Decision - Majority · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
- 2025-03-22 · L vs Carlos Ulberg · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
- 2023-07-29 · L vs Alex Pereira · Decision - Split · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
- 2022-12-10 · D vs Magomed Ankalaev · Decision - Split · UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
- 2022-05-14 · W vs Aleksandar Rakic · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
- 2021-10-30 · L vs Glover Teixeira · Submission · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2021-03-06 · W vs Israel Adesanya · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
- 2020-09-26 · W vs Dominick Reyes · KO/TKO · UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
- 2020-02-15 · W vs Corey Anderson · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
- 2019-11-16 · W vs Jacare Souza · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
- 2019-07-06 · W vs Luke Rockhold · KO/TKO · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
- 2019-02-23 · L vs Thiago Santos · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
- 2018-09-15 · W vs Nikita Krylov · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
- 2018-03-17 · W vs Jimi Manuwa · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
- 2017-12-16 · W vs Jared Cannonier · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
- 2017-10-21 · W vs Devin Clark · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
- 2017-04-08 · L vs Patrick Cummins · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
- 2016-09-03 · L vs Alexander Gustafsson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
- 2016-04-10 · W vs Igor Pokrajac · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
- 2015-09-05 · L vs Corey Anderson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2
- 2015-04-11 · L vs Jimi Manuwa · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2
- 2014-10-04 · W vs Ilir Latifi · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
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