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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Full Card Preview

A massive and entertaining UFC Fight Night card brings us 15 fights on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Headlined by heavyweights Curtis “Razor” Blaydes and Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis, the prelims are scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET with the main card set for 8 p.m.

In the co-main event, Ketlen Vieira and Yana Kunitskaya meet in a women’s bantamweight exchange. Featherweights Darrick Minner and Charles Rosa face in a high-level grappling matchup and Aleksei Oleinik and Chris Daukaus scrap in a heavyweight clash of styles. Middlweights Nassourdine Imavov and Phil Hawes, and heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Andrei Arlovski round out the main card.

Featherweight

Rafael Alves (-195)

Record: 19-9 (UFC debut) |Age: 30
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 7 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 6 SUB
Recent fights: def. Alejandro Flores (R2 guillotine); def. Felipe Douglas (R2 TKO); def. Beibit Nazarov (R3 guillotine)

Pat Sabatini (+162)

Record: 13-3 (UFC debut) |Age: 30
Height: 5-6 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 2 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jesse Stirn (R2 armbar); def. Jordan Titoni (R1 TKO); L to James Gonzalez (R1 injury)

Heavyweight

Sergey Spivak (-238)

Record: 11-2 (2-2 UFC) |Age: 26
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 4 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Carlos Felipe (maj. dec.); L to Marcin Tybura (un. dec.); def. Tai Tuivasa (R2 triangle)

Jared Vanderaa (+189)

Record: 11-4 (UFC debut) |Age: 28
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Harry Hunsucker (R1 TKO); def. Tony Lopez (un. dec.); L to Renan Ferreira (R2 triangle)

Bantamweight

Aiemann Zahabi (+155)

Record: 7-2 (1-2 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 3 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Vince Morales (un. dec.); L to Ricardo Ramos (R3 KO); def. Reginaldo Vieira (un. dec.)

Drako Rodriguez (-188)

Record: 7-1 (UFC debut) |Age: 24
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Mana Martinez (R1 triangle); def. Fard Muhammed (un. dec.); def. Shaine Moffitt (R1 armbar)

Featherweight

Chas Skelly (+187)

Record: 18-3, 1 NC (7-3 UFC) |Age: 35
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jordan Griffin (un. dec.); NC with Bobby Moffett (L by R2 submission); L to Jason Knight (R3 TKO)

Jamall Emmers (-233)

Record: 18-5 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Vince Cachero (un. dec.); L to Giga Chikadze (split dec.); def. Rafael Barbosa (R3 triangle)

Women’s Flyweight

Shana Dobson (+123)

Record: 4-4 (2-3 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 2 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Mariya Agapova (R2 TKO); L to Priscila Cachoeira (R1 KO); L to Sabina Mazo (un. dec.)

Casey O’Neill (-150)

Record: 5-0 (UFC debut) |Age: 23
Height: 5-6 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 1 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Christina Stelliou (R2 TKO); def. Caitlin McEwen (un. dec.); def. Miki Motono (un. dec.)

Featherweight

Julian Erosa (-115)

Record: 24-8 (2-4 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74.5″
Wins: 10 KO, 11 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: def. Sean Woodson (R3 d’arce); def. AJ Bryant (R1 choke); L to Julio Arce (R3 KO)

Nate Landwehr (-108)

Record: 14-3 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 8 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Darren Elkins (un. dec.); L to Herbert Burns (R1 TKO); def. Viktor Kolesnik (un. dec.)

Bantamweight

Eddie Wineland (+101)

Record: 24-14-1 (6-8 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 14 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 4 SUB
Recent fights: L to Sean O’Malley (R1 KO); def. Grigorii Popov (R2 KO); L to Alejandro Perez (un. dec.)

John Castaneda (-126)

Record: 17-5 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 6 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Nathaniel Wood (un. dec.); def. Marcelo Rojo (R3 arm triangle); L to Jose Alday (split dec.)

Lightweight

Drakkar Klose (-202)

Record: 11-2-1 (5-2 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Beneil Dariush (R2 KO); def. Christos Giagos (un. dec.); def. Bobby Green (un. dec.)

Luis Pena (+167)

Record: 8-3 (4-3 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Khama Worthy (R3 guillotine); def. Steve Garcia (un. dec.); L to Matt Frevola (split dec.)

Featherweight

Jared Gordon (+112)

Record: 16-4 (4-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: def. Chris Fishgold (un. dec.); L to Charles Oliveira (R1 KO); def. to Dan Moret (un. dec.)

Danny Chavez (-138)

Record: 11-3 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. TJ Brown (un. dec.); def. Dylan Cala (R1 TKO); def. Pipe Vargas (R1 KO)

Heavyweight

Andrei Arlovski (+201)

Record: 30-19, 2 NC (19-13 UFC) |Age: 42
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 17 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 11 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Tanner Boser (un. dec.); def. Philipe Lins (un. dec.); L to Jairzinho Rozenstruik (R1 KO)

Tom Aspinall (-254)

Record: 9-2 (2-0 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 6-5 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Alan Baudot (R1 TKO); def. Jake Collier (R1 KO); def. Mickael Ben Hamouda (R1 TKO)

Middleweight

Nassourdine Imavov (-102)

Record: 9-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 24
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jordan Williams (un. dec.); def. Jonathan Meunier (R1 TKO); def. Mateusz Gluch (keylock)

Phil Hawes (-123)

Record: 9-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jacob Malkoun (R1 TKO); def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev (R1 TKO); def. Yuri Fraga (TKO)

Heavyweight

Aleksei Oleinik (+147)

Record: 59-14-1 (8-5 UFC) |Age: 43
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 6 KO, 48 SUB | Losses: 8 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Derrick Lewis (R2 TKO); def. Fabricio Werdum (split dec.); def. Maurice Greene (R2 armbar)

Chris Daukaus (-178)

Record: 10-3 (2-0 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 9 KO | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Rodrigo Nascimento (R1 KO); def. Parker Porter (R1 KO); def. Danny Holmes (R1 TKO)

Featherweight

Darrick Minner (+156)

Record: 25-11 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 1 KO, 22 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 8 SUB
Recent fights: def. TJ Laramie (R1 guillotine); L to Grant Dawson (R2 RNC); def. Charlie DuBray (R1 choke)

Charles Rosa (-189)

Record: 13-4 (4-4 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Kevin Aguilar (split dec.); L to Bryce Mitchell (un. dec.); def. Manny Bermudez (R1 armbar)

Women’s Bantamweight

Ketlen Vieira (-274)

Record: 11-1 (5-1 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Sijara Eubanks (un. dec.); L to Irene Aldana (R1 KO); def. Cat Zingano (split dec.)

Yana Kunitskaya (+217)

Record: 13-5, 1 NC (3-2 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Julija Stoliarenko (un. dec.); L to Aspen Ladd (R3 TKO); def. Marion Reneau (un. dec.)

Heavyweight

Curtis Blaydes (-402)

Record: 14-2, 1 NC (9-2 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 10 KO | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. Alexander Volkov (un. dec.); def. Junior dos Santos (R2 TKO); def. Shamil Abdurakhimov (R2 TKO)

Derrick Lewis (+304)

Record: 24-7, 1 NC (15-5 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 19 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Aleksei Oleinik (R2 TKO); def. Ilir Latifi (un. dec.); def. Blagoy Ivanov (split dec.)

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