Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit Pick, 04/11/2026 Predictions UFC 327 Odds

Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit

UFC 327

Kaseya Center in Miami

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Curtis Blaydes will enter the Octagon against Josh Hokit at UFC 327 on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The opener has Blaydes priced at -135 while Hokit is coming in at +115.

Curtis "Razor" Blaydes steps into the cage holding a mark of 19-5-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old is weighing in at 265 lbs and measures 6'4". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 80". Josh Hokit comes in at 6'1" and tips the scales at 236 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 8-0-0. The 28-year-old stretches 73". Concerning significant strikes, Curtis Blaydes is connecting on 3.56 per minute while Josh Hokit is landing 6.07 significant strikes per minute. Blaydes connects on 50% of the significant strikes he attempts while Hokit is landing 66%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Razor" allows 2.00 significant strikes per min while Hokit absorbs 0.83. Blaydes also curbs 58% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Hokit is able to deflect 66% of the shots thrown.

When it comes to grappling, Curtis Blaydes is not as efficient of a wrestler as he gets a takedown 5.38 times per 3 rds. Blaydes is taking his opponents to the canvas on 48% of his attempts and stuffing 31% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Hokit is finishing his takedown tries on 46% of the takedowns he attempts and is stuffing 86% of the tries against him. When it comes to sub attempts, Blaydes is the more experienced submission fighter by attempting 0.7 subs per 3 rounds while Hokit looks to get 0.3 subs per 3 rds.

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In his previous bout, Curtis Blaydes went up against Rizvan Kuniev and took home the victory by split decision in round 3. Kuniev ended up landing 58 of 125 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Blaydes walked away from this fight having landed 101 of 143 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Kuniev landed 45 of 108, which means his percentage was 41%. He ended up landing 38 of 100 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Blaydes ended up landing 58% of his significant strikes by landing 56 of 95. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 34 of 71 pointed at the head. 77% of the significant strikes connected on by Kuniev and 78% of them landed by Blaydes were done at distance.

In the last bout for Josh Hokit, he battled Denzel Freeman and ended up getting the victory by a punch to the head in round 1. Freeman connected on 0% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Hokit landed 45% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Hokit ended up connecting on 64% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 37 of 57. He landed 31 of 48 significant strikes aimed at the head. Freeman ended up connecting on 0 of 7 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 0 of 7 aimed at the head. Regarding total strikes that he let go, Freeman connected on 0 of 8 and Hokit ended up landing 71 of 97 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Dominick Reyes opposes Johnny Walker. Reyes looks to add a win to his record of 15-5-0. The 36-year-old records a weight of 205 lbs and measures in at 6'4". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 77". Walker measures in at 6'6" and will fight at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 22-9-0 (1 NC). The 34-year-old extends his reach 82". In the grappling category, Dominick Reyes is averaging a takedown 0.29 times per 15 minutes while Johnny Walker is averaging a takedown 0.42 times per 3 rounds. In terms of striking, Reyes connects on 5.39 strikes/minute and connects on 54% of the strikes that he attempts. Joining him in the Octagon is Johnny Walker, who is landing 55% of the strikes he has attempted and is connecting on 4.06 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Nate Landwehr is set to encounter Cub Swanson. Swanson will be looking to add a victory to his career total of 30-14-0. The 42-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter stretches 70". Landwehr stands 5'9" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 18-7-0. The 37-year-old stretches 72". In terms of grappling, Cub Swanson deflects 63% of his opponents' takedown tries and is finishing his takedowns on 50% of the times he tries. Landwehr is taking his opponents to the mat on 41% of his tries and thwarts 71% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Swanson absorbs 4.00 strikes/minute while he dishes out 4.79 strikes per min. Landwehr, on the contrary, takes 5.83 strikes/minute and connects on 5.63 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Curtis Blaydes (-135)

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