Tom Aspinall

Overview

Eight UFC wins, eight finishes, and zero decisions. Seven of those eight ended in the first round.

Tom Aspinall is a Salford-born heavyweight with a UFC record of 8-1 and one no contest. Six wins came by KO/TKO and two by submission. His only loss, to Curtis Blaydes, took 15 seconds in July 2022. He avenged it two years later.

He is not a champion in our data, though his most recent fight was a title fight at UFC 321.

UFC Career

Aspinall debuted in March 2020 and was finishing people by July. Jake Collier went down by KO/TKO at 0:45 of the first round, and Alan Baudot followed in October at 1:35 of round 1. Those were the first two of five straight wins.

The third was the only one that left the first round: a submission of Andrei Arlovski at 1:09 of round 2 in February 2021. Then came Serghei Spivac by KO/TKO at 2:30 of round 1.

In March 2022 he headlined against Alexander Volkov, one of the strong opponents of his career, and submitted him in the first round at 3:45. That made five in a row.

Then the streak ended. In his next main event, Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes, an elite opponent by our model's tiers, and lost by KO/TKO at 0:15 of round 1. It was the shortest of his UFC fights, and the only one that went against him.

He has not lost since. Marcin Tybura fell by KO/TKO at 1:13 of round 1 in a July 2023 main event. At UFC 295, Sergei Pavlovich went the same way at 1:09. Then came the rematch: Blaydes, at UFC 304, finished by KO/TKO at 1:00 of round 1. The first meeting had lasted 15 seconds; this one ended 45 seconds later, with the result reversed.

His latest fight was a title fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, another elite opponent. It ended in a no contest at 4:35 of round 1. There is no win or loss attached to it, and he carries a three-fight winning streak into his next outing.

One loss, one rematch, one revenge win. The rest is first-round work.

Fighting Style

Tom Aspinall is a busy, accurate striker who is hard to hit cleanly. He lands more than most and makes his shots count, though he still takes strikes at about the UFC average.

He is not only a striker. He shoots for takedowns often and is hard to take down himself. He also hunts for submissions more than most fighters.

His finishing pattern fits that profile. All eight of his UFC wins came by stoppage: six by KO/TKO and two by submission. Seven of those finishes came in round 1, and the other ended in round 2. He has no wins by decision.

Notable Wins

• Curtis Blaydes — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:00), UFC 304 (2024)
• Alexander Volkov — submission, round 1 (3:45), UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall (2022)
• Sergei Pavlovich — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:09), UFC 295 (2023)
• Marcin Tybura — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:13), UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura (2023)

Quick Facts

• Division: Heavyweight
• UFC record: 8-1 (1 no contest)
• Professional record, all promotions: 15-3-0 (1 NC)
• UFC debut: 2020
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'5" / 78"
• Team: Team Kaobon
• Born: Salford, England