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Derrick Lewis

“The Black Beast”

Heavyweight

Record: 29-14-0

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Height 6'3"
Weight 265 lb
Reach 79"
Leg reach 43.5"
Stance Orthodox
Style Brawler
Age 41

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 49%
Sig. strikes landed 682 of 1,394
Landed per min 2.41
Absorbed per min 2.79
Strike defence 39%
Knockdown avg 0.58

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 13%
Takedowns landed 5 of 39
Takedown defence 52%
Takedowns per 15 min 0.53
Submissions per 15 min 0.00
Avg fight time 8:51

Strikes by target

Head 79%
Body 17%
Leg 4%

Strikes by position

Standing 40%
Clinch 18%
Ground 42%

Wins by method · 10 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 24
Submission 1
Decision 4
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Fights in UFC

32 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Jun 14, 2026 Josh Hokit Loss KO/TKO, R2 4:09 UFC Freedom 250
Jan 24, 2026 Waldo Cortes Acosta Loss KO/TKO, R2 3:14 UFC 324
Jul 12, 2025 Tallison Teixeira Win KO/TKO, R1 0:35 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
May 11, 2024 Rodrigo Nascimento Win KO/TKO, R3 0:49 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
Nov 3, 2023 Jailton Almeida Loss U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
Jul 28, 2023 Marcos Rogerio de Lima Win KO/TKO, R1 0:33 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Feb 3, 2023 Serghei Spivac Loss SUB, R1 3:05 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Jul 29, 2022 Sergei Pavlovich Loss KO/TKO, R1 0:55 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Feb 11, 2022 Tai Tuivasa Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:40 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Dec 17, 2021 Chris Daukaus Win KO/TKO, R1 3:36 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Aug 6, 2021 Ciryl Gane Loss KO/TKO, R3 4:11 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Feb 19, 2021 Curtis Blaydes Win KO/TKO, R2 1:26 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Aug 7, 2020 Aleksei Oleinik Win KO/TKO, R2 0:21 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Feb 7, 2020 Ilir Latifi Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Nov 1, 2019 Blagoy Ivanov Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Mar 8, 2019 Junior Dos Santos Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:58 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Nov 2, 2018 Daniel Cormier Loss SUB, R2 2:14 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Oct 5, 2018 Alexander Volkov Win KO/TKO, R3 4:49 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Jul 6, 2018 Francis Ngannou Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Feb 17, 2018 Marcin Tybura Win KO/TKO, R3 2:48 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Jun 9, 2017 Mark Hunt Loss KO/TKO, R4 3:51 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Feb 18, 2017 Travis Browne Win KO/TKO, R2 3:12 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Dec 8, 2016 Shamil Abdurakhimov Win KO/TKO, R4 3:42 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
Jul 6, 2016 Roy Nelson Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Apr 9, 2016 Gabriel Gonzaga Win KO/TKO, R1 4:48 UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
Feb 5, 2016 Damian Grabowski Win KO/TKO, R1 2:17 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Oct 2, 2015 Viktor Pesta Win KO/TKO, R3 1:15 UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Jun 5, 2015 Shawn Jordan Loss KO/TKO, R2 0:48 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
Feb 27, 2015 Ruan Potts Win KO/TKO, R2 3:18 UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano
Sep 4, 2014 Matt Mitrione Loss KO/TKO, R1 0:41 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
Jul 5, 2014 Guto Inocente Win KO/TKO, R1 3:30 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
Apr 18, 2014 Jack May Win KO/TKO, R1 4:23 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne