Derrick Lewis Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#5Josh Hokit Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R2	4:09	UFC Freedom 250	Jun 14, 2026
L	#5Waldo Cortes Acosta Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R2	3:14	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett	Jan 24, 2026
W	#13Tallison Teixeira Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	0:35	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	Jul 12, 2025
W	#15Rodrigo Nascimento Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	0:49	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento	May 11, 2024
L	#9Jailton Almeida Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis	Nov 4, 2023
W	Marcos Rogerio de Lima Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	0:33	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2	Jul 29, 2023
L	#12Serghei Spivac Heavyweight	Submission	Arm Triangle On Ground	R1	3:05	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac	Feb 4, 2023
L	#11Sergei Pavlovich Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	0:55	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2	Jul 30, 2022
L	#11Tai Tuivasa Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Elbow to Head In Clinch	R2	1:40	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	Feb 12, 2022
W	#7Chris Daukaus Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R1	3:36	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus	Dec 18, 2021
L	#3Ciryl GaneTitle Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R3	4:11	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane	Aug 7, 2021
W	#2Curtis Blaydes Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:26	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis	Feb 20, 2021
W	#11Aleksei Oleinik Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R2	0:21	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik	Aug 8, 2020
W	Ilir Latifi Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes	Feb 8, 2020
W	#8Blagoy Ivanov Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz	Nov 2, 2019
L	#7Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R2	1:58	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos	Mar 9, 2019
L	CDaniel CormierTitle Heavyweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	2:14	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	Nov 3, 2018
W	#5Alexander Volkov Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R3	4:49	UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor	Oct 6, 2018
W	#1Francis Ngannou Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Jul 7, 2018
W	#9Marcin Tybura Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R3	2:48	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros	Feb 18, 2018
L	#7Mark Hunt Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R4	3:51	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt	Jun 10, 2017
W	#9Travis Browne Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	3:12	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne	Feb 19, 2017
W	#15Shamil Abdurakhimov Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R4	3:42	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov	Dec 9, 2016
W	#10Roy Nelson Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	Jul 7, 2016
W	#14Gabriel Gonzaga Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	4:48	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos	Apr 10, 2016
W	Damian Grabowski Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head On Ground	R1	2:17	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson	Feb 6, 2016
W	Viktor Pesta Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R3	1:15	UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson	Oct 3, 2015
L	Shawn Jordan Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance Hook Kick	R2	0:48	UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson	Jun 6, 2015
W	Ruan Potts Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R2	3:18	UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano	Feb 28, 2015
L	Matt Mitrione Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	0:41	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi	Sep 5, 2014
W	Guto Inocente Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R1	3:30	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale	Jul 6, 2014
W	Jack May Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	4:23	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne	Apr 19, 2014

Outside the UFC

9-2, 1 NCacross 12 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 1 subWG · LFC 18 · LFC 13 · RFA 2 · FTW +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Ricky Shivers12-7-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:22	LFC 18	Mar 1, 2013
W	Jared Rosholt20-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:41	LFC 13	Aug 17, 2012
W	Justin Frazier12-4	KO/TKO	Knee to the Body and Punches	R1	2:37	RFA 2	Mar 30, 2012
NC	Jeremiah Constant11-9	No Contest	Punches to Back of Head	R1	0:48	FTW	Jan 27, 2012
W	Rakim Cleveland23-18-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:12	LFC 9	Dec 16, 2011
W	Jay Peche6-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:46	IMKF	Sep 3, 2011
L	Tony Johnson18-11-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	Jun 25, 2011
W	Taylor Herbert1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:14	IXFA	Feb 26, 2011
W	Rakim Cleveland23-18-1	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:33	WG	Nov 12, 2010
W	Ryan Martinez10-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:03	FTW / KOC	Jul 24, 2010
L	Shawn Jordan19-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	GFA 7	Jun 25, 2010
W	Nick Mitchell0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:33	WG	Apr 9, 2010

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionUSACA

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Tim Buchanan0-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:44	USACA	Jan 30, 2010

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

24 wins, 8 losses

W24

L8

Submission

1 win, 2 losses

W1

L2

Decision

4 wins, 3 losses

W4

L3

Finishes

UFC KOs

16

Above avg · 18%Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.34

Above avg · 0.24Heavyweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.25Heavyweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Derrick Lewis

PowerChin

Knockout rate

50%

16 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

11

2.04 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

9

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

6

1.18 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Derrick Lewis

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 2 of 2 coin-flip decisions — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 2 of 4 rounds they disagreed on (50%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

2–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–2

Won – Lost

50% went their way

Unanimous3 decisions · 60%

2W1L

Split2 decisions · 40%

2W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

2 rounds total

0

Won

2

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC55th

49%682 / 1,394

Striking accuracy

39%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.11 differential

Landed2.46

Absorbed2.57

46%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-12%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head79%45th538
Body17%42nd115
Leg4%28th29

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

42%Ground

Standing40%272
Clinch18%126
Ground42%284

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Derrick Lewis

Landed per 15

Head

C

44th

28.5

44th

Body

D

39th

6.1

39th

Leg

F

20th

1.5

20th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

59th

27.0

59th

Body

C

53rd

8.1

53rd

Leg

C

50th

6.8

50th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.5	538	1,188	45%
Body	6.1	115	164	70%
Leg	1.5	29	42	69%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	27.0	509	940	54%
Body	8.1	153	205	75%
Leg	6.8	129	146	88%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Derrick Lewis

26%

Takedown accuracy

52%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-3.7 min net

On top1.6

On bottom5.3

Offense

Takedowns

C

43rd

0.5

43rd

TD accuracy

D

35th

26%

35th

Sub attempts

C

49th

0.0

49th

Control

C

44th

1.6 min

44th

Defense

TD defense

D

38th

52%

38th

Controlled

5.3 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	10 / 39
Submission attempts	0
Control time	30:49

Defense

TDs defended	55 / 106
Control absorbed	100:45

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (283min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Derrick Lewis

32 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 283 min

110%

R3 pace · 12 bouts

Lewis builds (+8% per round through round 4). Within fights that reached round 3, Lewis lifts to 110% of round-1 output by round 3 (12 bouts).

Lewis ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Lewislanded / min

Takedown attempts

Lewisattempts / min

Control time

Lewis% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.2	2.1	2.6	0.15	15%	32
R2	3.4	2.7	3.2	0.11	9%	22
R3	3.1	2.5	3.1	0.14	4%	12
R4	4.2	3.3	2.2	0.16	9%	3
R5	2.1	1.2	0.0	0.20	8%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Derrick Lewis

32 resolved UFC bouts · 23 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

71/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

93rd

71%

93rd

Win quality

A+

86th

54%

86th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

11

12

5

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	1-1	50%
Top-5	11	3-8	27%
Top-15	12	10-2	83%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	5	5-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Josh Hokit#5	Top-5	80	Jun 14, 2026
L	Waldo Cortes Acosta#5	Top-5	80	Jan 24, 2026
W	Tallison Teixeira#13	Top-15	66	Jul 12, 2025
W	Rodrigo Nascimento#15	Top-15	61	May 11, 2024
L	Jailton Almeida#9	Top-5	75	Nov 4, 2023
W	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	Top-15	58	Jul 29, 2023
L	Serghei Spivac#12	Top-15	72	Feb 4, 2023
L	Sergei Pavlovich#11	Top-5	82	Jul 30, 2022
L	Tai Tuivasa#11	Top-5	78	Feb 12, 2022
W	Chris Daukaus#7	Top-15	73	Dec 18, 2021
L	Ciryl Gane#3	Top-5	91	Aug 7, 2021
W	Curtis Blaydes#2	Top-5	87	Feb 20, 2021
W	Aleksei Oleinik#11	Top-15	70	Aug 8, 2020
W	Ilir Latifi	Cross-div ranked	45	Feb 8, 2020
W	Blagoy Ivanov#8	Top-15	72	Nov 2, 2019
L	Junior Dos Santos#7	Top-5	84	Mar 9, 2019
L	Daniel CormierCHAMP	Champion	100	Nov 3, 2018
W	Alexander Volkov#5	Top-5	84	Oct 6, 2018
W	Francis Ngannou#1	Champion	97	Jul 7, 2018
W	Marcin Tybura#9	Top-15	72	Feb 18, 2018
L	Mark Hunt#7	Top-5	78	Jun 10, 2017
W	Travis Browne#9	Top-5	79	Feb 19, 2017
W	Shamil Abdurakhimov#15	Top-15	69	Dec 9, 2016
W	Roy Nelson#10	Top-15	73	Jul 7, 2016
W	Gabriel Gonzaga#14	Top-15	65	Apr 10, 2016
W	Damian Grabowski	Unproven	8	Feb 6, 2016
W	Viktor Pesta	Unproven	8	Oct 3, 2015
L	Shawn Jordan	Established	30	Jun 6, 2015
W	Ruan Potts	Unproven	8	Feb 28, 2015
L	Matt Mitrione	Top-15	53	Sep 5, 2014
W	Guto Inocente	Unproven	8	Jul 6, 2014
W	Jack May	Unproven	8	Apr 19, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

32 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

6-5

11 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

7-5

12 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-2

8 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

7-4

11 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

12-8

20 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-2

2 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-2

2 bouts

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4 weeks

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Derrick Lewis

Active

4 weekssince last bout

vs Josh Hokit · Jun 14, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 10-3As underdog 10-9

57.0

DK avg

65.1

Median

105.6

Ceiling

3.0

Floor

41%

Boom

31%

Bust

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