Heavyweight Bout

Derrick Lewis

“The Black Beast”

Record: 20-12-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 79"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: Feb 07, 1985

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 32
Minutes: 283.1
Knockdowns: 11
Sig. accuracy: 48.9%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 25.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:38

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted682/1394

Accuracy48.9%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head78.9%
Body16.9%
Leg4.3%

Position

Distance39.9%
Clinch18.5%
Ground41.6%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head64.3%
Body19.3%
Leg16.3%

Position absorbed

Distance56.5%
Clinch15.9%
Ground27.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns10/39

TD accuracy25.6%

TD per 150.5

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals4

Control30:49

Control per 151:38

Against

Takedowns absorbed51/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced13

Control conceded100:45

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.6	44.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.4	0.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.6	0.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.7	49.3%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/1	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Josh Hokit
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:09
UFC Freedom 250Jun 14, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 7/40 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Waldo Cortes Acosta
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:14
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. PimblettJan 24, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 8/43 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Tallison Teixeira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:35
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraJul 12, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 9/17 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:12
Win vs Rodrigo Nascimento
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:49
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoMay 11, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 41/75 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 3:23
Loss vs Jailton Almeida
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. LewisNov 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 20/39 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:57
Win vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:33
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Jul 29, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 17/33 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:29
Loss vs Serghei Spivac
Submission · Round 1 · 3:05
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. SpivacFeb 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 0/3 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Sergei Pavlovich
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:55
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2Jul 30, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 4/6 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Tai Tuivasa
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:40
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 27/43 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 1:48
Win vs Chris Daukaus
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:36
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. DaukausDec 18, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 14/28 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00

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