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Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
United States
Ranked #14 · HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
29-14-0W-L-D
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 79"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- 4oz Fight Club
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1802
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Lewis is a finisher. His wins come 24 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 4 by decision, an 86% finish rate. He puts people to sleep with one-shot power and ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Hokit (10-0-0) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 2, a loss. Before that, Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) beat him by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he beat Teixeira (9-2-0) by KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 79" reach. He lands 2.41 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy and absorbs 2.79 a minute, with 39% striking defense. He rarely shoots, 0.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 52% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 22 KO/TKO (85%)
- 4 Decision (15%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 85%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
26 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 70-18
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1786
- Lossvs Josh Hokit10-0-0 · Power Index 1867KO/TKO · R2 · 4:09Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
Fight stats
Stat Derrick Lewis Josh Hokit Sig. strikes 7/40 86/117 Takedowns 0/1 2/3 Control time 0:00 4:04 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 41 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 45 - Lossvs Waldo Cortes Acosta17-5-0 · Power Index 1869KO/TKO · R2 · 3:14Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett
Fight stats
Stat Derrick Lewis Waldo Cortes Acosta Sig. strikes 8/43 44/62 Takedowns 0/0 1/1 Control time 0:00 0:28 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 4 32 - Winvs Tallison Teixeira9-2-0 · Power Index 1723KO/TKO · R1 · 0:35Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Derrick Lewis Tallison Teixeira Sig. strikes 9/17 3/5 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:12 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 3 - Winvs Rodrigo Nascimento12-5-0 · Power Index 1635KO/TKO · R3 · 0:49May 11, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
- Lossvs Jailton Almeida22-6-0 · Power Index 1837Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Nov 5, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis
Career Stats
Based on 32 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.41
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.79
- Striking defense
- 39%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.53
- Takedown accuracy
- 26%
- Takedown defense
- 52%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00