Heavyweight · “The Black Beast”
Derrick Lewis
29-14-0 (1 NC) UFC 20-12-0
Finisher
Precision Striker
KO-Prone
Taken Down Often
6'3"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
16KO wins
0Sub wins
80.0%Finish rate
8:50Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Finisher
80% of wins by knockout or submission (16 KO, 0 sub)
Precision Striker
above avg accuracy — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone
9 of 12 losses came by knockout
Taken Down Often
put on his back 51 times · 2.7 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.41
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.79
Striking accuracy48.9%
Striking defense38.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.58
Takedowns / 15 min0.53
Takedown accuracy25.6%
Takedown defense51.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time10.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents14-12
Insider info
Derrick Lewis favored over Josh Hokit coinflip UFC Freedom 250 · June 7, 2026
strikinggood
Picked in a fight the analyst explicitly calls 50/50, with the reasoning leaning on context (home crowd, personal preference, betting value) as much as pure skill analysis, and only by knockout -- no decision path is credited.
Very hard to hold down -- simply stands back up when taken down, a repeated pattern across his career. The better pure striker on the feet despite lower volume, with fight-ending power that holds up from the first exchange to the last. Very good timing on counters, including a specific, emphatic counter-knockout example cited by the analyst. Tends to throw single shots rather than combinations, but a single landed shot ends the fight.
Strengthvery hard to hold down, stands back up when taken down
Strengthfight-ending power that holds up throughout an entire fight
Strengthvery good counter timing
Weaknesslow volume, relies on single shots rather than combinations
Striking trend
Fight history
L Josh Hokit 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:09 — UFC Freedom 250 · June 14, 2026
7/40Sig. strikes
86/117Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Waldo Cortes Acosta 16-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:14 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · January 24, 2026
8/43Sig. strikes
44/62Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tallison Teixeira 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:35 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · July 12, 2025
9/17Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rodrigo Nascimento 11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
41/75Sig. strikes
27/41Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
3:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jailton Almeida 19-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · November 4, 2023
20/39Sig. strikes
38/56Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 21-8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:33 — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · July 29, 2023
17/33Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Serghei Spivac 15-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:05 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
0/3Sig. strikes
12/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sergei Pavlovich 15-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:55 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
4/6Sig. strikes
15/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tai Tuivasa 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:40 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
27/43Sig. strikes
24/36Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Daukaus 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:36 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · December 18, 2021
14/28Sig. strikes
10/19Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 9-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:11 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · August 7, 2021
16/37Sig. strikes
98/122Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Curtis Blaydes 14-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · February 20, 2021
7/23Sig. strikes
28/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksei Oleinik 36-13-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:21 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · August 8, 2020
35/42Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ilir Latifi 14-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · February 8, 2020
20/50Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Blagoy Ivanov 18-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
31/68Sig. strikes
20/38Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Junior Dos Santos 19-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · March 9, 2019
7/25Sig. strikes
29/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Cormier 21-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:14 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
4/13Sig. strikes
19/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Volkov 30-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:49 — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · October 6, 2018
39/70Sig. strikes
121/171Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francis Ngannou 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · July 7, 2018
20/54Sig. strikes
11/46Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcin Tybura 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:48 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
30/45Sig. strikes
37/56Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:16Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mark Hunt 12-11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 3:51 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
51/139Sig. strikes
59/125Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 18-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:12 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · February 19, 2017
39/71Sig. strikes
21/47Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:40Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shamil Abdurakhimov 17-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 3:42 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov · December 9, 2016
39/90Sig. strikes
15/37Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roy Nelson 20-12 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · July 7, 2016
37/73Sig. strikes
4/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabriel Gonzaga 17-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · April 10, 2016
17/25Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Damian Grabowski 20-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:17 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
14/30Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Viktor Pesta 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:15 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
41/63Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shawn Jordan 17-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:48 — UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · June 6, 2015
6/23Sig. strikes
23/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ruan Potts 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:18 — UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · February 28, 2015
53/82Sig. strikes
7/13Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Mitrione 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:41 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi · September 5, 2014
1/1Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Guto Inocente 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:30 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
6/16Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jack May 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:23 — UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · April 19, 2014
22/27Sig. strikes
5/6Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
24
Submission
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
2
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
31
Legacy FC
3
Fight to Win
2
Worldwide Gladiator
2
RFA
1
Immortal Kombat Fighting
1
Bellator
1
International Xtreme Fight Association
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 43 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | TKO (punches) | UFC 324
January 24, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Tallison Teixeira | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
July 12, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Rodrigo Nascimento | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 0:49 |
| L | Jailton Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
November 4, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | TKO (punches) | UFC 291
July 29, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 0:33 |
| L | Serghei Spivac | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:05 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | TKO (punches) | UFC 277
July 30, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 0:55 |
| L | Tai Tuivasa | KO (elbow) | UFC 271
February 12, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 1:40 |
| W | Chris Daukaus | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
December 18, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 3:36 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | TKO (punches) | UFC 265
August 7, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 4:11 |
| W | Curtis Blaydes | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
February 20, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 1:26 |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
August 8, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 0:21 |
| W | Ilir Latifi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 247
February 8, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (split) | UFC 244
November 2, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
March 9, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 1:58 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 230
November 3, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 2:14 |
| W | Alexander Volkov | KO (punches) | UFC 229
October 6, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 4:49 |
| W | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 226
July 7, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 2:48 |
| L | Mark Hunt | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
June 11, 2017 |
UFC | 4 | 3:51 |
| W | Travis Browne | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
February 19, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 3:12 |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
December 9, 2016 |
UFC | 4 | 3:42 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
July 7, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos
April 10, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Damian Grabowski | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 2:17 |
| W | Viktor Pešta | TKO (punches) | UFC 192
October 3, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 1:15 |
| L | Shawn Jordan | TKO (hook kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
June 6, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 0:48 |
| W | Ruan Potts | TKO (punches) | UFC 184
February 28, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 3:18 |
| L | Matt Mitrione | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi
September 5, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:41 |
| W | Guto Inocente | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 3:30 |
| W | Jack May | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
April 19, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:23 |
| W | Ricky Shivers | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 18
March 1, 2013 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 4:22 |
| W | Jared Rosholt | KO (punches) | Legacy FC 13
August 17, 2012 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 4:41 |
| W | Justin Frazier | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | RFA 2
March 30, 2012 |
RFA | 1 | 2:37 |
| NC | Jeremiah Constant | NC (punches to back of head) | Fight to Win: Paramount Prize Fighting 2012
January 27, 2012 |
Fight to Win | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Rakim Cleveland | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 9
December 16, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 3:12 |
| W | Jay Peche | TKO (punches) | Immortal Kombat Fighting 1
September 3, 2011 |
Immortal Kombat Fighting | 1 | 0:46 |
| L | Tony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 46
June 25, 2011 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Taylor Herbert | TKO (punches) | International Xtreme Fight Association: Extreme Fighting 6
February 26, 2011 |
International Xtreme Fight Association | 1 | 2:14 |
| W | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (armbar) | Worldwide Gladiator 2
November 12, 2010 |
Worldwide Gladiator | 2 | 1:33 |
| W | Ryan Martinez | TKO (punches) | Fight to Win: Worlds Collide
July 24, 2010 |
Fight to Win | 2 | 1:03 |
| L | Shawn Jordan | Decision (unanimous) | Global Fighting Alliance 7
June 25, 2010 |
Global Fighting Alliance | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nick Mitchell | TKO (punches) | Worldwide Gladiator 1
April 9, 2010 |
Worldwide Gladiator | 2 | 1:33 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Derrick Lewis) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Derrick Lewis by U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brittany Primavera · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons