Chris Daukaus vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 4-4-0 vs. 20-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
20-12-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
41
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 3"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 34 mo
1.8
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chris Daukaus carries real power — 3.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Derrick Lewis carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Chris Daukaus rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chris Daukaus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 84

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Derrick Lewis

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2013
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 44 documented bouts

In the UFC: 14-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1546.05/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
6822.41/min · norm 3.36
1184.64/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
7912.79/min · norm 3.19
50.0%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
48.9%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
38.7%norm 52.5%
63.54/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
110.58/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Chris Daukaus

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 9.3%)

Derrick Lewis

Distance 57.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.3% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Chris Daukaus

Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.6%)

Derrick Lewis

Head 85.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Daukaus L/AAccHeavyweight med Lewis L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 241 45.6% 40.1% 272 / 802 33.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.6% 126 / 184 68.5% 70.6%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 70.2% 284 / 408 69.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 282 47.2% 38.9% 538 / 1188 45.3% 38.9%
To the body 12 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 115 / 164 70.1% 76.8%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 87.8% 29 / 42 69.0% 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Daukaus L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Lewis L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 234 41.5% 40.7% 447 / 834 53.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.6% 126 / 176 71.6% 70.6%
On the ground 11 / 16 too few to rate 72.0% 218 / 281 77.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 224 38.8% 38.8% 509 / 940 54.1% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 23 too few to rate 75.1% 153 / 205 74.6% 75.1%
To the legs 18 / 18 too few to rate 84.4% 129 / 146 88.4% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1025.6% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 0.95
2100.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
5551.9% def · norm 64.3%
2:108.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
30:4910.9% of cage time · norm 17.2%
1:040:37 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
100:455:20 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lewis has more cage time on record.