Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Derrick Lewis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Josh Hokit
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.6 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 6 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Derrick Lewis
Distance 57.5% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 13.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.3% (norm 9.3%)
Josh Hokit
Distance 74.0% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 13.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Derrick Lewis
Head 85.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)
Josh Hokit
Head 92.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lewis L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Hokit L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 272 / 802 | 33.9% | 40.1% | 209 / 358 | 58.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 184 | 68.5% | 70.4% | 52 / 66 | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 284 / 408 | 69.6% | 70.2% | 48 / 60 | 80.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 538 / 1188 | 45.3% | 39.0% | 278 / 446 | 62.3% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 115 / 164 | 70.1% | 77.0% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 87.8% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Lewis L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Hokit L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 447 / 834 | 53.6% | 40.7% | 119 / 273 | 43.6% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 176 | 71.6% | 70.6% | 63 / 80 | 78.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 218 / 281 | 77.6% | 72.2% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 509 / 940 | 54.1% | 39.3% | 156 / 324 | 48.1% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 153 / 205 | 74.6% | 75.1% | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 129 / 146 | 88.4% | 84.4% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lewis has more cage time on record.