Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac

UFC 20-12-0 vs. 9-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
20-12-0
UFC record
9-6-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
41
AgeΔ 10 yrs
31
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
79"
ReachΔ 1"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.8
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
5.5
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Serghei Spivac hunts takedowns — 3.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Serghei Spivac is a submission threat — 0.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Derrick Lewis carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Serghei Spivac

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6822.41/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
4483.57/min · norm 3.36
7912.79/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
5314.23/min · norm 3.19
48.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
47.8%norm 47.8%
38.7%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 52.5%
110.58/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Derrick Lewis

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

Serghei Spivac

Distance 75.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 21.6% (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%)

Serghei Spivac

Head 96.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.3% (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/AAccHeavyweight med Spivac L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 272 / 802 33.9% 40.1% 275 / 709 38.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 126 / 184 68.5% 70.6% 17 / 26 65.4% 70.6%
On the ground 284 / 408 69.6% 70.2% 156 / 203 76.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 538 / 1188 45.3% 38.9% 421 / 906 46.5% 38.9%
To the body 115 / 164 70.1% 76.8% 16 / 20 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 29 / 42 69.0% 87.8% 11 / 12 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/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Spivac L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 447 / 834 53.6% 40.7% 439 / 979 44.8% 40.7%
In the clinch 126 / 176 71.6% 70.6% 43 / 62 69.4% 70.6%
On the ground 218 / 281 77.6% 72.0% 49 / 71 69.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 509 / 940 54.1% 38.8% 348 / 889 39.1% 38.8%
To the body 153 / 205 74.6% 75.1% 113 / 151 74.8% 75.1%
To the legs 129 / 146 88.4% 84.4% 70 / 72 97.2% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1025.6% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
3259.3% acc · 3.82/15 · norm 0.95
5551.9% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
763.6% def · norm 64.3%
30:4910.9% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
41:1332.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
100:455:20 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
15:231:50 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
40.48/15 · 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.