HeavyweightActive
Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
Country
USARecord
29-141 NC
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
18 of 22 wins inside the distance · 60th percentile
Stopped in 31% of bouts — 11 of 35 · 23rd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 83rd percentile
8:35
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
2
Title fights
14
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Counted from the 35 bouts on record, not the full 43-fight career
Strikes & grappling
682 landed from 1394 attempts — 49% accuracy · 0th percentile
10 landed from 39 attempts — 26% accuracy · 57th percentile
11 in 32 statted bouts · 43rd percentile
12m of 4h 43m fought · 18th percentile
Head 79%
Body 17%
Leg 4%
Of 682 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 32 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 4h 43m of fight time, of the 35 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Josh Hokit | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:09 | UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 3:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Tallison Teixeira | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| May 11, 2024 | Rodrigo Nascimento | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 0:49 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Jailton Almeida | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 0:33 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Serghei Spivac | LOSS | SUBArm Triangle | R1 · 3:05 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Sergei Pavlovich | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:55 | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Tai Tuivasa | LOSS | KOElbow | R2 · 1:40 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Chris Daukaus | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:36 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Ciryl GaneTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 4:11 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Curtis Blaydes | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Aleksei Oleinik | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 0:21 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Ilir Latifi | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Blagoy Ivanov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Junior Dos Santos | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos |
| Nov 4, 2018 | Daniel CormierTitle | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:14 | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Alexander Volkov | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor |
| Jul 8, 2018 | Francis Ngannou | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Marcin Tybura | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 2:48 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Mark Hunt | LOSS | KOPunches | R4 · 3:51 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt |
| Feb 20, 2017 | Travis Browne | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 3:12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | WIN | KOPunches | R4 · 3:42 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Roy Nelson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez |
| Apr 10, 2016 | Gabriel Gonzaga | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Damian Grabowski | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:17 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Viktor Pesta | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 1:15 | UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson |
| Jun 6, 2015 | Shawn Jordan | LOSS | KOKick | R2 · 0:48 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson |
| Feb 28, 2015 | Ruan Potts | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:18 | UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Matt Mitrione | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:41 | UFC Fight Night: Souza vs. Mousasi |
| Jul 6, 2014 | Guto Inocente | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:30 | The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale |
| Apr 19, 2014 | Jack May | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:23 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne |
| Jan 28, 2012 | Jay Peche | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | IMKF: Immortal Kombat Fighting |
| Jun 25, 2011 | Tony Johnson Jr. | LOSS | DECUnanimous Decision | R3 · 5:00 | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 46 |
| Feb 26, 2011 | Taylor Herbert | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 2:14 | IXFA: International Xtreme Fight Association |
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 4:09
KOPunchesR2 · 3:14
Tallison Teixeira
KOPunchesR1 · 0:35
Rodrigo Nascimento
KOPunchR3 · 0:49
Jailton Almeida
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
KOPunchesR1 · 0:33
LOSS
SUBArm TriangleR1 · 3:05
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 0:55
LOSS
KOElbowR2 · 1:40
Chris Daukaus
KOPunchesR1 · 3:36
LOSS
KOPunchesR3 · 4:11Title
KOPunchR2 · 1:26
Aleksei Oleinik
KOPunchesR2 · 0:21
Ilir Latifi
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Blagoy Ivanov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Junior Dos Santos
KOPunchesR2 · 1:58
Daniel Cormier
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:14Title
KOPunchesR3 · 4:49
Francis Ngannou
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchR3 · 2:48
Mark Hunt
KOPunchesR4 · 3:51
Travis Browne
KOPunchR2 · 3:12
Shamil Abdurakhimov
KOPunchesR4 · 3:42
Roy Nelson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Gabriel Gonzaga
KOPunchesR1 · 4:48
Damian Grabowski
KOPunchR1 · 2:17
Viktor Pesta
KOPunchesR3 · 1:15
Shawn Jordan
KOKickR2 · 0:48
Ruan Potts
KOPunchesR2 · 3:18
Matt Mitrione
KOPunchesR1 · 0:41
Guto Inocente
KOPunchesR1 · 3:30
Jack May
KOPunchesR1 · 4:23
Jay Peche
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Tony Johnson Jr.
DECUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00
Taylor Herbert
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 2:14
How the wins came
Record
29
Wins
14
Losses
0
Draws
1
No contests
8:35
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
2
Title fights
14
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Derrick Lewis’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 35 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.