“The Black Beast” Heavyweight
Derrick Lewis
20-12-0
UFC record, 32 fights, 283.1 min
29-14-0 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-2
in 2 title fights
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 79"
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Thu, Feb 7, 1985, age 41
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Apr 19, 2014
- Latest UFC fight
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
01/How he wins
in 20 wins
4 Punches to Head On Ground (16 KO/TKO), 4 decisions in 20 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 16 | 9 |
| Submission | 0 | 2 |
| Decision | 4 | 1 |
| All | 20 | 12 |
02/Career rates
32 fights, 283.1 min
Sig strikes landed
2.41 per min
682 in 283.1 min, 32 fights
Sig strike accuracy
48.9%
682 of 1,394 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
2.79 per min
791 of 1,291 landed on him in 283.1 min
Takedowns
0.53 per 15 min
10 of 39 · 283.1 min
Takedown accuracy
25.6%
10 of 39 attempts
Takedown defence
55 of 106
defended of attempted on him, 283.1 min
Control time
1:38 per 15 min
30:49 of 283:08
Knockdowns
11
scored in 283.1 min, 32 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 283.1 min
Where his sig strikes land
40% distance, 18% clinch, 42% ground
272 distance, 126 clinch, 284 ground of 682 landed
What he hits
79% head, 17% body, 4% leg
538 head, 115 body, 29 leg of 682 landed
Cage time
283:08
32 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-2 in 2
- Lv Ciryl GaneHeavyweight, interim title. Sat, Aug 7, 2021, UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane. KO/TKO, R3 4:11
- Lv Daniel CormierHeavyweight, title fight. Sat, Nov 3, 2018, UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis. Submission, R2 2:14
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 32 | 20-12-0 | 283.1 | 682 of 1,394 | 2.41 | 10 of 39 | 30:49 of 283:08 | 11 | 16 in 20 |
| All | 32 | 20-12-0 | 283.1 | 682 of 1,394 | 2.41 | 10 of 39 | 30:49 of 283:08 | 11 | 16 in 20 |
05/By year
2014 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 17.4 | 15 of 83 | 0.86 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 17:23 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0.6 | 9 of 17 | 15.43 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 of 0:35 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 10.8 | 41 of 75 | 3.79 | 1 of 4 | 3:23 of 10:49 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 28.6 | 37 of 75 | 1.29 | 0 of 2 | 1:26 of 28:38 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 7.6 | 31 of 49 | 4.09 | 2 of 4 | 1:48 of 7:35 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 24.2 | 37 of 88 | 1.53 | 0 of 2 | 0:10 of 24:13 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 20.4 | 55 of 92 | 2.70 | 1 of 2 | 3:20 of 20:21 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 22.0 | 38 of 93 | 1.73 | 1 of 3 | 2:09 of 21:58 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 49.9 | 93 of 182 | 1.87 | 1 of 6 | 2:59 of 49:51 | 3 | 2 in 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 27.1 | 90 of 210 | 3.33 | 0 of 3 | 1:40 of 27:03 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4-0-0 | 40.8 | 107 of 218 | 2.62 | 2 of 4 | 3:48 of 40:47 | 1 | 3 in 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 25.4 | 100 of 168 | 3.94 | 0 of 5 | 6:33 of 25:21 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 8.6 | 29 of 44 | 3.39 | 2 of 3 | 3:21 of 8:34 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 32 | 20-12-0 | 283.1 | 682 of 1,394 | 2.41 | 10 of 39 | 30:49 of 283:08 | 11 | 16 in 20 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 32 of 32 | 134.4 | 287 of 577 | 2.14 | 9 of 20 | 19:42 of 134:23 | 5 | 0 | 10, won 7 |
| Round 2 | 22 of 32 | 82.3 | 223 of 451 | 2.71 | 0 of 9 | 7:48 of 82:20 | 3 | 0 | 10, won 4 |
| Round 3 | 12 of 32 | 48.9 | 124 of 279 | 2.54 | 0 of 7 | 1:45 of 48:52 | 3 | 0 | 9, won 8 |
| Round 4 | 3 of 32 | 12.6 | 42 of 78 | 3.35 | 1 of 2 | 1:10 of 12:33 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 1 |
| Round 5 | 1 of 32 | 5.0 | 6 of 9 | 1.20 | 0 of 1 | 0:24 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
32 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026UFC Freedom 250 | Josh HokitHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 4:09Punches to Head At Distance | 7 of 40 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 9:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2026UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Waldo Cortes AcostaHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 3:14Punches to Head On Ground | 8 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 8:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 12, 2025UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | Tallison TeixeiraHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:35Punches to Head On Ground | 9 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 | 1 | 0:35 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 11, 2024UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 0:49Punch to Head At Distance | 41 of 75 | 1 of 4 | 3:23 | 1 | 10:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 4, 2023UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | Jailton AlmeidaHeavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Fabio Alves 44 - 50. Sal D'amato 44 - 50. Dave Tirelli 45 - 50. | 20 of 39 | 0 of 2 | 0:57 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 29, 2023UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Marcos Rogerio de LimaHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:33Punches to Head On Ground | 17 of 33 | 0 of 0 | 0:29 | 1 | 0:33 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 4, 2023UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | Serghei SpivacHeavyweight | LSubmission, R1 3:05Arm Triangle On Ground | 0 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:05 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:55Punches to Head At Distance | 4 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:55 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 12, 2022UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Tai TuivasaHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:40Elbow to Head In Clinch | 27 of 43 | 2 of 4 | 1:48 | 0 | 6:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Chris DaukausHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:36Punches to Head In Clinch | 14 of 28 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 1 | 3:36 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 7, 2021UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Ciryl GaneHeavyweight, interim title | LKO/TKO, R3 4:11Punches to Head On Ground | 16 of 37 | 0 of 1 | 0:08 | 0 | 14:11 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Curtis BlaydesHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:26Punch to Head At Distance | 7 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 6:26 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 8, 2020UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aleksei OleinikHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 0:21Punches to Head On Ground | 35 of 42 | 1 of 1 | 2:39 | 1 | 5:21 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 8, 2020UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Ilir LatifiHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Danny De Alejandro 28 - 29. Robert Alexander 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 20 of 50 | 0 of 1 | 0:41 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 2, 2019UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz | Blagoy IvanovHeavyweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Dave Tirelli 27 - 30. Eric Colon 29 - 28. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 31 of 68 | 1 of 3 | 2:07 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 9, 2019UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | Junior Dos SantosHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:58Punches to Head At Distance | 7 of 25 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 6:58 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 3, 2018UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis | Daniel CormierHeavyweight, title fight | LSubmission, R2 2:14Rear Naked Choke | 4 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 7:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 6, 2018UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | Alexander VolkovHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 4:49Punches to Head At Distance | 39 of 70 | 0 of 2 | 0:42 | 1 | 14:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 7, 2018UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | Francis NgannouHeavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. | 20 of 54 | 0 of 2 | 0:01 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2018UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Marcin TyburaHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 2:48Punch to Head In Clinch | 30 of 45 | 1 of 2 | 2:16 | 2 | 12:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 10, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Mark HuntHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R4 3:51Punches to Head In Clinch | 51 of 139 | 0 of 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 18:51 | Rounds |
| Sun, Feb 19, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | Travis BrowneHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:12Punch to Head At Distance | 39 of 71 | 0 of 0 | 1:40 | 1 | 8:12 | Rounds |
| Fri, Dec 9, 2016UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | Shamil AbdurakhimovHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R4 3:42Punches to Head From Mount | 39 of 90 | 1 of 3 | 1:42 | 0 | 18:42 | Rounds |
| Thu, Jul 7, 2016UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | Roy NelsonHeavyweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Dave Hagen 28 - 29. Adalaide Byrd 29 - 28. Glenn Trowbridge 28 - 29. | 37 of 73 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sun, Apr 10, 2016UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Gabriel GonzagaHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:48Punches to Head At Distance | 17 of 25 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 1 | 4:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2016UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | Damian GrabowskiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:17Punch to Head On Ground | 14 of 30 | 1 of 1 | 1:59 | 0 | 2:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2015UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Viktor PestaHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:15Punches to Head From Mount | 41 of 63 | 0 of 3 | 1:29 | 0 | 11:15 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2015UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | Shawn JordanHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R2 0:48Kick to Head At Distance Hook Kick | 6 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 5:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2015UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | Ruan PottsHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:18Punches to Head From Mount | 53 of 82 | 0 of 2 | 4:08 | 0 | 8:18 | Rounds |
| Fri, Sep 5, 2014UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | Matt MitrioneHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:41Punches to Head At Distance | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:41 | Rounds |
| Sun, Jul 6, 2014The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | Guto InocenteHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:30Punches to Head From Half Guard | 6 of 16 | 1 of 2 | 1:33 | 0 | 3:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 19, 2014UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | Jack MayHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:23Punches to Head On Ground | 22 of 27 | 1 of 1 | 1:48 | 0 | 4:23 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.