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Derrick Lewis

Active #8 heavyweight · Orthodox · 191 cm · reach 201 cm
Elo rating
1623 ±36
LCB 1575
Rank
#8
top 14% of division
UFC record
20-11-0
KO 16 · Sub 0 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -19 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
Jan 24, 2026
L by KO

Elo history

31 fights · tap & drag
Apr 19, 2014 — W vs Jack May Δ+33Jul 6, 2014 — W vs Guto Inocente Δ+30Sep 5, 2014 — L vs Matt Mitrione Δ-29Feb 28, 2015 — W vs Ruan Potts Δ+24Jun 6, 2015 — L vs Shawn Jordan Δ-33Oct 3, 2015 — W vs Viktor Pesta Δ+17Feb 6, 2016 — W vs Damian Grabowski Δ+16Apr 10, 2016 — W vs Gabriel Gonzaga Δ+18Jul 7, 2016 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+15Dec 9, 2016 — W vs Shamil Abdurakhimov Δ+15Feb 19, 2017 — W vs Travis Browne Δ+19Jun 10, 2017 — L vs Mark Hunt Δ-21Feb 18, 2018 — W vs Marcin Tybura Δ+16Jul 7, 2018 — W vs Francis Ngannou Δ+17Oct 6, 2018 — W vs Alexander Volkov Δ+18Nov 3, 2018 — L vs Daniel Cormier Δ-18Mar 9, 2019 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-16Nov 2, 2019 — W vs Blagoy Ivanov Δ+13Feb 8, 2020 — W vs Ilir Latifi Δ+12Aug 8, 2020 — W vs Aleksei Oleinik Δ+16Feb 20, 2021 — W vs Curtis Blaydes Δ+19Aug 7, 2021 — L vs Ciryl Gane Δ-24Dec 18, 2021 — W vs Chris Daukaus Δ+17Feb 12, 2022 — L vs Tai Tuivasa Δ-23Jul 30, 2022 — L vs Sergei Pavlovich Δ-22Feb 4, 2023 — L vs Serghei Spivac Δ-21Jul 29, 2023 — W vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Δ+17Nov 4, 2023 — L vs Jailton Almeida Δ-15May 11, 2024 — W vs Rodrigo Nascimento Δ+17Jul 12, 2025 — W vs Tallison Teixeira Δ+14Jan 24, 2026 — L vs Waldo Cortes Acosta Δ-19 14851544160416631722 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":193.1,"elo":1533,"date":"2014-04-19","opp":"Jack May","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":39.5,"y":166.3,"elo":1563,"date":"2014-07-06","opp":"Guto Inocente","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":51.6,"y":192.3,"elo":1534,"date":"2014-09-05","opp":"Matt Mitrione","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":3,"x":86.4,"y":170.7,"elo":1558,"date":"2015-02-28","opp":"Ruan Potts","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":105.9,"y":200.2,"elo":1525,"date":"2015-06-06","opp":"Shawn Jordan","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":5,"x":129.5,"y":184.9,"elo":1542,"date":"2015-10-03","opp":"Viktor Pesta","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":154.4,"y":170.4,"elo":1559,"date":"2016-02-06","opp":"Damian Grabowski","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":167.1,"y":154.2,"elo":1577,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":184.6,"y":140.9,"elo":1592,"date":"2016-07-07","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":215.3,"y":127.6,"elo":1606,"date":"2016-12-09","opp":"Shamil Abdurakhimov","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":229.6,"y":110.7,"elo":1625,"date":"2017-02-19","opp":"Travis Browne","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":251.6,"y":129.2,"elo":1605,"date":"2017-06-10","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":12,"x":301.7,"y":115.2,"elo":1620,"date":"2018-02-18","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":329.3,"y":99.9,"elo":1637,"date":"2018-07-07","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":14,"x":347.3,"y":83.5,"elo":1656,"date":"2018-10-06","opp":"Alexander Volkov","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":15,"x":352.9,"y":99.2,"elo":1638,"date":"2018-11-03","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":16,"x":377.8,"y":113.5,"elo":1622,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":17,"x":425,"y":102,"elo":1635,"date":"2019-11-02","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":18,"x":444.4,"y":90.9,"elo":1647,"date":"2020-02-08","opp":"Ilir Latifi","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":19,"x":480.5,"y":76.4,"elo":1664,"date":"2020-08-08","opp":"Aleksei Oleinik","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":20,"x":519.4,"y":59.8,"elo":1682,"date":"2021-02-20","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":21,"x":552.7,"y":81,"elo":1658,"date":"2021-08-07","opp":"Ciryl Gane","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":22,"x":579,"y":65.9,"elo":1675,"date":"2021-12-18","opp":"Chris Daukaus","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":23,"x":590.1,"y":86.5,"elo":1652,"date":"2022-02-12","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":24,"x":623.5,"y":106.4,"elo":1630,"date":"2022-07-30","opp":"Sergei Pavlovich","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":25,"x":660.9,"y":125.3,"elo":1609,"date":"2023-02-04","opp":"Serghei Spivac","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":26,"x":695.6,"y":110.4,"elo":1626,"date":"2023-07-29","opp":"Marcos Rogerio de Lima","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":27,"x":715,"y":123.6,"elo":1611,"date":"2023-11-04","opp":"Jailton Almeida","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":28,"x":752.5,"y":108.3,"elo":1628,"date":"2024-05-11","opp":"Rodrigo Nascimento","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":29,"x":837.1,"y":96.2,"elo":1641,"date":"2025-07-12","opp":"Tallison Teixeira","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":30,"x":876,"y":113,"elo":1623,"date":"2026-01-24","opp":"Waldo Cortes Acosta","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 24, 2026 Waldo Cortes Acosta L -19
Jul 12, 2025 Tallison Teixeira W +14
May 11, 2024 Rodrigo Nascimento W +17
Nov 4, 2023 Jailton Almeida L -15
Jul 29, 2023 Marcos Rogerio de Lima W +17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
1.99 avg 3.12
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
50% avg 50%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.07 avg 2.80
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
40% avg 52%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.44 avg 1.31
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
26% avg 41%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
52% avg 73%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.00 avg 0.32
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
80%
16 / 20
Finish rate
KO
16
80% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
4
20% of wins
KO: 16 (80%) 16 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 4 (20%) 4
Finishes by round
16 total
R1
7 44%
R2
4 25%
R3
4 25%
R4
1 6%
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1597
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
16.6
actual +3 vs expected