Fighter profile

Derrick Lewis

“The Black Beast”

Heavyweight · UFC record 20-12 · 32 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ground Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)65

Power87

Striking defense63

Takedown defense61

WrestlingProvisional measure61

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (32 detailed fights; as of Sun 14 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.7

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED92.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 201 cm (6'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 41

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

32 detailed UFC fights · 70 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sun 14 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed9.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed11.3per round

Striking differential-1.6per round

Takedown attempts0.56per round

Takedown defense51.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate80.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 9.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 11.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -1.6
Striking accuracy: 48.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 38.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.16
Target: head / body / leg: 78.9% / 16.9% / 4.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 39.9% / 18.5% / 41.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.56
Takedowns landed per round: 0.14
Takedown accuracy: 25.6%
Takedown defense: 51.9%
Control time per round: 0:26
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 20-12-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 80.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 16 · 0 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 9 · 2 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 11 / 6
Average fight time: 9:25 (over 29 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Derrick Lewis — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sun 14 Jun 2026	Josh Hokit	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:09	UFC Freedom 250
Sat 24 Jan 2026	Waldo Cortes Acosta	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:14	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Tallison Teixeira	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:35	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 11 May 2024	Rodrigo Nascimento	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 0:49	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Sat 4 Nov 2023	Jailton Almeida	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

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Derrick Lewis — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 29 Jul 2023	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:33	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 4 Feb 2023	Serghei Spivac	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R1 3:05	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Sergei Pavlovich	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:55	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 12 Feb 2022	Tai Tuivasa	L	KO/TKO Elbow	R2 1:40	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Chris Daukaus	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:36	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 7 Aug 2021	Ciryl Gane	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:11	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Sat 20 Feb 2021	Curtis Blaydes	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:26	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Sat 8 Aug 2020	Aleksei Oleinik	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 0:21	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Sat 8 Feb 2020	Ilir Latifi	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Sat 2 Nov 2019	Blagoy Ivanov	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Junior Dos Santos	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:58	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 3 Nov 2018	Daniel Cormier	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:14	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Sat 6 Oct 2018	Alexander Volkov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:49	UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Francis Ngannou	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Sun 18 Feb 2018	Marcin Tybura	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 2:48	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Sat 10 Jun 2017	Mark Hunt	L	KO/TKO Punches	R4 3:51	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Sun 19 Feb 2017	Travis Browne	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:12	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Fri 9 Dec 2016	Shamil Abdurakhimov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R4 3:42	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
Thu 7 Jul 2016	Roy Nelson	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Sun 10 Apr 2016	Gabriel Gonzaga	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
Sat 6 Feb 2016	Damian Grabowski	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:17	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Sat 3 Oct 2015	Viktor Pesta	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:15	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Sat 6 Jun 2015	Shawn Jordan	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 0:48	UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
Sat 28 Feb 2015	Ruan Potts	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:18	UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano
Fri 5 Sep 2014	Matt Mitrione	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:41	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
Sun 6 Jul 2014	Guto Inocente	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:30	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
Sat 19 Apr 2014	Jack May	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:23	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne

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