Derrick Lewis

🇺🇸 ︎

(1985-02-07)

Statistics

UFC Record: 20-11

By Method:

KO/TKO: 16-8
Submission: 0-2
Decision: 4-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 14-7
As Underdog: 6-4

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 20-11

By Round:

Round 1: 7-3
Round 2: 4-5
Round 3: 8-1
Round 4: 1-1
Round 5: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 7-6
Title Fight: 0-1
Interim Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 14-9

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L W W L

Elo: 2971

Peak Elo: 3346 (2021-02-20)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2921 (#154)

Bonuses: 8 (3 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 50s

Total Fight Time: 4h 33m 59s

Avg Time Between Fights: 130 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.3

Current Rankings:

#9 Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#2 Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-01-24
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (34)

🇩🇴 ︎

W W L W W • 9-2
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3174 (69%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:14

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Derrick Lewis (40)
20-10 • W W L W L
Elo: 3033 (31%) • UFC rank: #8

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2025-07-12
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Derrick Lewis (40)

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W L W L L • 19-10
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3000 (84%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:35

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Tallison Teixeira (25)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2713 (16%) • UFC rank: #13

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States

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2024-05-11
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Derrick Lewis (39)

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L W L L L • 18-10
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2921 (60%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:49

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Rodrigo Nascimento (31)
4-1 (1 NC) • L N W W W
Elo: 2850 (40%) • UFC rank: #15

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States

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2023-11-04
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

Jailton Almeida (32)

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W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3116 (68%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Derrick Lewis (38)
18-9 • W L L L W
Elo: 2984 (32%) • UFC rank: #10

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil

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2023-07-29
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

⭐ Derrick Lewis (38)

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L L L W L • 17-9
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2846 (31%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:33

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Marcos Rogerio de Lima (38)
10-6 • W W L W W
Elo: 2986 (69%) • UFC rank: #15

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States

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2023-02-04
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac

⭐ Serghei Spivac (28)

🇲🇩 ︎

W W L W W • 6-3
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2914 (44%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:05

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Derrick Lewis (37)
17-8 • L L W L W
Elo: 2959 (56%) • UFC rank: #7

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2022-07-30
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

Sergei Pavlovich (30)

🇷🇺 ︎

L W W W • 3-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2979 (35%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:55

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Derrick Lewis (37)
17-7 • L W L W W
Elo: 3090 (65%) • UFC rank: #5

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States

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2022-02-12
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

⭐ Tai Tuivasa (28)

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L W W W W • 7-3
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2962 (15%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:40

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Derrick Lewis (37)
17-6 • W L W W W
Elo: 3259 (85%) • UFC rank: #3

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

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2021-12-18
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Derrick Lewis (36)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W W W W • 16-6
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3217 (79%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:36

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Chris Daukaus (32)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 2989 (21%) • UFC rank: #7

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2021-08-07
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane

⭐ Ciryl Gane (31)

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W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3242 (35%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

TKO
R3
4:11

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Derrick Lewis (36)
16-5 • W W W W L
Elo: 3346 (65%) • UFC rank: #2

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

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2021-02-20
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

⭐ Derrick Lewis (36)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W L L • 15-5
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3217 (36%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:26

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Curtis Blaydes (30)
9-2 (1 NC) • L W W W W
Elo: 3320 (64%) • UFC rank: #2

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2020-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

Derrick Lewis (35)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W L L W • 14-5
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3177 (80%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:21

🇷🇺 ︎

Aleksei Oleinik (43)
8-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2937 (20%) • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2020-02-08
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes

Derrick Lewis (35)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L L W W • 13-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3149 (86%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇱 ︎

🇸🇪 ︎

Ilir Latifi (37)
7-5 • L W W L L
Elo: 2833 (14%) • UFC rank: #12

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

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2019-11-02
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz

Derrick Lewis (34)

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L L W W W • 12-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3124 (54%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇬 ︎

Blagoy Ivanov (33)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 3095 (46%) • UFC rank: #8

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States

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2019-03-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

Junior dos Santos (35)

🇧🇷 ︎

L W L W W • 14-4
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3210 (47%)

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
1:58

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Derrick Lewis (34)
12-4 • L W W W L
Elo: 3229 (53%) • UFC rank: #3

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States

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2018-11-03
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Daniel Cormier (39)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W N W W • 10-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3570 (86%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R2
2:14

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Derrick Lewis (33)
12-3 • W W W L W
Elo: 3258 (14%) • UFC rank: #2

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States

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2018-10-06
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

⭐ Derrick Lewis (33)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W L W W • 11-3
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3130 (36%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R3
4:49

🇷🇺 ︎

Alexander Volkov (29)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 3227 (64%) • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2018-07-07
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Derrick Lewis (33)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L W W W • 10-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3013 (42%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇲 ︎

🇫🇷 ︎

Francis Ngannou (31)
6-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 3072 (58%) • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2018-02-18
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros

⭐ Derrick Lewis (33)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W W W W • 9-3
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2932 (59%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R3
2:48

🇵🇱 ︎

Marcin Tybura (32)
3-2 • L W W W L
Elo: 2868 (41%) • UFC rank: #9

Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
United States

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2017-06-10
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Mark Hunt (43)

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L W W N L • 7-5-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2971 (38%)

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R4
3:51

🇺🇸 ︎

Derrick Lewis (32)
9-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3055 (62%) • UFC rank: #6

Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand

🇳🇿 ︎

2017-02-19
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Derrick Lewis (32)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W W W • 8-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2966 (55%)

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R2
3:12

🇺🇸 ︎

Travis Browne (34)
9-5-1 • W L W L L
Elo: 2929 (45%) • UFC rank: #9

Scotiabank Centre
Halifax
Canada

🇨🇦 ︎

2016-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

Derrick Lewis (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W W L • 7-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2917 (75%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R4
3:42

🇷🇺 ︎

Shamil Abdurakhimov (35)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2722 (25%) • UFC rank: #15

Times Union Center
Albany, New York
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2016-07-07
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Derrick Lewis (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W L W • 6-2
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2892 (54%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Roy Nelson (40)
8-8 • W L L L W
Elo: 2861 (46%) • UFC rank: #10

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2016-04-10
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

⭐ Derrick Lewis (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W L W L • 5-2
Elo: 2822 (65%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:48

🇧🇷 ︎

Gabriel Gonzaga (36)
12-9 • W L L L W
Elo: 2715 (35%)

Arena Zagreb
Zagreb
Croatia

🇭🇷 ︎

2016-02-06
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson

Derrick Lewis (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2705 (42%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:17

🇵🇱 ︎

Damian Grabowski (35)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2763 (58%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2015-10-03
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

Derrick Lewis (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W L W W • 3-2
Elo: 2585 (40%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:15

🇨🇿 ︎

Viktor Pesta (25)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2656 (60%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2015-06-06
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

⭐ Shawn Jordan (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L L W W • 5-3
Elo: 2704 (54%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:48

🇺🇸 ︎

Derrick Lewis (30)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2677 (46%)

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2015-02-28
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano

Derrick Lewis (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W W • 2-1
Elo: 2634 (79%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:18

🇿🇦 ︎

Ruan Potts (37)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2409 (21%)

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2014-09-05
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi

Matt Mitrione (36)

🇺🇸 ︎

L L W L W • 7-3
Elo: 2712 (46%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:41

🇺🇸 ︎

Derrick Lewis (29)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2743 (54%)

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2014-07-06
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn

Derrick Lewis (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

W • 1-0
Elo: 2698 (77%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:30

🇧🇷 ︎

Guto Inocente (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2487 (23%)

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2014-04-19
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

Derrick Lewis (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2615 (59%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:23

🇺🇸 ︎

Jack May (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2553 (41%)

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States

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