Derrick Lewis

🇺🇸

(1985-02-07)

Statistics

UFC Record: 20-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 16-7
Submission: 0-2
Decision: 4-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 14-7
As Underdog: 6-3

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 20-10

By Round:

Round 1: 7-3
Round 2: 4-4
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: 14-8

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W L W W

Elo: 3033

Peak Elo: 3346 (2021-02-20)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2921 (#151)

Bonuses: 8 (3 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 52s

Total Fight Time: 4h 25m 45s

Avg Time Between Fights: 126 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.3

Current Rankings:

#8 Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#2 Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

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

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

HEAVYWEIGHT

🇩🇴 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (34)
9-2 • W W L W W
Elo: 3174 • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (40) 🇺🇸
W L W L L • 19-10
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3000

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:35

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

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (39) 🇺🇸
L W L L L • 18-10
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2921

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:49

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

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

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

Jailton Almeida (32) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3116

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷

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

⭐ Derrick Lewis (38) 🇺🇸
L L L W L • 17-9
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2846

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:33

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

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Serghei Spivac (28) 🇲🇩
W W L W W • 6-3
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2914

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:05

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

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-30
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

Sergei Pavlovich (30) 🇷🇺
L W W W • 3-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2979

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:55

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

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Tai Tuivasa (28) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
L W W W W • 7-3
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2962

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:40

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

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (36) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 16-6
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3217

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:36

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

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Ciryl Gane (31) 🇫🇷
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3242

HEAVYWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

TKO
R3
4:11

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

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Derrick Lewis (36) 🇺🇸
W W W L L • 15-5
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3217

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:26

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (30)
9-2 (1 NC) • L W W W W
Elo: 3320 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:21

🇷🇺 Aleksei Oleinik (43)
8-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2937 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇱 🇸🇪 Ilir Latifi (37)
7-5 • L W W L L
Elo: 2833 • UFC rank: #12

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (34) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 12-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3124

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

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

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
1:58

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

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States 🇺🇸

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

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R2
2:14

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

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Derrick Lewis (33) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 11-3
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3130

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R3
4:49

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

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (33) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 10-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3013

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇲 🇫🇷 Francis Ngannou (31)
6-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 3072 • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Derrick Lewis (33) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 9-3
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2932

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R3
2:48

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

Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

Mark Hunt (43) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
L W W N L • 7-5-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2971

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R4
3:51

🇺🇸 Derrick Lewis (32)
9-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3055 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R2
3:12

🇺🇸 Travis Browne (34)
9-5-1 • W L W L L
Elo: 2929 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R4
3:42

🇷🇺 Shamil Abdurakhimov (35)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2722 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (40)
8-8 • W L L L W
Elo: 2861 • 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

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:48

🇧🇷 Gabriel Gonzaga (36)
12-9 • W L L L W
Elo: 2715

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:17

🇵🇱 Damian Grabowski (35)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2763

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:15

🇨🇿 Viktor Pesta (25)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2656

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:48

🇺🇸 Derrick Lewis (30)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2677

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:18

🇿🇦 Ruan Potts (37)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2409

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:41

🇺🇸 Derrick Lewis (29)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2743

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

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:30

🇧🇷 Guto Inocente (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2487

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

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

Derrick Lewis (29) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2615

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:23

🇺🇸 Jack May (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2553

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸