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Derrick Lewis: record, fights and statistics

Derrick Lewis (“The Black Beast”) is a heavyweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 29-14-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 31 UFC bouts for Derrick Lewis (19-12). In the 3 fights stored since Jul 12, 2025, Derrick Lewis is 1-2.

Fights through June 15, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height6'3"
Reach79"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classHeavyweight
Born1985
Current UFC rankingHeavyweight #13 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Derrick Lewis's fighting stats?

Across 29 stored UFC bouts with statistics (275 minutes) through June 15, 2026, Derrick Lewis lands 2.38 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 2.81, with 48.4% striking accuracy and 38.9% striking defense. Grappling: 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes at 22.2% accuracy, 51.5% takedown defense, 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 19-12 in 31 stored UFC bouts, 15 of 19 wins inside the distance.

Derrick Lewis: striking, grappling and finishes

Derrick Lewis: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute2.38
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.81
Significant striking accuracy48.4%
Significant striking defense38.9%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.60
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.44
Takedown accuracy22.2%
Takedown defense51.5%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.36
Share of fight time in control9.1%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)29 (274.8)

Significant strikes landed: 78.3% head, 17.3% body, 4.4% legs; 41.3% at distance, 18.7% in the clinch, 40% on the ground.

Derrick Lewis: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO159
Submission02
Decision41

19-12 in the 31 stored UFC bouts since April 19, 2014, averaging 9 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Derrick Lewis among fighters

Derrick Lewis: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureDerrick LewisPlace
Significant strikes landed per minute0.86238th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute7.47225th of 243
Significant strike accuracy18.1242nd of 243
Significant strike defense27.4176th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.00113th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00146th of 243
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control0.0236th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Jul 12, 2025

  • 1 win: 1 by ko/tko
  • 2 losses: 2 by ko/tko

Striking and grappling totals since Jul 12, 2025

Derrick Lewis — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Jul 12, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed24 of 100 (24.0%)
Significant strikes absorbed133 of 184 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed0 of 1
Opponent takedowns3 of 4 (25.0% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time0:12

Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Derrick Lewis: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jun 15, 2026Josh Hokit (3-0)LossKO/TKOR2 4:099.2Heavyweight7 of 40 (86)0 of 10:00
Jan 24, 2026Waldo Cortes Acosta (9-2)LossKO/TKOR2 3:148.2Heavyweight8 of 43 (44)0 of 00:00
Jul 12, 2025Tallison Teixeira (1-0)WinKO/TKOR1 0:350.6Heavyweight9 of 17 (3)0 of 00:12
May 11, 2024Rodrigo Nascimento (4-1)WinKO/TKOR3 0:4910.8Heavyweight41 of 75 (27)1 of 43:23
Nov 4, 2023Jailton Almeida (5-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Heavyweight20 of 39 (38)0 of 20:57
Jul 29, 2023Marcos Rogerio de Lima (9-6)WinKO/TKOR1 0:330.6Heavyweight17 of 33 (1)0 of 00:29
Feb 5, 2023Serghei Spivac (6-3)LossSubmissionR1 3:053.1Heavyweight0 of 3 (12)0 of 00:00
Jul 30, 2022Sergei Pavlovich (3-1)LossKO/TKOR1 0:550.9Heavyweight4 of 6 (15)0 of 00:00
Feb 12, 2022Tai Tuivasa (7-3)LossKO/TKOR2 1:406.7Heavyweight27 of 43 (24)2 of 41:48
Dec 18, 2021Chris Daukaus (4-0)WinKO/TKOR1 3:363.6Heavyweight14 of 28 (10)0 of 10:00
Aug 7, 2021Ciryl Gane (6-0)LossKO/TKOR3 4:1114.2Heavyweight (title)16 of 37 (98)0 of 10:08
Feb 20, 2021Curtis Blaydes (9-2)WinKO/TKOR2 1:266.4Heavyweight7 of 23 (28)0 of 00:02
Aug 8, 2020Aleksei Oleinik (8-4)WinKO/TKOR2 0:215.4Heavyweight35 of 42 (2)1 of 12:39
Feb 8, 2020Ilir Latifi (7-5)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight20 of 50 (5)0 of 10:00
Nov 2, 2019Blagoy Ivanov (2-1)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight31 of 68 (20)1 of 32:19

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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