#11 Heavyweight
Derrick Lewis
L2“The Black Beast”
29-14-0
0Prospect
🇺🇸USA/Heavyweight/Age 41/Orthodox/6' 3"/79″ reach/260 lbs
Win %
67%
SLpM
2.4
Str Acc
48%
Str Def
38%
TD Avg
0.5
TD Def
51%
Sub Avg
0.0
Finish
85%
At a Glance
2.4
SLpM
bottom 21%
48%
Str Acc
below average
0.5
TD Avg
bottom 17%
85%
Finish %
top 3%
38%
Str Def
bottom 16%
Derrick Lewis "The Black Beast" is a USA orthodox Heavyweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 29-14-0, the fighter carries a 67% win rate across 43 pro contests, with a 85% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division. Standout traits include a 79" reach that creates a clear distance advantage.
Career Arc
41 fightspeak +18 · current +15
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
0Prospect
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
2.41-1.01 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
2.79-0.39 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.53-0.99 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.00-0.40 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (2.79)Landed (2.41)
0
-0.38
Wins by Method
85%Finish
KO/TKO2281%
Submission14%
Decision415%
29 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (29)
22 KO
1 SUB
4 DEC
2 OTH
Losses (14)
9 KO
2 SUB
1 DEC
2 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
L
KO
L
KO
W
KO
W
KO
L
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
10/20(50%)
R2
7/19(37%)
R3
10/19(53%)
R4
2/2(100%)
R5
6/9(67%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
26%
60%
Distance: 28Clinch: 15Ground: 64
Target
86%
Head: 92Body: 15Leg: 0
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:11
Avg Sub Att. / Fight
0.0
TD Success Rate
50%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
5 of 41
KO/TKO Losses
9
Avg Fight Duration
2.2 rounds
Post-Loss Record
7-4
Fight History32 UFC + 9 pre-UFC
41 fights27W12L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Josh Hokit | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
LOSS Method KO/TKO Punches Round 2 of 3 Time 4:09 Division Heavyweight Opening Odds -435/+310 UFC Freedom 250 Compare fighters →2026-06-14 | ||||||
| L | Waldo Cortes Acosta | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Tallison Teixeira | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Rodrigo Nascimento | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Jailton Almeida | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Serghei Spivac | SSUB Arm Triangle | ||||
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Tai Tuivasa | KKO/TKO Elbow | ||||
| W | Chris Daukaus | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Ciryl Gane | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Curtis Blaydes | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Ilir Latifi | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Junior Dos Santos | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Daniel Cormier | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Alexander Volkov | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Francis Ngannou | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Marcin Tybura | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Mark Hunt | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Travis Browne | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Roy Nelson | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Damian Grabowski | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Viktor Pesta | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Shawn Jordan | KKO/TKO Kick | ||||
| W | Ruan Potts | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Matt Mitrione | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Guto Inocente | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Jack May | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Rakim Cleveland | KTKO | ||||
| W | Jay Peche | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Unknown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Taylor Herbert | KTKO | ||||
| W | Rakim Cleveland | SSUB | ||||
| W | Ryan Martinez | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Unknown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Nick Mitchell | KTKO | ||||