HeavyweightContender

Derrick Lewis

The Black Beast” · USA

#154
P4P rank
74
Overall
29-14
Record
41
Age
6'3"
Height
260 lbs
Weight
79"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking73
Wrestling67
Grappling64
Cardio + IQ81

#13 of 16 in Heavyweight by overall.

Striking breakdown287 sig. strikes · 31 fights
Head77%
Body18%
Leg5%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Lvs Josh HokitKO/TKO · Rd 2Jun 14, 2026Sig 1–41 · TD 0–2
Lvs Waldo Cortes AcostaKO/TKO · Rd 2Jan 24, 2026Sig 4–12 · TD 0–1
Wvs Tallison TeixeiraKO/TKO · Rd 1Jul 12, 2025Sig 9–3 · 0:12 ctrl · 1 KD
Wvs Rodrigo NascimentoKO/TKO · Rd 3May 11, 2024Sig 9–15 · TD 1–1 · 1:40 ctrl
Lvs Jailton AlmeidaDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Nov 4, 2023Sig 6–11 · TD 0–1

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted32 UFC fights · Hard competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking4
Adj. wrestling52
Adj. takedown defense5
Strength of schedule63
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min2.4
Striking accuracy48%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.8
Striking defense38%
Takedowns / 15 min0.5
Takedown accuracy25%
Takedown defense51%
Submissions / 15 min0.0
How the wins come
KO / TKO16
Submission0
Decision4

Finish rate 55% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.