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Derrick Lewis

Derrick Lewis

1136 ELO #76

"The Black Beast"

MMA 29-13-0 (1 NC) · UFC 20-11-0 · Heavyweight (#9) · New Orleans, United States · 4oz Fight Club · Last fought 135 days ago

Derrick Lewis "The Black Beast" - UFC Fighter Profile

Derrick Lewis is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Heavyweight division and is ranked #9. Born in New Orleans, United States, Derrick Lewis has compiled an MMA record of 29-13-0 (1 NC) with a UFC record of 20-11-0. Known for their Brawler fighting style, Derrick Lewis trains at 4oz Fight Club in New Orleans, United States. With an ELO rating of 1136, Derrick Lewis ranks #76 out of 2693 UFC fighters. Derrick Lewis is scheduled to face Josh Hokit at UFC Freedom 250 on 2026-06-14.

Career Highlights: Derrick Lewis has 20 wins in the UFC. Derrick Lewis lands an average of 2.46 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.55 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Upcoming Fight

Event UFC Freedom 250 Date 2026-06-14 Heavyweight
Derrick Lewis
ELO 1136
VS
Josh Hokit
ELO 1063

Fight Results Breakdown

31
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Curtis Blaydes in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1142

Biggest Upset Loss

Sergei Pavlovich in 2022
Your ELO: 1159 · Opponent ELO: 1051 · Favored by 108

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 3'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
79'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 07 1985
Age
41
Peak ELO
1181
ELO Rank
76 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
580-215-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1062.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1040.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.46
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
49%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.57
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
39%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.55
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
26%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Derrick Lewis Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-01-24 UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Waldo Cortes Acosta KO/TKO Punches 2 3:14 Loss +260
2025-07-12 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira Tallison Teixeira KO/TKO Punches 1 0:35 Win -
2024-05-11 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento Rodrigo Nascimento KO/TKO Punch 3 0:49 Win -
2023-11-04 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Jailton Almeida U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-07-29 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Marcos Rogerio de Lima KO/TKO Punches 1 0:33 Win -
2023-02-04 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac Serghei Spivac SUB Arm Triangle 1 3:05 Loss -
2022-07-30 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Sergei Pavlovich KO/TKO Punches 1 0:55 Loss -
2022-02-12 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Tai Tuivasa KO/TKO Elbow 2 1:40 Loss -
2021-12-18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Chris Daukaus KO/TKO Punches 1 3:36 Win -
2021-08-07 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Ciryl Gane KO/TKO Punches 3 4:11 Loss -
2021-02-20 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Curtis Blaydes KO/TKO Punch 2 1:26 Win -
2020-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Aleksei Oleinik KO/TKO Punches 2 0:21 Win -
2020-02-08 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Ilir Latifi U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-11-02 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Blagoy Ivanov S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-03-09 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO Punches 2 1:58 Loss -
2018-11-03 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Daniel Cormier SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:14 Loss -
2018-10-06 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Alexander Volkov KO/TKO Punches 3 4:49 Win -
2018-07-07 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Francis Ngannou U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-02-18 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Marcin Tybura KO/TKO Punch 3 2:48 Win -
2017-06-10 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Mark Hunt KO/TKO Punches 4 3:51 Loss -
2017-02-19 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne Travis Browne KO/TKO Punch 2 3:12 Win -
2016-12-09 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov Shamil Abdurakhimov KO/TKO Punches 4 3:42 Win -
2016-07-07 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Roy Nelson S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-04-10 UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Gabriel Gonzaga KO/TKO Punches 1 4:48 Win -
2016-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Damian Grabowski KO/TKO Punch 1 2:17 Win -
2015-10-03 UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Viktor Pesta KO/TKO Punches 3 1:15 Win -
2015-06-06 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Shawn Jordan KO/TKO Kick 2 0:48 Loss -
2015-02-28 UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano Ruan Potts KO/TKO Punches 2 3:18 Win -
2014-09-05 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Matt Mitrione KO/TKO Punches 1 0:41 Loss -
2014-07-06 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale Guto Inocente KO/TKO Punches 1 3:30 Win -
2014-04-19 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Jack May KO/TKO Punches 1 4:23 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Derrick Lewis ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
31 2026-01-24 Waldo Cortes Acosta 1123 Loss -17 1136
30 2025-07-12 Tallison Teixeira 1023 Win +16 1153
29 2024-05-11 Rodrigo Nascimento 1021 Win +17 1137
28 2023-11-04 Jailton Almeida 1101 Loss -18 1120
27 2023-07-29 Marcos Rogerio de Lima 1091 Win +20 1138
26 2023-02-04 Serghei Spivac 1058 Loss -20 1118
25 2022-07-30 Sergei Pavlovich 1051 Loss -21 1138
24 2022-02-12 Tai Tuivasa 1093 Loss -20 1159
23 2021-12-18 Chris Daukaus 1084 Win +17 1179
22 2021-08-07 Ciryl Gane 1113 Loss -19 1162
21 2021-02-20 Curtis Blaydes 1142 Win +20 1181
20 2020-08-08 Aleksei Oleinik 1087 Win +18 1161
19 2020-02-08 Ilir Latifi 1056 Win +13 1143
18 2019-11-02 Blagoy Ivanov 1028 Win 0 1130
17 2019-03-09 Junior Dos Santos 1169 Loss -15 1130
16 2018-11-03 Daniel Cormier 1180 Loss -15 1145
15 2018-10-06 Alexander Volkov 1070 Win +18 1160
14 2018-07-07 Francis Ngannou 1110 Win +15 1142
13 2018-02-18 Marcin Tybura 1035 Win +18 1127
12 2017-06-10 Mark Hunt 1075 Loss -18 1109
11 2017-02-19 Travis Browne 1096 Win +20 1127
10 2016-12-09 Shamil Abdurakhimov 1001 Win +17 1107
9 2016-07-07 Roy Nelson 1044 Win 0 1090
8 2016-04-10 Gabriel Gonzaga 1066 Win +21 1090
7 2016-02-06 Damian Grabowski 1000 Win +19 1069
6 2015-10-03 Viktor Pesta 1001 Win +20 1050
5 2015-06-06 Shawn Jordan 1062 Loss -15 1030
4 2015-02-28 Ruan Potts 969 Win +18 1045
3 2014-09-05 Matt Mitrione 1081 Loss -14 1027
2 2014-07-06 Guto Inocente 1000 Win +20 1041
1 2014-04-19 Jack May 1000 Win +21 1021

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