Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“The Black Beast”

Derrick Lewis

29-13 (1 NC)31 UFC

Balanced

Form

Aging Threat

13× Title

13× 5R

High Variance

High Wear

6'3"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLWaldo Cortes Acosta·KO/TKO·R2·3mo ago

Fighter Context

20–11UFC·

16KO

0Sub

4Dec

8.8min/fight

274UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

14–11(25 fights)

79%finish rate

+0.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

6–3(9 fights)

83%finish rate

+3.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.11

Neutral

39%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.048

Average

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Low

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

Passive

21%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lewis

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.46

Str. Accuracy49%

675UFC landed/1,354attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.1 vs avg2.57

Str. Defense39%

KD Rate / fight0.35

11UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.16

CQ KO Power

Elite85%ile1.63

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

17%

Leg

By Position

Distance40%

Clinch18%

Ground42%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 131 rounds	Round 221 rounds	Round 312 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	9	10	10	14	6
Avg. Absorbed	10	11	13	9	0
Avg. Net	-1	0	-2	+5	+6

Grappling

Lewis

G&P Threat

·60s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.55

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.08

TD Accuracy26%

10UFC landed/38attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense52%

54UFC defended/103opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

11UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO16 / 20

Submission0 / 20

Decision4 / 20

KD → Finish

10/10Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 11

Submission2 / 11

Decision1 / 11

Loss Pattern

8 of 11 losses by finish in R1–R2

KO artist. 16 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

43%

3 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.0pts

W4 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

2SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 11 less in second half of career

31 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=31

R2n=21

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.2

2.8

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

2.8

3.1

Diff

-0.2

-0.1

-0.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+20%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Lewis — 31 UFC Fights

Result

Method

31 fights

Waldo Cortes AcostaVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 3:14Jan '26

-36

·8 SS (19%)·44 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Tallison Teixeira

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:35Jul '25

·9 SS (53%)·3 abs·12s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rodrigo Nascimento

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 0:49May '24

+14

·41 SS (55%)·27 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·203s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jailton Almeida

TITLE

U-DEC R5Nov '23

-18

·20 SS (51%)·38 abs·0/2 td·6 td taken·57s ctrl

Marcos Rogerio de LimaVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:33Jul '23

+16

·17 SS (52%)·1 abs·29s ctrl·1 kd landed

Serghei Spivac

TITLE

SUB R1 · 3:05Feb '23

-12

·12 abs·6 td taken

Sergei Pavlovich

KO/TKO R1 · 0:55Jul '22

-11

·4 SS (67%)·15 abs·1 kd taken

Tai Tuivasa

KO/TKO R2 · 1:40Feb '22

·27 SS (63%)·24 abs·2/4 td·108s ctrl·1 kd taken

Chris Daukaus

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:36Dec '21

·14 SS (50%)·10 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Ciryl Gane

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 4:11Aug '21

-82

·16 SS (43%)·98 abs·0/1 td·8s ctrl

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“The Black Beast”

Derrick Lewis

29-13 (1 NC)31 UFC

Form

6'3"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLWaldo Cortes Acosta·KO/TKO·3mo ago

Fighter Context

20–11UFC·

16KO

0Sub

4Dec

8.8min/fight

274UFC min

vs. Winning Record14–11

vs. Veterans (8+ W)6–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.11

39%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.048

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

21%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Lewis

Heavyweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min2.46

Str. Accuracy49%

675UFC landed/1,354attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.1 vs avg2.57

Str. Defense39%

KD Rate / Fight0.35

11UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.16

CQ KO Power

Elite85%ile1.63

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

17%

Leg

By Position

Dist40%

Clinch18%

Ground42%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=31	R2 n=21	R3 n=12	R4 n=3	R5 n=1
Landed	9	10	10	14	6
Absorbed	10	11	13	9	0
Net	-1	0	-2	+5	+6

Grappling

Lewis

Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

60s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.55

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.08

TD Accuracy26%

10UFC landed/38attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense52%

54UFC defended/103opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 12 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

16KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

8KO/TKO

2Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

43%3 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.0pts

W4 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

2SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=31

R2n=21

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.2

2.8

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

2.8

3.1

Diff

-0.2

-0.1

-0.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Lewis — UFC Fight Log

Waldo Cortes AcostaVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '26

8 SS (19%)·44 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Tallison TeixeiraTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '25

9 SS (53%)·3 abs·12s ctrl·1 kd

Rodrigo NascimentoTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·May '24

41 SS (55%)·27 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·203s ctrl·1 kd

Jailton AlmeidaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Nov '23

20 SS (51%)·38 abs·0/2 td·6 td taken·57s ctrl

Marcos Rogerio de LimaVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '23

17 SS (52%)·1 abs·29s ctrl·1 kd

Serghei SpivacTITLE

SUB·R1·Feb '23

12 abs·6 td taken

Sergei Pavlovich

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '22

4 SS (67%)·15 abs·1 kd taken

Tai Tuivasa

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '22

27 SS (63%)·24 abs·2/4 td·108s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 131 rounds

Round 221 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-2

n=31

n=21

n=12

n=3

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-2