The Black Beast
Derrick Lewis
27 - 12 - 0
Height
6'3"
Reach
79.0"
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Height
6'3"
Reach
79.0"
Born
1985-02-07
Birthplace
United States
Fighting Out Of
Houston, Texas
Team(s)
Silverback Fight Club (formerly)
Overall Record
27 - 12 - 0
Winning Method
14.8%
Dec.
Decision
4 / 27
3.7%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 27
81.5%
KO
KO
22 / 27
Losing Method
25%
Dec.
Decision
3 / 12
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 12
58.3%
KO
KO
7 / 12
Past Fights
November 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
Jailton Almeida
Loss (27–12 (1))Decision (unanimous)
July 29, 2023
UFC 291
Marcos Rogério de Lima
Win (27–11 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:33)
February 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
Sergey Spivak
Loss (26–11 (1))Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (3:05)
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November 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
Jailton Almeida
Loss (27–12 (1))Decision (unanimous)
July 29, 2023
UFC 291
Marcos Rogério de Lima
Win (27–11 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:33)
February 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
Sergey Spivak
Loss (26–11 (1))Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (3:05)
July 30, 2022
UFC 277
Sergei Pavlovich
Loss (26–10 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:55)
February 12, 2022
UFC 271
Tai Tuivasa
Loss (26–9 (1))KO (elbow) • Round 2 (1:40)
December 18, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Chris Daukaus
Win (26–8 (1))KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:36)
August 7, 2021
UFC 265
Ciryl Gane
Loss (25–8 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 3 (4:11)
February 20, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Curtis Blaydes
Win (25–7 (1))KO (punch) • Round 2 (1:26)
August 8, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Aleksei Oleinik
Win (24–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 2 (0:21)
February 8, 2020
UFC 247
Ilir Latifi
Win (23–7 (1))Decision (unanimous)
November 2, 2019
UFC 244
Blagoy Ivanov
Win (22–7 (1))Decision (split)
March 9, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
Junior dos Santos
Loss (21–7 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 2 (1:58)
November 3, 2018
UFC 230
Daniel Cormier
Loss (21–6 (1))Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:14)
October 6, 2018
UFC 229
Alexander Volkov
Win (21–5 (1))KO (punches) • Round 3 (4:49)
July 7, 2018
UFC 226
Francis Ngannou
Win (20–5 (1))Decision (unanimous)
February 18, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
Marcin Tybura
Win (19–5 (1))KO (punches) • Round 3 (2:48)
June 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Mark Hunt
Loss (18–5 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 4 (3:51)
February 19, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Travis Browne
Win (18–4 (1))KO (punches) • Round 2 (3:12)
December 9, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Win (17–4 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 4 (3:42)
July 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Roy Nelson
Win (16–4 (1))Decision (split)
April 10, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos
Gabriel Gonzaga
Win (15–4 (1))KO (punches) • Round 1 (4:48)
February 6, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
Damian Grabowski
Win (14–4 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:17)
October 3, 2015
UFC 192
Viktor Pešta
Win (13–4 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 3 (1:15)
June 6, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
Shawn Jordan
Loss (12–4 (1))TKO (hook kick and punches) • Round 2 (0:48)
February 28, 2015
UFC 184
Ruan Potts
Win (12–3 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 2 (3:18)
September 5, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi
Matt Mitrione
Loss (11–3 (1))KO (punches) • Round 1 (0:41)
July 6, 2014
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
Guto Inocente
Win (11–2 (1))KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:30)
April 19, 2014
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
Jack May
Win (10–2 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:23)
March 1, 2013
Legacy FC 18
Ricky Shivers
Win (9–2 (1))TKO (punches) • Round 3 (4:22)
August 17, 2012
Legacy FC 13
Jared Rosholt
Win (8–2 (1))KO (punches) • Round 2 (4:41)
March 30, 2012
RFA 2
Justin Frazier
Win (7–2 (1))TKO (knee to the body and punches) • Round 1 (2:37)
January 27, 2012
Fight to Win: Paramount Prize Fighting 2012
Jeremiah Constant
NC (6–2 (1))NC (accidental strikes to back of Constant's head) • Round 1 (0:48)
December 16, 2011
Legacy FC 9
Rakim Cleveland
Win (6–2)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (3:12)
September 3, 2011
Immortal Kombat Fighting
Jay Peche
Win (5–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:46)
June 25, 2011
Bellator 46
Tony Johnson
Loss (4–2)Decision (unanimous)
February 26, 2011
International Xtreme Fight Association
Taylor Herbert
Win (4–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:14)
November 12, 2010
Worldwide Gladiator
Rakim Cleveland
Win (3–1)Submission (armbar) • Round 2 (1:33)
July 24, 2010
Fight to Win: Worlds Collide
Ryan Martinez
Win (2–1)TKO (punches) • Round 2 (1:03)
June 25, 2010
Cajun Fighting Championships: Full Force
Shawn Jordan
Loss (1–1)Decision (unanimous)
April 9, 2010
Worldwide Gladiator
Nick Mitchell
Win (1–0)TKO (punches) • Round 2 (1:33)