Derrick Lewis “The Black Beast”
UFC record 20-12-0 · professional record 29-14-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 41 (born Feb 7, 1985)
- Height
- 191 cm (6' 3")
- Reach
- 201 cm (79")
- Leg reach
- 110 cm (44")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 260 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Brawler
- Gym
- 4oz Fight Club
- UFC debut
- Apr 19, 2014
- Last fight
- Jun 14, 2026
8 fight-night bonuses: 5 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.41
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.79
- Sig. strike defence
- 38%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.53
- Takedown accuracy
- 25%
- Takedown defence
- 51%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 11
- Sig. strikes landed
- 682
- Takedowns landed
- 10
- Total fight time
- 4h 43m 08s
- Control time
- 30m 49s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Josh Hokit | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:09 | UFC Freedom 250 | Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Waldo Cortes Acosta | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 3:14 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Jan 24, 2026 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tallison Teixeira | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | Jul 12, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Rodrigo Nascimento | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 0:49 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11, 2024 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Jailton Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | Nov 4, 2023 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 0:33 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29, 2023 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Serghei Spivac | Submission · Arm Triangle On Ground | 1 | 3:05 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | Feb 4, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Sergei Pavlovich | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:55 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Jul 30, 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Tai Tuivasa | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch | 2 | 1:40 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Feb 12, 2022 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Chris Daukaus | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 1 | 3:36 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18, 2021 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 3 | 4:11 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 7, 2021 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Feb 20, 2021 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 0:21 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aug 8, 2020 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Ilir Latifi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Feb 8, 2020 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz | Nov 2, 2019 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | Mar 9, 2019 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:14 | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis | Nov 3, 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alexander Volkov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | Jul 7, 2018 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 3 | 2:48 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Feb 18, 2018 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Mark Hunt | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 4 | 3:51 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Jun 10, 2017 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Travis Browne | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 3:12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | Feb 19, 2017 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 4 | 3:42 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | Dec 9, 2016 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | Jul 7, 2016 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Apr 10, 2016 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Damian Grabowski | KO/TKO · Punch to Head On Ground | 1 | 2:17 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | Feb 6, 2016 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Viktor Pesta | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 3 | 1:15 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Oct 3, 2015 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Shawn Jordan | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 2 | 0:48 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | Jun 6, 2015 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ruan Potts | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 2 | 3:18 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | Feb 28, 2015 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Matt Mitrione | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:41 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | Sep 5, 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Guto Inocente | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard | 1 | 3:30 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | Jul 6, 2014 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Jack May | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 4:23 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | Apr 19, 2014 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 |