Derrick Lewis

"The Black Beast"

AGE	40 / Feb 7, 1985
HEIGHT	6'3" / 190.5 cm
WEIGHT	261 lbs / 118.39 kg

ASSOCIATION
Main Street Boxing & Muay Thai

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 29

KO / TKO

83%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

14%

Losses 12

KO / TKO

58%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

25%

N/C 1

Upcoming Fights

UFC 324

January 24, 2026 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Derrick Lewis

29-12-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

16-2-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

See entire fight card

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Tallison Teixeira	UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira Jul / 12 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:35
win	Rodrigo Nascimento	UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento May / 11 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:49
loss	Jailton Almeida	UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis Nov / 04 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul / 29 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:33
loss	Serghei Spivac	UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak Feb / 04 / 2023	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:05
loss	Sergei Pavlovich	UFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2 Jul / 30 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:55
loss	Tai Tuivasa	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb / 12 / 2022	KO (Elbow) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:40
win	Chris Daukaus	UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec / 18 / 2021	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:36
loss	Ciryl Gane	UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane Aug / 07 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:11
win	Curtis Blaydes	UFC Fight Night 185 - Blaydes vs. Lewis Feb / 20 / 2021	KO (Punch) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:26
win	Alexey Oleynik	UFC Fight Night 174 - Lewis vs. Oleynik Aug / 08 / 2020	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:21
win	Ilir Latifi	UFC 247 - Jones vs. Reyes Feb / 08 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Blagoy Ivanov	UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov / 02 / 2019	Decision (Split) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Junior dos Santos	UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar / 09 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:58
loss	Daniel Cormier	UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis Nov / 03 / 2018	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:14
win	Alexander Volkov	UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor Oct / 06 / 2018	KO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:49
win	Francis Ngannou	UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier Jul / 07 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Marcin Tybura	UFC Fight Night 126 - Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb / 18 / 2018	KO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:48
loss	Mark Hunt	UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis Jun / 10 / 2017	TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	3:51
win	Travis Browne	UFC Fight Night 105 - Lewis vs. Browne Feb / 19 / 2017	KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:12
win	Shamil Abdurakhimov	UFC Fight Night 102 - Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov Dec / 09 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	3:42
win	Roy Nelson	UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul / 07 / 2016	Decision (Split) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Gabriel Gonzaga	UFC Fight Night 86 - Rothwell vs. Dos Santos Apr / 10 / 2016	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:48
win	Damian Grabowski	UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson Feb / 06 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:17
win	Viktor Pesta	UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson Oct / 03 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:15
loss	Shawn Jordan	UFC Fight Night 68 - Boetsch vs. Henderson Jun / 06 / 2015	TKO (Hook Kick and Punches) Gabe Barahona VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:48
win	Ruan Potts	UFC 184 - Rousey vs. Zingano Feb / 28 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Jerin Valel VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:18
loss	Matt Mitrione	UFC Fight Night 50 - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2 Sep / 05 / 2014	KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:41
win	Guto Inocente	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale Jul / 06 / 2014	KO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:30
win	Jack May	UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne Apr / 19 / 2014	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:23
win	Ricky Shivers	LFC 18 - Legacy Fighting Championship 18 Mar / 01 / 2013	TKO (Punches) Jacob Montalvo	3	4:22
win	Jared Rosholt	LFC 13 - Legacy Fighting Championship 13 Aug / 17 / 2012	KO (Punches) Don Turnage	2	4:41
win	Justin Frazier	RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander Mar / 30 / 2012	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Herb Dean	1	2:37
NC	Jeremiah Constant	FTW - Paramount Prize Fighting 2012 Jan / 27 / 2012	No Contest (Punches to Back of Head) Adam Martinez	1	0:48
win	Rakim Cleveland	LFC 9 - Legacy Fighting Championship 9 Dec / 16 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Patrick Patlan	3	3:12
win	Jay Peche	IMKF - Immortal Kombat Fighting Sep / 03 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Kevin Hancock	1	0:46
loss	Tony Johnson	BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 46 Jun / 25 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Jorge Alonso VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Taylor Herbert	IXFA - International Xtreme Fight Association Feb / 26 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Jacob Montalvo	1	2:14
win	Rakim Cleveland	WG - Worldwide Gladiator Nov / 12 / 2010	Submission (Armbar) Gregorio Alvarez	2	1:33
win	Ryan Martinez	FTW / KOC - Worlds Collide Jul / 24 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Eric Heinz	2	1:03
loss	Shawn Jordan	GFA 7 - Global Fighting Alliance 7: Full Force Jun / 25 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Nick Mitchell	WG - Worldwide Gladiator Apr / 09 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Kevin Hancock	2	1:33

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Tim Buchanan	USACA - United States Amateur Combat Association Jan / 30 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Randy Hauer	2	2:44