Derrick Lewis
The Black Beast
Record29-12 (1 NC)
Age40
DivisionHeavyweight
Height6'3"
Reach79.0"
BornUnited States
Fighting out ofHouston, Texas
Professional Fights
24 KO
1 Sub
Fight results from the last month are hidden by default to prevent spoilers
| Win | 29-12 | Tallison Teixeira | HW | KO/TKOLeft Hook & Follow Up Punches | UFC Fight Night12 Jul 2025 | R1 0:35 R1 • 0:35 | |
| Win | 28-12 | Rodrigo Nascimento | HW | KO/TKOOverhand Right to Ground Punches | UFC Fight Night11 May 2024 | R3 0:49 R3 • 0:49 | |
| Loss | 27-12 | Jailton Almeida | HW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC Fight Night4 Nov 2023 | ||
| Win | 27-11 | Marcos Rogério de Lima | HW | KO/TKOFlying Knee to Ground Strikes | UFC 29129 Jul 2023 | R1 0:33 R1 • 0:33 | P |
| Loss | 26-11 | Serghei Spivac | HW | SubmissionArm Triangle Choke | UFC Fight Night4 Feb 2023 | R1 3:05 R1 • 3:05 | |
| Loss | 26-10 | Sergei Pavlovich | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC 27730 Jul 2022 | R1 0:55 R1 • 0:55 | |
| Loss | 26-9 | Tai Tuivasa | HW | KO/TKOElbow | UFC 27112 Feb 2022 | R2 1:40 R2 • 1:40 | |
| Win | 26-8 | Chris Daukaus | HW | KO/TKORight Hooks | UFC Fight Night18 Dec 2021 | R1 3:36 R1 • 3:36 | |
| Loss | 25-8 | Ciryl Gane | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC 2657 Aug 2021 | R3 4:11 R3 • 4:11 | |
| Win | 25-7 | Curtis Blaydes | HW | KO/TKOUppercut | UFC Fight Night20 Feb 2021 | R2 1:26 R2 • 1:26 | P |
| Win | 24-7 | Aleksei Oleinik | HW | KO/TKORight Hook to Ground & Pound | UFC Fight Night8 Aug 2020 | R2 0:21 R2 • 0:21 | |
| Win | 23-7 | Ilir Latifi | HW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC 2478 Feb 2020 | ||
| Win | 22-7 | Blagoy Ivanov | HW | DecisionSplit | UFC 2442 Nov 2019 | ||
| Loss | 21-7 | Junior dos Santos | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC on ESPN+ 49 Mar 2019 | R2 1:58 R2 • 1:58 | F |
| Loss | 21-6 | Daniel Cormier | HW | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC 2303 Nov 2018 | R2 2:14 R2 • 2:14 | |
| Win | 21-5 | Alexander Volkov | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC 2296 Oct 2018 | R3 4:49 R3 • 4:49 | P |
| Win | 20-5 | Francis NGannou | HW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC 2267 Jul 2018 | ||
| Win | 19-5 | Marcin Tybura | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC Fight Night 12618 Feb 2018 | R3 2:48 R3 • 2:48 | P |
| Loss | 18-5 | Mark Hunt | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC Fight Night 11010 Jun 2017 | R4 3:51 R4 • 3:51 | F |
| Win | 18-4 | Travis Browne | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC Fight Night 10519 Feb 2017 | R2 3:12 R2 • 3:12 | F |
| Win | 17-4 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC Fight Night 1029 Dec 2016 | R4 3:42 R4 • 3:42 | |
| Win | 16-4 | Roy Nelson | HW | DecisionSplit | UFC Fight Night 907 Jul 2016 | ||
| Win | 15-4 | Gabriel Gonzaga | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC Fight Night 8610 Apr 2016 | R1 4:48 R1 • 4:48 | P |
| Win | 14-4 | Damian Grabowski | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC Fight Night 826 Feb 2016 | R1 2:17 R1 • 2:17 | |
| Win | 13-4 | Viktor Pešta | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC 1923 Oct 2015 | R3 1:15 R3 • 1:15 | |
| Loss | 12-4 | Shawn Jordan | HW | KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches | UFC Fight Night 686 Jun 2015 | R2 0:48 R2 • 0:48 | |
| Win | 12-3 | Ruan Potts | HW | KO/TKOGround & Pound | UFC 18428 Feb 2015 | R2 3:18 R2 • 3:18 | |
| Loss | 11-3 | Matt Mitrione | HW | KO/TKORam & Punches | UFC Fight Night 505 Sep 2014 | R1 0:41 R1 • 0:41 | |
| Win | 11-2 | Guto Inocente | HW | KO/TKOPunches | The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale6 Jul 2014 | R1 3:30 R1 • 3:30 | |
| Win | 10-2 | Jack May | HW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC on FOX 1119 Apr 2014 | R1 4:23 R1 • 4:23 | |
| Win | 9-2 | Ricky Shivers | HW | KO/TKOPunches | Legacy FC 181 Mar 2013 | R3 4:22 R3 • 4:22 | |
| Win | 8-2 | Jared Rosholt | HW | KO/TKOPunches | Legacy FC 1317 Aug 2012 | R2 4:41 R2 • 4:41 | |
| Win | 7-2 | Justin Frazier | HW | KO/TKOKnee & Punches | RFA 2: Yvel vs. Alexander30 Mar 2012 | R1 2:37 R1 • 2:37 | |
| NC | 6-2 | Jeremiah Constant | HW | Illegal Strikes | Fight to Win27 Jan 2012 | ||
| Win | 6-2 | Rakim Cleveland | HW | KO/TKOPunches | Legacy FC 916 Dec 2011 | R3 1:28 R3 • 1:28 | |
| Win | 5-2 | Jay Peche | KO/TKOWin | Immortal Kombat3 Sep 2011 | |||
| Loss | 4-2 | Tony Johnson Jr. | HW | DecisionUnanimous | Bellator 4625 Jun 2011 | ||
| Win | 4-1 | Taylor Herbert | KO/TKOWin | IXFA Extreme Fighting25 Feb 2011 | |||
| Win | 3-1 | Rakim Cleveland | SubmissionWin | Texas Regional12 Nov 2010 | |||
| Win | 2-1 | Ryan Martinez | KO/TKOWin | Fight to Win24 Jul 2010 | |||
| Loss | 1-1 | Shawn Jordan | Decision | Louisiana Regional25 Jun 2010 | |||
| Win | 1-0 | Nick Mitchell | KO/TKOWin | Texas Regional9 Apr 2010 |