“The Black Beast”
Derrick Lewis "The Black Beast" is an active Heavyweight fighter with a 29-13-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.
Derrick Lewis is an active Heavyweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 29-13-0, UFC record is 20-11-0, nationality is United States, team is Main Street Boxing & Muay Thai, stance is Orthodox, height is 6' 3", reach is 79". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.
The most recent logged fight is a loss against Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett on Jan 24 2026 by TKO (Punches). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 4 finishes.
The striking profile lists 2.46 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.57 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 49% striking accuracy, 39% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.55 takedowns per 15 minutes, 26% takedown accuracy, 52% takedown defense, 0 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.
The listed win mix includes 24 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission win, 4 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 86.2% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | TKO (Punches) | UFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Jan 24 2026 |
| WIN | Tallison Teixeira | TKO (Punches) | UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira | Jul 12 2025 |
| WIN | Rodrigo Nascimento | TKO (Punches) | UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11 2024 |
| LOSS | Jailton Almeida | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis | Nov 04 2023 |
| WIN | Marcos Rogerio de Lima | TKO (Punches) | UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29 2023 |
| LOSS | Serghei Spivac | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak | Feb 04 2023 |
| LOSS | Sergei Pavlovich | TKO (Punches) | UFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Jul 30 2022 |
| LOSS | Tai Tuivasa | KO (Elbow) | UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | Feb 12 2022 |
| WIN | Chris Daukaus | KO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18 2021 |
| LOSS | Ciryl Gane | TKO (Punches) | UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 07 2021 |
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