Derrick Lewis (28-12, 24) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. on February 7, 1985. At the age of 25 years on April 9, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Nick Mitchell, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On April 19, 2014, 29-year old Derrick Lewis made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne against Jack May, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Lewis' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO win against Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento at age 39 on May 11, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 28 times in the UFC, and has a record of 18 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Derrick Lewis' best fights have been against Gabriel Gonzaga, Marcos Rogério de Lima, Damian Grabowski, Chris Daukaus, Curtis Blaydes, Travis Browne and Ruan Potts.
Lewis has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | May 11, 2024 39 years, 3 months 28-12 (24) | 31 years, 5 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40  | Nov 4, 2023 38 years, 8 months 27-12 (23) | 32 years, 4 months 19-2 (19) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Jul 29, 2023 38 years, 5 months 27-11 (23) | 38 years, 2 months 21-8-1 (17) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
38  | Feb 4, 2023 37 years, 11 months 26-11 (22) | 28 years 15-3 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
37  | Jul 30, 2022 37 years, 5 months 26-10 (22) | 30 years, 2 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Feb 12, 2022 37 years 26-9 (22) | 28 years, 10 months 13-3 (12) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Elbow |
35  | Dec 18, 2021 36 years, 10 months 26-8 (22) | 32 years, 2 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
34  | Aug 7, 2021 36 years, 6 months 25-8 (21) | 31 years, 3 months 9-0 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC heavyweight title Interim |
33  | Feb 20, 2021 36 years 25-7 (21) | 30 years 14-2 (10) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
32  | Aug 8, 2020 35 years, 6 months 24-7 (20) | 43 years, 1 months 59-13-1 (54) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31  | Feb 8, 2020 35 years 23-7 (19) | 36 years, 6 months 14-7 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Nov 2, 2019 34 years, 8 months 22-7 (19) | 33 years 18-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Mar 9, 2019 34 years, 1 months 21-7 (19) | 35 years, 1 months 20-5 (15) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
28  | Nov 3, 2018 33 years, 8 months 21-6 (19) | 39 years, 7 months 21-1 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC heavyweight title |
27  | Oct 6, 2018 33 years, 7 months 21-5 (19) | 29 years, 11 months 30-6 (23) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
26  | Jul 7, 2018 33 years, 5 months 20-5 (18) | 31 years, 10 months 11-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Feb 18, 2018 33 years 19-5 (18) | 32 years, 3 months 16-3 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
24  | Jun 11, 2017 32 years, 4 months 18-5 (17) | 43 years, 2 months 12-11-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Feb 19, 2017 32 years 18-4 (17) | 34 years, 7 months 18-5-1 (16) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
22  | Dec 9, 2016 31 years, 10 months 17-4 (16) | 35 years, 3 months 17-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Jul 7, 2016 31 years, 5 months 16-4 (15) | 40 years 21-12 (18) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Apr 10, 2016 31 years, 2 months 15-4 (15) | 36 years, 10 months 17-10 (16) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Feb 6, 2016 30 years, 11 months 14-4 (14) | 35 years, 8 months 20-2 (17) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Oct 3, 2015 30 years, 7 months 13-4 (13) | 25 years, 2 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Jun 6, 2015 30 years, 3 months 12-4 (12) | 30 years, 7 months 17-6 (16) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Hook kick and punches |
16  | Feb 28, 2015 30 years 12-3 (12) | 37 years 8-3 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Sep 5, 2014 29 years, 6 months 11-3 (11) | 36 years, 1 months 7-3 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Jul 6, 2014 29 years, 4 months 11-2 (11) | 28 years, 1 months 6-2 (5) | TUF | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
13 | Apr 19, 2014 29 years, 2 months 10-2 (10) | Jack May | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Mar 1, 2013 28 years 9-2 (9) | Ricky Shivers | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Legacy FC heavyweight title | |
11  | Aug 17, 2012 27 years, 6 months 8-2 (8) | 26 years 4-0 (4) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won Legacy FC heavyweight title | |
10  | Mar 30, 2012 27 years, 1 months 7-2 (7) | 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches | ||
9 | Jan 27, 2012 26 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | Jeremiah Constant | 1 | NC | NC Accidental strikes to back of constant's head | ||
8 | Dec 16, 2011 26 years, 10 months 6-2 (6) | Rakim Cleveland | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Sep 3, 2011 26 years, 6 months 5-2 (5) | Jay Peche | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6  | Jun 25, 2011 26 years, 4 months 4-2 (4) | 25 years, 4 months 5-1 (2) | Bellator | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | Feb 26, 2011 26 years 4-1 (4) | Taylor Herbert | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Nov 12, 2010 25 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | Rakim Cleveland | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3  | Jul 24, 2010 25 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | 27 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 25, 2010 25 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | 25 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Apr 9, 2010 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Nick Mitchell | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
