Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis

Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 70% win rate. Derrick Lewis is 20-12 at Heavyweight, winning 62.5% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Derrick Lewis leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on Feb 20, 2021, won by Derrick Lewis by KO/TKO in round 2.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 975. Career peaks are 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,161 for Derrick Lewis. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 57.1% finish rate. Derrick Lewis has 16 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 80% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Derrick Lewis is 6' 3" with a reach of 79", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Derrick Lewis is 41.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Curtis Blaydes has landed 809 significant strikes at 52.1% accuracy with 66 takedowns and 1h 27m of control time. Derrick Lewis has landed 682 at 48.9% with 10 takedowns and 30:49 of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 1 title fight (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Derrick Lewis. They share 10 common opponents: Josh Hokit, Jailton Almeida, Sergei Pavlovich, Chris Daukaus, Alexander Volkov, Junior Dos Santos, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Francis Ngannou and 2 more.