Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC); Derrick Lewis is 29-14-0 (1 NC). Derrick Lewis is 6 years older than Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Derrick Lewis. Curtis Blaydes is 1" · 3 cm taller than Derrick Lewis. They have met once: Curtis Blaydes 0, Derrick Lewis 1.
Style & credentials
- 2022Purple belt · BJJCody Donovan
- 2012Champion · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- 2012All-American · NJCAAheavyweight (285 lb)
- —Champion · State HS285 lb (Illinois, IHSA Class 3A)
- 2012Legacy FC Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy FC
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WNoche UFC: Silva vs Delgado · Sep 12, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis · Mar 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- NC
- WCody EastUFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson · Oct 1, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Heavyweight
- L
- WLuis CortezRFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo · Feb 19, 2016TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBrad FaylorSugar Creek Showdown 23 · Nov 15, 2014TKO · R2 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WWilliam BaptisteXFO 53 · Oct 11, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
- WLorenzo HoodXFO 51 · May 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Heavyweight
Full record · 44 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016TKO · R4 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia · Jul 8, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:30 · Heavyweight
- W
- WRicky ShiversLegacy FC 18 · Mar 1, 2013TKO · R3 · 4:22 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- NCJeremiah ConstantFight to Win · Jan 27, 2012NC · R1 · 0:48 · Heavyweight
- W
- WJay PecheImmortal Kombat · Sep 3, 2011TKO
- LBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 46 · Jun 25, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WTaylor HerbertIXFA Extreme Fighting · Feb 25, 2011TKO
- W
- WRyan MartinezFight to Win · Jul 24, 2010TKO
- L
- WNick MitchellTexas Regional · Apr 9, 2010TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 12, 2026LTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:14Sat, Jan 24, 2026
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 11, 2026LTKO · ROUND 2 · 4:09Sun, Jun 14, 2026
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 0:36Sat, Mar 9, 2024LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 4, 2023
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:08Sat, Apr 22, 2023LTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:55Sat, Jul 30, 2022
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 0:17Sat, Mar 26, 2022WTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:36Sat, Dec 18, 2021
Frequently asked questions
Have Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis (Sat, Feb 20, 2021), where Derrick Lewis won by TKO.
What are the records of Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis?
Curtis Blaydes is 20-6-0 (1 NC) and Derrick Lewis is 29-14-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Curtis Blaydes or Derrick Lewis?
Curtis Blaydes has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 79" · 201 cm for Derrick Lewis, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Curtis Blaydes or Derrick Lewis?
Curtis Blaydes is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Derrick Lewis stands 6'3" · 191 cm.
Who is older, Curtis Blaydes or Derrick Lewis?
Derrick Lewis is 41 and Curtis Blaydes is 35.
Who has more finishes, Curtis Blaydes or Derrick Lewis?
Curtis Blaydes has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Derrick Lewis has 25 wins (24 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).