Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
29-13-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:49
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
“Drago”
40-11-0
Sunday, October 7, 2018
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Derrick Lewis defeated Alexander Volkov by TKO in round 3 (4:49) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor, held Sunday, October 7, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Derrick Lewis
Alexander Volkov
1
Knockdowns
0
39 of 70
Significant strikes
121 of 171
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
71%
40 of 71
Total strikes
133 of 183
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
1:46
Significant strikes by target
31 of 61
Head
78 of 122
6 of 7
Body
29 of 33
2 of 2
Leg
14 of 16
21 of 47
Distance
88 of 129
1 of 3
Clinch
20 of 29
17 of 20
Ground
13 of 13

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 26
Sig. str.
40 of 57
16 of 27
Total str.
52 of 69
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:37
Ctrl
1:39
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 13
Sig. str.
40 of 60
6 of 13
Total str.
40 of 60
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
18 of 31
Sig. str.
41 of 54
18 of 31
Total str.
41 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:03
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-13-0 (1 NC)
Record
40-11-0
0
Win Streak
2
41
Age
37
6'3"
Height
6'7"
79"
Reach
80"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.46
SLpM
4.84
49%
Str. Acc.
57%
2.57
SApM
2.90
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.55
TD Avg.
0.54
26%
TD Acc.
62%
52%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Derrick Lewis · 3-2
  • L
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 3:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tallison Teixeira
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Rodrigo Nascimento
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 0:49 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs LewisSat, Nov 4, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Sat, Jul 29, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 0:33 · Heavyweight
Alexander Volkov · 4-1
  • W
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 321: Aspinall vs GaneSat, Oct 25, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tai Tuivasa
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:37 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 31 fights · 19 fights
21.8
Avg sig. strikes
65.8
0.32
Avg takedowns
0.53
1:00
Avg control time
1:12
53
Career high strikes
135
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Derrick Lewis
Strike target
Alexander Volkov
79%
Head
59%
17%
Body
22%
4%
Leg
20%
Derrick Lewis
Strike position
Alexander Volkov
40%
Distance
84%
18%
Clinch
8%
42%
Ground
7%