Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
29-13-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Tai Tuivasa def. Derrick Lewis (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:40
WIN
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
“Bam Bam”
15-10-0
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Tai Tuivasa defeated Derrick Lewis by TKO in round 2 (1:40) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2, held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Derrick Lewis
Tai Tuivasa
0
Knockdowns
1
27 of 43
Significant strikes
24 of 36
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
67%
31 of 47
Total strikes
35 of 47
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
50%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:48
Control time
2:06
Significant strikes by target
24 of 39
Head
12 of 22
3 of 4
Body
9 of 9
0 of 0
Leg
3 of 5
11 of 21
Distance
8 of 14
8 of 12
Clinch
16 of 22
8 of 10
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 24
Sig. str.
14 of 21
20 of 28
Total str.
25 of 32
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:24
Ctrl
2:06
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
11 of 19
Sig. str.
10 of 15
11 of 19
Total str.
10 of 15
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-13-0 (1 NC)
Record
15-10-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
33
6'3"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.46
SLpM
3.37
49%
Str. Acc.
48%
2.57
SApM
4.61
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.55
TD Avg.
0.00
26%
TD Acc.
0%
52%
TD Def.
58%
—
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
Tai Tuivasa · 0-5
  • L
    Louie Sutherland
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tallison Teixeira
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:37 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 31 fights · 18 fights
21.8
Avg sig. strikes
27.3
0.32
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:00
Avg control time
1:00
53
Career high strikes
64
2
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Derrick Lewis
Strike target
Tai Tuivasa
79%
Head
59%
17%
Body
18%
4%
Leg
23%
Derrick Lewis
Strike position
Tai Tuivasa
40%
Distance
71%
18%
Clinch
24%
42%
Ground
5%