Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
RESULT

Derrick Lewis def. Roy Nelson (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
“The Black Beast”
29-13-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, July 9, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Derrick Lewis defeated Roy Nelson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia, held Saturday, July 9, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Roy Nelson
Derrick Lewis
0
Knockdowns
0
4 of 19
Significant strikes
37 of 73
21%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
66 of 89
Total strikes
39 of 75
7 of 10
Takedowns
0 of 0
70%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
9:39
Control time
0:03
Significant strikes by target
3 of 18
Head
25 of 60
0 of 0
Body
11 of 12
1 of 1
Leg
1 of 1
2 of 15
Distance
16 of 46
2 of 3
Clinch
21 of 27
0 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
0 of 2
Sig. str.
24 of 37
25 of 31
Total str.
26 of 39
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:24
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 8
Sig. str.
3 of 13
19 of 26
Total str.
3 of 13
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:44
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 9
Sig. str.
10 of 23
22 of 32
Total str.
10 of 23
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:31
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#NelsonLewis
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Dave Hagen
#NelsonLewis
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
#NelsonLewis
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

5
Nelson
–
12
Lewis
●29–28 Lewis×11●29–28 Nelson×5●29–27 Lewis
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

55%
Nelson
3%
Draw
41%
Lewis
201 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Nelson53.2%●29–28 Lewis39.8%●29–29 Draw2.5%●30–27 Nelson1.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
95%
Lewis
R2
97%
Nelson
R3
56%
Nelson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-14-0
Record
29-13-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
50
Age
41
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.18
SLpM
2.46
36%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.79
SApM
2.57
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.14
TD Avg.
0.55
27%
TD Acc.
26%
65%
TD Def.
52%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Roy Nelson · 2-3
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs ReisSun, Apr 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Antonio Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs LansbergSun, Sep 25, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team ClaudiaSat, Jul 9, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jared Rosholt
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonSun, Feb 7, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Derrick Lewis · 2-3
  • L
    Josh Hokit
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 4:09 · Heavyweight
  • 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

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 32 fights
23.1
Avg sig. strikes
21.3
0.84
Avg takedowns
0.31
2:10
Avg control time
0:58
60
Career high strikes
53
7
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Roy Nelson
Strike target
Derrick Lewis
78%
Head
79%
12%
Body
17%
10%
Leg
4%
Roy Nelson
Strike position
Derrick Lewis
72%
Distance
40%
19%
Clinch
18%
9%
Ground
42%