Lewis vs Volkov

Who won Lewis vs Volkov?

Derrick Lewis beat Alexander Volkov by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 229, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lewis vs Volkov stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Alexander Volkov made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Alexander Volkov's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had an advantage in power over Volkov, with a 85% knock out percentage over Volkov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had a slight advantage over Lewis, with a 10% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lewis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months later than Volkov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 86 to Volkov's 99.

Lewis vs Volkov form

Volkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Lewis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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