Lewis vs N'Gannou

Who won Lewis vs N’Gannou?

Derrick Lewis beat Francis NGannou by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 226, on Saturday 7th July 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Last Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Derrick Lewis.

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 N’Gannou stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Francis NGannou made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Francis NGannou's came in at 12-2-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a large advantage in power over N'Gannou, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested N'Gannou had a massive advantage over Lewis, boasting a 36% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

N'Gannou had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lewis. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 7 months earlier than N'Gannou, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 86 to N'Gannou's 36.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derrick Lewis had been fighting more than Francis NGannou.

Going to this contest, Derrick Lewis had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 9 days ago, while Francis NGannou's last outing had been 6 years, 3 months and 7 days ago.

Lewis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

N'Gannou's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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