Lewis vs Nascimento

Who won Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis beat Rodrigo Nascimento by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lewis vs Nascimento stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rodrigo Nascimento made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Rodrigo Nascimento's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Nascimento, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Lewis, boasting a 55% submission rate over Lewis' 4%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Lewis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nascimento. Despite this, Nascimento had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 86 to Nascimento's 22.

Lewis vs Nascimento form

Derrick Lewis had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had lost to Tai Tuivasa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Lewis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Rodrigo Nascimento made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.