Cormier vs Lewis

Who won Cormier vs Lewis?

Daniel Cormier beat Derrick Lewis by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 230, on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

This contest was for the UFC heavyweight championship.

Cormier vs Lewis stats

Daniel Cormier stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Derrick Lewis made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Derrick Lewis' came in at 18-10-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Cormier, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Cormier's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cormier had an advantage over Lewis, with a 19% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

Daniel Cormier was the older man by 6 years, at 45 years old.

Lewis had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cormier. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Cormier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 months earlier than Lewis, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 66 to Lewis' 86.

Cormier vs Lewis form

Cormier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, his fight against Jon Jones at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Johnson at UFC 210 on 8th April 2017 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at KeyBank Center, Buffalo.

He was victorious against Anderson Silva at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Derrick Lewis had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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

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

Going to this contest, Daniel Cormier had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 17 days ago, while Derrick Lewis' last outing had been 5 months and 20 days ago.

Cormier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Lewis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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