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.

Derrick Lewis marked his 29th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Derrick Lewis' came in at 19-10-0.

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 23 less professional rounds, 66 to Lewis' 89.

Cormier vs Lewis form

Derrick Lewis had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, he had been defeated by Tai Tuivasa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had beaten Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

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Lewis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

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