Lewis vs Gane

Who won Lewis vs Gane?

Ciryl Gane beat Derrick Lewis by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Gane stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ciryl Gane made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Ciryl Gane's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Gane, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Gane's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had a massive advantage over Lewis, boasting a 38% submission rate over Lewis' 4%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 5 years, at 39 years old.

Gane 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 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Gane, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 89 to Gane's 37.

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Gane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lewis vs Gane?

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