Lewis vs Ivanov

Who won Lewis vs Ivanov?

Derrick Lewis beat Blagoy Ivanov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 244, on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Ivanov stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Blagoy Ivanov made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Blagoy Ivanov's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Ivanov, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Ivanov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivanov had a large advantage over Lewis, boasting a 33% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

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

Lewis had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ivanov. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 5 months later than Ivanov, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 86 to Ivanov's 64.

Lewis vs Ivanov 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, 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.

Ivanov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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