Lewis vs Nascimento

When is Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis is set to fight Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 in St. Louis.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lewis vs Nascimento stats

Derrick Lewis steps 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 will make 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 currently stands at 18-10-0, while Rodrigo Nascimento's comes in at 4-1-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nascimento will have a massive advantage over Lewis, boasting a 55% submission rate over Lewis' 4%.

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

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

Lewis is 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 has fought 64 more professional rounds, 86 to Nascimento's 22.

Lewis vs Nascimento form

Derrick Lewis has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis is currently 4/7 (-180) to win the fight outright, while you can get 13/10 (+130) on Rodrigo Nascimento if you fancy the small upset.

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