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 46 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

Cormier had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

His fight against Jon Jones at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 ended in a no contest.

Lewis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Francis NGannou at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night 126 on 18th February 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Frank Erwin Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

He had defeated Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 105 on 19th February 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Daniel Cormier had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 22 days ago, while Derrick Lewis' last outing had been 6 years, 8 months and 2 days ago.

Cormier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lewis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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