Lewis vs Volkov

Who won Lewis vs Volkov?

Derrick Lewis beat Alexander Volkov by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 229, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Volkov stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Alexander Volkov made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 20 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. Alexander Volkov marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Alexander Volkov's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had an advantage in power over Volkov, with a 85% knock out percentage over Volkov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had a slight advantage over Lewis, with a 10% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lewis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months later than Volkov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 89 to Volkov's 105.

Lewis vs Volkov 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 3 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Volkov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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