Lewis vs Tuivasa

Who won Lewis vs Tuivasa?

Tai Tuivasa beat Derrick Lewis by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 271, on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Tuivasa stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Tai Tuivasa marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had an advantage in power over Lewis, with a 92% knock out percentage over Lewis' 81%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lewis had a slight advantage over Tuivasa, with a 4% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

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

Lewis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 89 to Tuivasa's 35.

Lewis vs Tuivasa form

Tuivasa had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had lost to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Lewis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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