Early 2026
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Heavyweight
15-3-0
29-12-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Heavyweight

The tape

32
Age
40
6' 5" / 196 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
78" / 198 cm
Reach
79.1" / 201 cm

Full record

KO 1KO 1KO 1KO 1SUB 1
Form
KO 1KO 3UD 5KO 1SUB 1
15
Wins
29
12
By KO
24
80
KO%
83
3
By Sub
1
20
SUB%
3
3
Losses
12
1
Stopped
7
1
Tapped
2
0
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2010
18
Bouts
42
21
Rounds
90
41 minutes, 44 seconds
Fight Time
5 hours, 58 minutes

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

-
UFC
9
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
11

Tom Aspinall vs Derrick Lewis preview

When is Aspinall vs Lewis?

Tom Aspinall could potentially face the challenge of Derrick Lewis, in Early 2026.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Aspinall vs Lewis stats

Tom Aspinall would step into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Derrick Lewis would make his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Lewis would have a slight advantage in power over Aspinall, with a 83% knock out percentage over Aspinall's 80%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Aspinall would have an advantage over Lewis, with a 20% submission rate over Lewis' 3%.

Tom Aspinall is the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Aspinall has a height advantage of 2 inches over Lewis. Despite this, Lewis has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Aspinall is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 8 months later than Lewis, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 69 less professional rounds, 21 to Lewis' 90.

Aspinall vs Lewis form

Aspinall has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London.

He was victorious against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Derrick Lewis has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Talisson Teixeira at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira on 12th July 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had been defeated by Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Derrick Lewis has been fighting more than Tom Aspinall.

Tom Aspinall last fought 11 months and 19 days ago, while Derrick Lewis' last outing was 4 days ago.

Aspinall's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

Lewis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Aspinall vs Lewis?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Aspinall vs Lewis yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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