Lewis vs Diniz

When is Lewis vs Diniz?

Derrick Lewis will face Jhonata Diniz during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lewis vs Diniz stats

Derrick Lewis steps into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jhonata Diniz will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jhonata Diniz will mark his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record currently stands at 19-10-0, while Jhonata Diniz's comes in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Diniz has a slight advantage in power over Lewis, with a 88% knock out percentage over Lewis' 82%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lewis will have a slight advantage over Diniz, with a 4% submission rate over Diniz's 0%.

Derrick Lewis is the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Diniz has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lewis. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lewis is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 12 years and 1 month earlier than Diniz, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 78 more professional rounds, 89 to Diniz's 11.

Lewis vs Diniz form

Derrick Lewis has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Lewis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Diniz's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time does Lewis vs Diniz start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which is 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Lewis vs Diniz?

Jhonata Diniz is currently 11/20 (-180) to win the bout outright, while you can get 7/5 (+140) on Derrick Lewis if you fancy the small upset.

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