Lewis vs Diniz

When is Lewis vs Diniz?

Derrick Lewis could potentially face Jhonata Diniz, in Late 2025.

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

Lewis vs Diniz stats

Derrick Lewis would step 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 would make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Lewis would have a slight advantage in power over Diniz, with a 82% knock out percentage over Diniz's 78%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lewis would 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 40 years old.

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

Lewis is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 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 73 more professional rounds, 89 to Diniz's 16.

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.

Diniz has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Alvin Hines at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Karl Williams at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Austen Lane at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Eduardo Neves at Contender Series 2023 on 12th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jhonata Diniz has been fighting more than Derrick Lewis.

Derrick Lewis last fought 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago, while Jhonata Diniz's last outing was 7 days ago.

Lewis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Diniz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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