Lewis vs Latifi

Who won Lewis vs Latifi?

Derrick Lewis beat Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 247, on Saturday 8th February 2020 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Derrick Lewis.

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 Latifi stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ilir Latifi made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Latifi, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Latifi's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Latifi had a large advantage over Lewis, boasting a 29% submission rate over Lewis' 5%.

Derrick Lewis was the younger man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Lewis had a height advantage of 5 inches over Latifi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 10 months later than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 89 to Latifi's 53.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ilir Latifi had been fighting more than Derrick Lewis.

Going to this contest, Derrick Lewis had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 22 days ago, while Ilir Latifi's last outing had been 5 years, 9 months and 19 days ago.

Lewis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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