Lewis vs Teixeira

When is Lewis vs Teixeira?

Derrick Lewis will take on Talisson Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night Nashville, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

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

Lewis vs Teixeira 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.

Talisson Teixeira 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 and 1 by submission.

This will be Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Talisson Teixeira will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record currently stands at 19-10-0, while Talisson Teixeira's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Teixeira 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 Teixeira will have a slight advantage over Lewis, with a 13% submission rate over Lewis' 4%.

Derrick Lewis is the older man by 15 years, at 40 years old.

Teixeira has a height advantage of 5 inches over Lewis.

Lewis is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Teixeira, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 81 more professional rounds, 89 to Teixeira's 8.

Lewis vs Teixeira 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, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Teixeira's last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Lewis vs Teixeira?

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