Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Las Vegas, USA

7 Jul 2018

Heavyweight

42%

Ngannou

58%

Lewis

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Francis Ngannou

"The Predator"

17 – 3

6'4"83" reachOrthodox40 yrs6-fight win streakKnockout Artist

CFR 43

Derrick Lewis

"The Black Beast"

29 – 13

Knockout Artist2-fight slide41 yrsOrthodox79" reach6'3"

CFR 59

★ Official Result

Derrick LewiswinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Francis Ngannou · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Lewis

→

Actual result

Lewis wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Ngannou at 42% vs Lewis at 58% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 16 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Lewis has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

NgannouLewis

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Ngannou

Lewis

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"+

Height

6'3"

83"+

Reach

79"

40+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Ngannou

Lewis

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

43.0

58.7

70.4

Performance Avg

56.6

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Ngannou

Lewis

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

9.2

/ 10

9.3

/ 10

8.4

Style: Pressure

7.5

2.4

Style: Volume

2.9

9 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

16 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

3Distance9

1Clinch2

0Ground0

Ngannou

Lewis

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.9

/ 10

0.5

/ 10

0.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.3

0.8

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Ngannou

Lewis

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R2.1 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

14/20 fights

Chin rating based on

32/42 fights

Ngannou

Lewis

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

6-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

W · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R5

Ngannou

Lewis

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

83%

80%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Ngannou

Lewis

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

9.2

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

9.3

0.9

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.5

0.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.3

0.8

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

8.4

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.5

2.4

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

2.9

Ngannou

Strike Zones

Lewis

Ngannou

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

11 absorbed

Lewis

Attacking

11 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Ngannou targets the body (50% of attacks) — Lewis absorbs 50% of strikes there

🎯Lewis targets the legs (55% of attacks) — Ngannou absorbs 55% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Ngannou

RND

Lewis

0/0R00/0

Ngannou · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Ciryl Gane

Decision

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · 2022-01

W · KO · R2

Stipe Miocic

KO/TKO

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · 2021-03

W · KO · R1

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

KO/TKO

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05

W · KO · R1

Junior Dos Santos

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06

W · KO · R1

Cain Velasquez

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · 2019-02

Lewis · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Josh Hokit

KO/TKO

UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06

L · KO · R2

Waldo Cortes Acosta

KO/TKO

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01

W · KO · R1

Tallison Teixeira

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07

W · KO · R3

Rodrigo Nascimento

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05

L · Dec · R5

Jailton Almeida

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · 2023-11

News & Media

Francis Ngannou · Derrick Lewis

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