Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Houston, USA

12 Feb 2022

Heavyweight

58%

Lewis

42%

Tuivasa

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 2 · 1:40

Derrick Lewis

"The Black Beast"

29 – 13

6'3"79" reachOrthodox41 yrs2-fight slideKnockout Artist

CFR 59

Tai Tuivasa

"Bam Bam"

15 – 10

Knockout Artist7-fight slide33 yrsSouthpaw75" reach6'2"

CFR 43

★ Official Result

Tai TuivasawinsKO/TKOR2 · 1:40

def. Derrick Lewis · UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Lewis

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Actual result

Tuivasa wins

KO/TKO · R2

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Lewis at 58% vs Tuivasa at 42% (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's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

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

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

LewisTuivasa

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Lewis

Tuivasa

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'3"+

Height

6'2"

79"+

Reach

75"

Age

+33

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Lewis

Tuivasa

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

58.7

43.2

56.6

Performance Avg

50.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Lewis

Tuivasa

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

9.3

/ 10

9.6

/ 10

7.5

Style: Pressure

7.5

2.9

Style: Volume

1.9

16 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

7 KO wins

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

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

8Distance5

3Clinch5

0Ground0

Lewis

Tuivasa

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

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Pure striking matchup

Neither fighter has significant grappling in their history

Submission wins

Lewis

Tuivasa

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.1 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

6 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

32/42 fights

Chin rating based on

19/25 fights

Lewis

Tuivasa

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

7-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R5

Last 5

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R1

Lewis

Tuivasa

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

80%

88%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Lewis

Tuivasa

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

9.3

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

9.6

0.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.2

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

7.5

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.5

2.9

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

1.9

Lewis

Strike Zones

Tuivasa

Lewis

Attacking

11 landed

Absorbing

10 absorbed

Tuivasa

Attacking

10 landed

Absorbing

11 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Lewis targets the head (91% of attacks) — Tuivasa absorbs 91% of strikes there

🎯Tuivasa targets the head (90% of attacks) — Lewis absorbs 90% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Lewis

RND

Tuivasa

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Lewis · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Josh Hokit

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R2

Waldo Cortes Acosta

KO/TKO

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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

Tuivasa · Last 5

Upcoming

Robelis Despaigne

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · 2026-09

L · Dec · R3

Louie Sutherland

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05

L · Dec · R3

Tallison Teixeira

Decision

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01

L · Dec · R3

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Decision

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

L · Sub · R1

Marcin Tybura

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · 2024-03

News & Media

Derrick Lewis · Tai Tuivasa

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