Derrick Lewis, Split decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Derrick Lewis
Record12-5
Strikes landed / min2.69Bottom
Strike defence44%Bottom
Takedowns / 15 min0.47Below avg
Takedown defence53%Bottom
Blagoy Ivanov
Record2-1
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min3.56Mid-pack
Strike defence56%Mid-pack
Takedowns / 15 min0.55Mid-pack
Takedown defence100%Elite
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in November 2019, 152 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.
What happened
Derrick LewisBlagoy Ivanov
31/68Sig. strikes20/38
32/69Total strikes61/83
1/3Takedowns3/6
0Sub attempts1
2:07Control3:22
Target
21/54Head12/27
8/11Body7/10
2/3Leg1/1
Position
9/27Distance12/24
22/41Clinch8/14