Derrick Lewis vs Roy Nelson

Rating histories overlaid on one timeline, then every key career number side by side — the greener value has the edge.

Derrick Lewis29-14-0

vs

Roy Nelson23-19-0

— Lewis · — Nelson · hover or touch to compare over time

Tale of the tape

Derrick LewisRoy Nelson

1609MatchWiz rating1485

41Age (lower is better)50

79"Reach72"

2.4Sig. strikes / min2.1

2.8Absorbed / min (lower is better)4.6

0.4Takedowns / 151.9

51%TD defense100%

0.0Sub attempts / 150.0

78%Wins by finish50%

Recent fights

Lvs Josh HokitKO/TKO · R2 · Jun 15, 2026card ↗
Lvs Waldo Cortes AcostaKO/TKO · R2 · Jan 25, 2026card ↗
Wvs Tallison TeixeiraKO/TKO · R1 · Jul 13, 2025card ↗
Wvs Rodrigo NascimentoKO/TKO · R3 · May 11, 2024card ↗
Lvs Jailton AlmeidaDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Nov 5, 2023card ↗
Wvs Marcos Rogerio de LimaKO/TKO · R1 · Jul 30, 2023card ↗

Lvs Alexander VolkovDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Apr 15, 2017card ↗
Wvs Antonio SilvaKO/TKO · R2 · Sep 25, 2016card ↗
Lvs Derrick LewisDecision - Split · R3 · Jul 7, 2016card ↗
Wvs Jared RosholtDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Feb 7, 2016card ↗
Lvs Josh BarnettDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Sep 26, 2015card ↗
Lvs Alistair OvereemDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Mar 14, 2015card ↗

Rates from our per-fight stat lines (UFC + Contender Series, 2015→). Ratings are our Elo-style model — see the full leaderboard.