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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
26-11 · USA
VS
July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
263.5lb
Weigh-in
262.0lb
Derrick Lewis def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:33
Lewis17/330/010:29
Rogerio de Lima1/10/000:00
Total
Lewis17/330/010:29
Rogerio de Lima1/10/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
LewisWin probabilityRogerio de Lima
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
11%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Lewis, blue toward Rogerio de Lima. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lewis50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%55%
Submission3%6%
Decision19%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Rogerio de Lima50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%41%
Submission8%17%
Decision21%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 1
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R230%
R34%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lewis
46.9%+110
Rogerio de Lima
-11051.8%
Most takedownstie 50.1%
Lewis
6.5%+666
Rogerio de Lima
-66643.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
39.6%
+153
Under 33.5
60.4%
-153
04284
Rogerio de Lima
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
38.8%
+154
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.8%
-154
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.9%
Exactly 0
90.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Rogerio de Lima
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.5%
+178
Exactly 1
15.1%
push
Under 1
54.3%
-178
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Lewis50.2%34.0%+16.2+185
Rogerio de Lima49.8%66.0%−16.2-215

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.9Striking73.5
Rogerio de Lima +12.5
30.3Grappling55.8
Rogerio de Lima +25.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisRogerio de Lima
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1585
1607
Divisional
1588
Striking offense
Striking defense
1474
Grappling offense
1525
1497
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
38 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.53
Strikes landed / min
3.55
51%
Strike accuracy
59%
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.33
41%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
28%
Takedown accuracy
48%
52%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
63%
-3
Win/loss streak
+2
20%
Last-5 win rate
80%
76%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • LSerghei SpivacSUB R1
    Close +2416mo before
  • LSergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1
    Close +1311y before
  • LTai TuivasaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1821y 5mo before
  • WChris DaukausKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 7mo before
  • LCiryl GaneKO/TKO R3
    Close +2562y before
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
  • WWaldo Cortes AcostaU-DEC R3
    Close -1813mo before
  • WAndrei ArlovskiSUB R1
    Close -2599mo before
  • LBlagoy IvanovU-DEC R3
    Close +1281y 3mo before
  • WBen RothwellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1391y 8mo before
  • WMaurice GreeneU-DEC R3
    Close -1912y 3mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 26-11-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
21 wins, 7 losses
W
81% of wins
L
64% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
17win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(78%) 7
0 (0%)Submission(22%) 2
4 (24%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Rogerio de Lima — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 5 losses
W
14% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(83%) 5
3 (30%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Rogerio de Lima
26
UFC fights
16
228.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
96.1 min · 6.0 avg
16y 4m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Lewis
Rogerio de Lima
427W–109L · 79.7%
Overall
278W–96L · 74.3%
297W–75L · 79.8%
Wins
165W–63L · 72.4%
130W–34L · 79.3%
Losses
113W–33L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Rogerio de Lima
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
79W–41L · 65.8%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
54W–31L · 63.5%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
25W–10L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Lewis
Rogerio de Lima
2.16
Landed / min
6.63
36.0%
Accuracy
53.1%
47.6%
Defense
56.5%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.94
48.5%
Time at distance
35.8%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Rogerio de Lima
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
28.1%
Takedown accuracy
47.6%
52.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
26.9%
Control share
71.5%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head78%(453)div 65%
  • Body17%(98)div 19%
  • Legs5%(29)div 16%
Rogerio de Lima
  • Head58%(199)div 65%
  • Body18%(63)div 19%
  • Legs23%(79)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.