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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
25-8 · USA
VS
Chris Daukaus
Chris Daukaus
12-3 · USA
December 18, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
265.0lb
Weigh-in
235.5lb
Derrick Lewis def. Chris Daukaus by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:36
Lewis14/280/110:00
Daukaus10/190/000:00
Total
Lewis14/280/110:00
Daukaus10/190/000:00

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 probabilityDaukaus
50.3%49.7%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
8%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 13.4 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 Daukaus. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lewis50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%57%31%
Submission4%8%3%
Decision18%35%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2373)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Daukaus50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%62%37%
Submission4%8%7%
Decision15%30%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (2477)act 10
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R219%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Lewis
47.9%+107
Daukaus
-10751.3%
Most takedownstie 64.7%
Lewis
13.7%+158
Daukaus
-15821.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
39.4%
+151
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.7%
-151
068136
Daukaus
Expected: 56.6
56.5
Over 56.5
39.9%
+151
Under 56.5
60.1%
-151
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.3%
Exactly 0
83.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Daukaus
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.0%
+316
Under 0.5
76.0%
-316
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 13.4 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
Lewis50.3%43.3%+7.0+120
Daukaus49.7%56.7%−7.0-147
By method
Lewis by KO/TKO29.8%31.1%−1.3+165
Lewis by submission4.0%3.0%+1.0+2662
Lewis by decision16.5%9.7%+6.8+750
Daukaus by KO/TKO29.4%36.7%−7.3+125
Daukaus by submission3.9%6.9%−3.0+1092
Daukaus by decision16.3%12.7%+3.6+551
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.0%40.5%+28.5-132
Over 2.5 rds49.7%40.9%+8.8+127
Over 3.5 rds41.2%32.5%+8.7+187
Over 4.5 rds36.3%27.5%+8.8+240
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.8%23.0%+9.8+307

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
61.2Striking82.8
Daukaus +21.6
29.5Grappling25.0
Lewis +4.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisDaukaus
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1656
Pound-for-pound
1577
1652
Divisional
1577
1517
Striking offense
1522
1532
Striking defense
1501
1476
Grappling offense
1493
1505
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
36 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
9.03
50%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.40
42%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.49
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
26%
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • LCiryl GaneKO/TKO R3
    Close +2564mo before
  • WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKO R2
    Close +30810mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y 4mo before
  • WIlir LatifiU-DEC R3
    Close -2251y 10mo before
  • WBlagoy IvanovS-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 2mo before
Chris Daukaus
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R2
    Close -2133mo before
  • WAleksei OleinikKO/TKO R1
    Close -19510mo before
  • WRodrigo NascimentoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2051y 2mo before
  • WParker PorterKO/TKO R1
    Close -1061y 4mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 25-8-0, 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
20 wins, 5 losses
W
80% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (75%)KO/TKO(83%) 5
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Daukaus — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
92% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Daukaus
22
UFC fights
4
214.5 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
13.5 min · 3.4 avg
16y 4m
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lewis
Daukaus
371W–98L · 79.1%
Overall
97W–23L · 80.8%
285W–72L · 79.8%
Wins
97W–23L · 80.8%
86W–26L · 76.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Daukaus
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
36W–24L · 60.0%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
21W–18L · 53.8%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
15W–6L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Lewis
Daukaus
2.03
Landed / min
7.91
34.9%
Accuracy
48.2%
47.9%
Defense
65.9%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
6.66
49.0%
Time at distance
75.8%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Daukaus
0.49
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25.9%
Takedown accuracy
55.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.8%
Control share
84.0%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head78%(415)div 65%
  • Body17%(93)div 19%
  • Legs5%(27)div 16%
Daukaus
  • Head89%(108)div 65%
  • Body7%(8)div 19%
  • Legs5%(6)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.

Chris Daukaus
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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