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Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
21-7 · USA
VS
Blagoy Ivanov
Blagoy Ivanov
18-2 · BGR
November 2, 2019 · New York City, New York, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.0lb
Weigh-in
257.4lb
Derrick Lewis def. Blagoy Ivanov by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lewis8/181/101:54
Ivanov4/51/200:44
R2
Lewis14/290/100:13
Ivanov9/162/201:33
R3
Lewis9/210/100:00
Ivanov7/170/201:05
Total
Lewis31/681/302:07
Ivanov20/383/603:22

Scorecards

Lewis vs Ivanov

RdChris LeeDave TirelliEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-99-109.7-9.3
R39-1010-99-109.3-9.7
Total29-2830-2728-2928.8-28.2

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 15 Lewis · 0 Ivanov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lewis-Ivanov.

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 probabilityIvanov
40.1%59.9%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
14%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lewis40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%67%
Submission2%6%
Decision11%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Ivanov60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%33%
Submission11%19%
Decision29%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 3
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R219%
R39%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Lewis
50.6%-106
Ivanov
+10647.8%
Most takedownstie 73.2%
Lewis
8.1%+232
Ivanov
-23218.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.3%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.9%
-138
04488
Ivanov
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
41.1%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.9%
-138
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.4%
Exactly 0
90.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ivanov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.9%
Exactly 0
80.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.2 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
Lewis40.1%51.1%−11.0-115
Ivanov59.9%48.9%+11.0-105

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
63.4Striking57.2
Lewis +6.2
28.0Grappling52.7
Ivanov +24.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisIvanov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1620
Pound-for-pound
1576
1615
Divisional
1576
1529
Striking offense
1486
1526
Striking defense
1500
1482
Grappling offense
1534
1501
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
34 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
79"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.69
Strikes landed / min
3.56
50%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
4.44
44%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.55
24%
Takedown accuracy
100%
53%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
83%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +2008mo before
  • LDaniel CormierSUB R2
    Close +3151y before
  • WAlexander VolkovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1351y 1mo before
  • WFrancis NgannouU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 4mo before
  • WMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1101y 8mo before
Blagoy Ivanov
  • WTai TuivasaU-DEC R3
    Close +1405mo before
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1008mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosU-DEC R5
    Close +1651y 4mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0, 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
18 wins, 4 losses
W
86% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (83%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Ivanov — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Ivanov
17
UFC fights
3
158.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
55.0 min · 18.3 avg
16y 4m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lewis
Ivanov
257W–74L · 77.6%
Overall
64W–17L · 79.0%
180W–48L · 78.9%
Wins
46W–12L · 79.3%
77W–26L · 74.8%
Losses
18W–5L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Ivanov
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
222W–74L · 75.0%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
201W–70L · 74.2%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Distance striking
Lewis
Ivanov
2.13
Landed / min
3.73
34.8%
Accuracy
35.3%
51.7%
Defense
57.3%
0.47
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
50.0%
Time at distance
88.2%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Ivanov
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.55
23.8%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
53.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
27.1%
Control share
50.3%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head78%(334)div 66%
  • Body16%(69)div 19%
  • Legs5%(23)div 15%
Ivanov
  • Head79%(155)div 66%
  • Body18%(36)div 19%
  • Legs3%(5)div 15%

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.

Blagoy Ivanov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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