Lewis vs Nascimento

Who won Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis beat Rodrigo Nascimento by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lewis vs Nascimento stats

Derrick Lewis stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rodrigo Nascimento made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Derrick Lewis' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Rodrigo Nascimento marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Derrick Lewis' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Rodrigo Nascimento's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Lewis had a massive power advantage over Nascimento, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Lewis, boasting a 55% submission rate over Lewis' 4%.

Derrick Lewis was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Lewis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nascimento. Despite this, Nascimento had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lewis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, 89 to Nascimento's 31.

Lewis vs Nascimento form

Derrick Lewis had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had lost to Tai Tuivasa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Rodrigo Nascimento had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Abraham Bably at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4 on 1st May 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He was victorious against Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Rodrigo Nascimento had been fighting more than Derrick Lewis.

Going to this contest, Derrick Lewis had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Rodrigo Nascimento's last outing had been 1 month and 13 days ago.

Lewis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lewis vs Nascimento?

Derrick Lewis was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Rodrigo Nascimento made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.