Ground game
20 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.53 takedowns / 15 at 26% accuracy
- 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins
Heavyweight
“The Black Beast”
29-14
SLpM
2.41
SApM
3.73
Str Acc
51%
Str Def
33%
TD Avg
0.53
TD Acc
26%
TD Def
22%
Sub Avg
0.00
Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 2 loaded UFC rows, 43 career fights for Derrick Lewis. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
No standout plus-mark on this card.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Takedown reaction
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Derrick Lewis “The Black Beast” is a 41-year-old Orthodox heavyweight out of USA, camped at Silverback Fight Club. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Career mark 29-14-0 — 21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (53).
What works. Durability is the standout at 64 (C+). Finishable. When this fighter loses, it is usually because something landed flush or the neck gave out. Ground game D on 0.53 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 33% / 3.73 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 22% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 2 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (20, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (2 bouts): L Acosta (KO/TKO R2) · L Spivac (Submission R1). Form index negative over the last 2. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Finishable. When this fighter loses, it is usually because something landed flush or the neck gave out.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | L | KO/TKO | 2 3:14 | 8/43 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Serghei Spivac | L | Submission | 1 3:05 | 0/3 |