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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Daniel Cormier won · SUB R2
Elo1388
Daniel Cormier
Elo1481
Derrick Lewis

Daniel CormiervsDerrick LewisUFC Prediction Result

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · Saturday, November 3, 2018New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Daniel Cormier won

SUB · Round 2 · 2:14

Model Prediction: Daniel Cormier wins(73.2%)

Actual result: Daniel Cormier wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Daniel Cormier at -380 American odds

+$26 profit

$126 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Daniel Cormier has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Daniel Cormier has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Derrick Lewis has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Daniel Cormier
Red Corner
VS
Derrick Lewis
Blue Corner
-380
(79%)
Vegas Odds
+315
(24%)
1388
Elo
1481
47
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'3"
182.88 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Daniel CormierL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Anthony Johnson · Apr 17
W
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jan 18
W
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Jul 18
L
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Aug 19
L
vs Stipe Miocic · Aug 20
latest
Derrick LewisL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jailton Almeida · Nov 23
W
KOvs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 24
W
KOvs Tallison Teixeira · Jul 25
L
KOvs Waldo Cortes Acosta · Jan 26
L
KOvs Josh Hokit · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Daniel CormierMetricDerrick Lewis
4.25
Strikes / min
2.46
2.92
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
54%
Strike defense
39%
1.83
TDs / 15 min
0.55
80%
Takedown defense
52%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.33Δ 1.44 — meaningful gap-0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1635 vs 1605Strikes50.5 vs 27.7Takedowns1.4 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.58 vs 0.00Form1.1 vs 0.8
Daniel CormierDerrick Lewis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Daniel Cormier(10 fights)Derrick Lewis(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -93.7|Blue +93.7
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +1.8|Blue -1.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +91.0|Blue -91.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Daniel CormierTargetDerrick Lewis

By target zone

16
73% acc · 84%
Head
2
22% acc · 50%
2
100% acc · 11%
Body
1
33% acc · 25%
1
100% acc · 5%
Leg
1
100% acc · 25%

By position

4
67% acc · 21%
Distance
4
31% acc · 100%
1
100% acc · 5%
Clinch
0
14
78% acc · 74%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Daniel Cormier rounds
0
even
0
Derrick Lewis rounds
Round 1Daniel Cormier edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns2
Control4:10
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Daniel Cormier edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns2
Control1:00
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
19 / 25
Sig Strikes
4 / 13
78%
Sig Str %
55%
42 / 54
Total Strikes
5 / 14
4 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:10
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Derrick Lewis3 / 34 / 40 / 00
1Daniel Cormier14 / 1935 / 452 / 20
2Derrick Lewis1 / 101 / 100 / 00
2Daniel Cormier5 / 67 / 92 / 21

Daniel Cormier

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Derrick Lewis

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights31