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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Junior Dos Santos won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1481
Derrick Lewis
Elo1393

Derrick LewisvsJunior Dos SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Saturday, March 9, 2019Wichita, Kansas, USA

Official fight result

Junior Dos Santos won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:58

Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(58.3%)

Actual result: Junior Dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Junior Dos Santos at -240 American odds

+$42 profit

$142 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Derrick Lewis is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Junior Dos Santos has lost 88% of fights by KO.
  • Junior Dos Santos is a KO finisher (55% of wins). Derrick Lewis has lost 75% of fights by KO.
  • Junior Dos Santos has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Junior Dos Santos has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Derrick Lewis
Red Corner
VS
Junior Dos Santos
Blue Corner
+200
(33%)
Vegas Odds
-240
(71%)
1481
Elo
1393
41
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Tai Tuivasa · Dec 18
L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19
L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20
L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Derrick LewisMetricJunior Dos Santos
2.46
Strikes / min
4.49
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
39%
Strike defense
56%
0.55
TDs / 15 min
0.30
52%
Takedown defense
81%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.11Δ 1.27 — meaningful gap+1.16

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1593 vs 1573Strikes26.2 vs 57.5Takedowns0.3 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.06Form0.3 vs 0.8
Derrick LewisJunior Dos Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Derrick Lewis(10 fights)Junior Dos Santos(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 +88.8|Blue -88.8
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +28.0|Blue -28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Derrick LewisTargetJunior Dos Santos

By target zone

2
12% acc · 29%
Head
15
41% acc · 52%
3
50% acc · 43%
Body
7
70% acc · 24%
2
100% acc · 29%
Leg
7
88% acc · 24%

By position

7
29% acc · 100%
Distance
20
57% acc · 69%
0
Clinch
6
55% acc · 21%
0
0% acc
Ground
3
33% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Derrick Lewis rounds
0
even
2
Junior Dos Santos rounds
Round 1Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 2Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns0
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
7 / 25
Sig Strikes
29 / 55
24%
Sig Str %
54.5%
7 / 25
Total Strikes
29 / 55
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:11

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Junior Dos Santos18 / 3718 / 370 / 00
1Derrick Lewis6 / 166 / 160 / 00
2Junior Dos Santos11 / 1811 / 180 / 00
2Derrick Lewis1 / 91 / 90 / 00

Derrick Lewis

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights31

Junior Dos Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19