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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Derrick Lewis won · S-DEC R3
Elo1491
Elo1481
Derrick Lewis

Roy NelsonvsDerrick LewisUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Thursday, July 7, 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Derrick Lewis won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Roy Nelson wins(59.9%)

Actual result: Derrick Lewis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Roy Nelson at -130 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Roy Nelson is a KO finisher (88% of wins). Derrick Lewis has lost 75% of fights by KO.
  • Derrick Lewis has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Roy Nelson
Red Corner
VS
Derrick Lewis
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1491
Elo
1481
50
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'3"
185.42 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Roy Nelson
oldest →
L
vs Alistair Overeem · Mar 15
L
vs Josh Barnett · Sep 15
W
vs Jared Rosholt · Feb 16
W
KOvs Antonio Silva · Sep 16
L
vs Alexander Volkov · Apr 17
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.

Roy NelsonMetricDerrick Lewis
2.18
Strikes / min
2.46
4.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
46%
Strike defense
39%
1.14
TDs / 15 min
0.55
65%
Takedown defense
52%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.61Δ 2.50 — meaningful gap-0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1493 vs 1549Strikes22.9 vs 20.0Takedowns0.5 vs 0.4Sub Atts0.06 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs 0.7
Roy NelsonDerrick Lewis

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Roy Nelson(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 +9.3|Blue -9.3
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +64.0|Blue -64.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Roy NelsonTargetDerrick Lewis

By target zone

3
17% acc · 75%
Head
25
42% acc · 68%
0
Body
11
92% acc · 30%
1
100% acc · 25%
Leg
1
100% acc · 3%

By position

2
13% acc · 50%
Distance
16
35% acc · 43%
2
67% acc · 50%
Clinch
21
78% acc · 57%
0
0% acc
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
Roy Nelson rounds
0
even
1
Derrick Lewis rounds
Round 1Derrick Lewis edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns2
Control3:24
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 2Roy Nelson edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns3
Control2:44
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Roy Nelson edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns2
Control3:31
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 19
Sig Strikes
37 / 73
15.7%
Sig Str %
43.3%
66 / 89
Total Strikes
39 / 75
7 / 10
TDs
0 / 0
72%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
9:39
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Derrick Lewis24 / 3726 / 390 / 00
1Roy Nelson0 / 225 / 312 / 40
2Derrick Lewis3 / 133 / 130 / 00
2Roy Nelson2 / 819 / 263 / 30
3Derrick Lewis10 / 2310 / 230 / 00
3Roy Nelson2 / 922 / 322 / 30

Roy Nelson

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights18

Derrick Lewis

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights31