By The Numbers: Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira

Derrick Lewis still has plenty of thunder left in his hands.

“The Black Beast” will look to build upon his already outstanding resume in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he puts the undefeated Tallison Teixeira to the test in the UFC on ESPN 70 main event on July 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Lewis has won two of his past three bouts. He last suited up at UFC on ESPN 56, where he wiped out Rodrigo Nascimento with punches in the third round of their May 11, 2024 encounter. Teixeira, meanwhile, has quickly established himself as one of the heavyweight division’s most promising prospects. The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate last saw action at UFC 312, where he buried Justin Tafa with a knee to the body and a follow-up elbow strike just 35 seconds into his Feb. 8 organizational debut.

As Lewis and Teixeira move ever closer to their high-stakes showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

40: Years of age for Lewis, who was born in New Orleans on Feb. 7, 1985.

23: Lewis wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 82% of his career total. His list of UFC victims: Nascimento, Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Chris Daukaus, Curtis Blaydes, Alexey Oleynik, Alexander Volkov, Marcin Tybura, Travis Browne, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Gabriel Gonzaga, Damian Grabowski, Viktor Pesta, Ruan Potts, Guto Inocente and Jack May. Lewis owns one other win by submission (4%) and four more by decision (14%).

400,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Lewis since he joined the UFC roster in 2014. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” five times and “Fight of the Night” on three occasions.

29: UFC appearances for Lewis, placing him second on the promotion’s all-time list for heavyweights. Only Andrei Arlovski (42) has racked up more.

193: Combined victories between the 11 opponents—Jailton Almeida, Serghei Spivac, Sergei Pavlovich, Tai Tuivasa, Ciryl Gane, Junior Dos Santos, Daniel Cormier, Mark Hunt, Shawn Jordan (twice), Matt Mitrione and Tony Johnson —who have beaten Lewis. They boast a .715 cumulative winning percentage at 193-76-2.

25: Years of age for Teixeira, who was born on Dec. 7, 1999 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil.

1: Teixeira victory by submission, accounting for 12% of his career total (8). He put away Carlos Sena with an inverted triangle armbar in the first round of their Oct. 30, 2021 encounter under the Maquininha do Futuro banner. Teixeira holds seven other victories by knockout or technical knockout (88%).

6,085: Miles between where Teixeira trains with Team Lucas Mineiro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

22: Seconds needed for Teixeira to punch out Fernando Kato at a Standout Fighting Tournament show on Sept. 23, 2022. Nearly three years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

5: Consecutive calendar years in which Teixeira has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2025, he went 2-0 in 2021, 1-0 in 2022, 1-0 in 2023 and 3-0 in 2024.