Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis will take on Sergei Pavlovich in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 277 card.

In this post, we will break down Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 39-year-old, Derrick Lewis is coming in with a 26-9-0 (1 NC) record. Lewis will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 in February.

Pavlovich, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Shamil Abdurakhimov on February 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall and holds a 15-1-0 record.

Derrick Lewis has an orthodox fighting stance with a 79″ reach. The 31-year-old, Sergei Pavlovich is an southpaw fighter with a 84″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Derrick Lewis:
→ Lewis’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Lewis lands 2.56 significant strikes per minute.
→ Lewis’s takedown accuracy is 28%.
→ Lewis’s takedown average is 0.60 per 15 minutes.
→ Lewis’s takedown defense is 55%.

Lewis comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.56 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Pavlovich fires at 50% accuracy, landing about 6.08 significant strikes per minute. Derrick Lewis also has a 28% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.60 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Pavlovich’s 0.00 takedowns and 66% takedown accuracy.

Sergei Pavlovich:
→ Pavlovich’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Pavlovich lands 6.08 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown defense is 66%.

Sergei spent on average 2:55 minutes in the Octagon and Derrick has an average fight time of 9:22 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 277 is live in , who do you think will win, Derrick or Sergei? Sound off in the comments.

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