UFC Fight Night - Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus Odds

Chris Daukaus is slightly favored against Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus on Saturday, December 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN+. Lewis is 25-8 in his career, while Daukaus is 12-3 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. Let’s look at the bout between Lewis and Daukaus and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 18 with 14 fights, all on ESPN+.

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Betting

Derrick Lewis (25-8, 16-6 UFC)

Lewis came into the UFC with a record of 9-2 and he has 16 wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Blagoy Ivanov by split decision, Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision, Aleksei Oleinik by TKO, and Curtis Blaydes by KO; while losing to Junior dos Santos by TKO and Ciryl Gane by TKO. Lewis has been a pro since 2010 and he has 20 wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has seven first round finishes.

Chris Daukaus (12-3, 4-0 UFC)

Daukaus came into the UFC with a record of 8-3 and he has four wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Parker Porter by TKO, Rodrigo Nascimento by KO, Aleksei Oleinik by TKO, and Shamil Abdurakhimov by TKO. Daukaus’ last loss in his career was against Azunna Anyanwu by TKO in March 2, 2019. Daukaus has been a pro since 2013 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and one by decision. He has eight first round finishes.

Daukaus is well aware that Lewis has big time power. “I think he’s got more power than Francis Ngannou,” said Daukaus to the media. Daukaus has power of his own with 11 wins by TKO/KO and eight first round finishes. Daukaus has won all of his UFC bouts by KO or TKO with the last one coming against Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 266.

Daukaus said that he isn’t predicting exactly how this fight will end, just that he will win. “Making the walk, and then, just getting my hand raised at the end. I really don’t care how I beat him.” Daukaus said to the media, “I just think I’m going to outwork him, and I really think that he has nothing for me. He’s obviously skilled and one of the best guys in the division. But I think he’s very one-dimensional in his attacks. And I think that I’ll be able to pick him apart, and no disrespect, I think I might be able to make it look really easy. So, that’s what I’m hoping for.”

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Lewis 2.49 / Daukaus 9.03

Striking Accuracy: Lewis 50% / Daukaus 53%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Lewis 2.48 / Daukaus 3.40

Defense: Lewis 41% / Daukaus 64%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Lewis 0.49 / Daukaus 0.00

Takedown Accuracy: Lewis 25% / Daukaus 0%

Takedowns defended: Lewis 55% / Daukaus 100%

Submission average: Lewis 0.0 / Daukaus 0.0

UFC Picks

Have you noticed the odds on this fight? The oddsmakers have Daukaus listed as the favorite even though the UFC heavyweight rankings have Lewis ranked higher. Lewis is ranked No. 3 in the heavyweight division, while Daukaus is listed at No. 7. Oddsmakers don’t make many mistakes and if they are favoring Daukaus then they have a good reason. I will follow along and take Daukaus to get this win. I also don’t see anything other than some sort of quick finish, as both of these fighters have big-time power. Lewis has 25 wins in his career and 20 of those wins came by KO or TKO and Daukaus has 12 wins with 11 of his victories coming by KO or TKO. I will also play the rounds to go under the total.

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Card & Odds

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