Underdog Derrick Lewis gave Curtis Blaydes a fight in the second round on Saturday night for an incredible uproar in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Lewis committed just seven total attacks – compared to 28 for Blaydes – but he counted the last one and earned the KO / TKO at 1:26 of the second round to improve to 25-7.
Blaydes was unconscious when he hit the carpet.
“It was the only battle I waited for the whole fight,” Lewis said. “I knew he would come in. … That’s all I’ve been waiting for. I was not worried about throwing a one-two, a jab or something. ‘
Blaydes (14-3, 1 NC) led the fight with a UFC heavyweight record of 59 removals, but did not score one against Lewis.
Lewis, on the other hand, led the fight with the most knockout blows in UFC heavyweight history and added another for his fourth consecutive victory. Thus, Lewis Blaydes’ winning streak of four games loosened.
In an earlier action, Yana Kunitskaya was a unanimous winner of Ketlen Vieira in their two-point weightlifting battle for women. Kunitskaya won 29-28 after having 215 total strikes.
Darrick Minner was a unanimous winner over Charles Rosa in their featherweight fight.
Chris Daukaus was a KO / TKO winner over Aleksei Oleinik, winning 1:55 of the first round in their heavyweight match.
Phillip Hawes was a majority winner over Nassourdine Imavov, 29-28, 29-28, 28-28 in their middleweight fight.
Tom Aspinall forced Andrei Arlovski to submit with a naked choke at 1:09 of the second round in their heavyweight match.