The underdog role suited Derrick Lewis just fine.
The former Legacy Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder scored the biggest upset at UFC 192 -- he was a +150 underdog, according to BetDSI.com -- on Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston. Lewis stopped Viktor Pesta (-170) on a third-round technical knockout to kick off the event.
Lewis’ lack of grappling experience and a suspect chin likely led the oddsmakers to favor Pesta. The Czech’s clinch work and ground-and-pound proved fruitful in the first round, but Lewis responded in the second with heavy punches and some ground-and-pound of his own.