Derrick Lewis bounced back from an August TKO loss in a big way on Saturday when he stopped Chris Daukaus at the 3:36 mark of the first round. Lewis, who entered the main event of UFC Vegas 45 as the No. 3 ranked fighter in the official UFC heavyweight rankings, was an underdog for the third straight time walking into the cage on December 18th.
The Houston-based fighter’s victory, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, put the former UFC title challenger on top of the all-time leader list for UFC knockouts with 13.