UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Full Card Preview
The final UFC card of a loaded 2021 has arrived. Hard-hitting Derrick Lewis takes on up-and-comer Chris Daukaus in a heavyweight main event to headline UFC Vegas 45 on Saturday, Dec. 18, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The 14-fight card starts at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Check out Question Mark Kicks for Matt and Craig’s final thoughts two hours before the prelims begin, live on YouTube.
Lightweight
Matt Sayles (-103)
Record: 8-3 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Bryce Mitchell (R1 twister); def. Kyle Nelson (R3 arm triangle); L to Sheymon Moraes (un. dec.)
Jordan Leavitt (-119)
Record: 8-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 1 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Claudio Puelles (un. dec.); def. Matt Wiman (R1 KO); def. Luke Flores (R1 arm triangle)
Heavyweight
Don’Tale Mayes (-201)
Record: 8-4 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-6 | Reach: 81″
Wins: 2 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Roque Martinez (un. dec.); L to Rodrigo Nascimento (R2 RNC); L to Ciryl Gane (R3 heel hook)
Josh Parisian (+167)
Record: 14-4 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 10 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Roque Martinez (split dec.); L to Parker Porter (un. dec.); def. Chad Johnson (R1 TKO)
Women’s Featherweight
Raquel Pennington (-188)
Record: 12-8 (9-5 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 1 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Pannie Kianzad (un. dec.); def. Marion Reneau (un. dec.); L to Holly Holm (un. dec.)
Macy Chiasson (+155)
Record: 7-1 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 2 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Marion Reneau (un. dec.); def. Shanna Young (un. dec.); L to Lina Lansberg (un. dec.)
Featherweight
Charles Jourdain (-204)
Record: 11-4-1 (2-3-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 8 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Julian Erosa (R3 d’arce); def. Marcelo Rojo (R3 KO); Draw with Joshua Culibao (split dec.)
Andre Ewell (+168)
Record: 17-8 (4-4 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 7 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Julio Arce (R2 KO); L to Chris Gutierrez (un. dec.); def. Irwin Rivera (split dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Sijara Eubanks (-166)
Record: 7-6 (5-4 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 6 DEC
Recent fights: def. Elise Reed (R1 TKO); L to Pannie Kianzad (un. dec.); L to Ketlen Vieira (un. dec.)
Melissa Gatto (+138)
Record: 7-0-2 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 1 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Victoria Leonardo (R2 doctor stoppage); def. Karol Rosa (R1 kimura); Draw with Sidy Rocha
Heavyweight
Justin Tafa (-335)
Record: 4-3 (1-3 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Jared Vanderaa (un. dec.); L to Carlos Felipe (split dec.); def. Juan Adams (R1 KO)
Harry Hunsucker (+260)
Record: 7-4 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Tai Tuivasa (R1 KO); def. Cory Moon (R1 KO); L to Jared Vanderaa (R1 TKO)
Bantamweight
Raoni Barcelos (-335)
Record: 16-2 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 8 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Timur Valiev (maj. dec.); def. Khalid Taha (un. dec.); def. Said Nurmagomedov (un. dec.)
Victor Henry (+259)
Record: 21-5 (UFC debut) | Age: 34
Height: 5-7 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 6 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: def. Albert Morales (R2 RNC); L to Denis Lavrentyev (un. dec.); def. Masanori Kanehara (R2 KO)
Middleweight
Gerald Meerschaert (-229)
Record: 33-14 (8-6 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 25 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 8 SUB
Recent fights: def. Makhmud Muradov (R2 RNC); def. Bartosz Fabinski (R1 guillotine); L to Khamzat Chimaev (R1 KO)
Dustin Stoltzfus (+185)
Record: 13-3 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Rodolfo Vieira (R3 RNC); L to Kyle Daukaus (un. dec.); def. Joseph Pyfer (R1 TKO)
Featherweight
Darren Elkins (+169)
Record: 26-9 (16-8 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 7 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Darrick Minner (R2 TKO); def. Eduardo Garagorri (R3 RNC); L to Nate Landwehr (un. dec.)
Cub Swanson (-206)
Record: 27-12 (12-8 UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 11 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 7 SUB
Recent fights: L to Giga Chikadze (R1 TKO); def. Daniel Pineda (R2 KO); def. Kron Gracie (un. dec.)
Lightweight
Diego Ferreira (+160)
Record: 17-4 (8-4 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Gregor Gillespie (R2 TKO); L to Beneil Dariush (split dec.); def. Anthony Pettis (R2 RNC)
Mateusz Gamrot (-193)
Record: 19-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Jeremy Stephens (R1 kimura); def. Scott Holtzman (R2 TKO); L to Guram Kutateladze (split dec.)
Bantamweight
Raphael Assuncao (+224)
Record: 27-8 (11-5 UFC) | Age: 39
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 66.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Cody Garbrandt (R2 KO); L to Cory Sandhagen (un. dec.); L to Marlon Moraes (R1 guillotine)
Ricky Simon (-280)
Record: 18-3 (6-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Brian Kelleher (un. dec.); def. Gaetano Pirrello (R2 arm triangle); def. Ray Borg (split dec.)
Women’s Strawweight
Amanda Lemos (-370)
Record: 10-1-1 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Montserrat Ruiz (R1 KO); def. Livinha Souza (R1 TKO); def. Mizuki Inoue (un. dec.)
Angela Hill (+285)
Record: 13-10 (8-10 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Tecia Torres (un. dec.); def. Ashley Yoder (un. dec.); L to Michelle Waterson (split dec.)
Welterweight
Stephen Thompson (-233)
Record: 16-5-1 (11-5-1 UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Gilbert Burns (un. dec.); def. Geoff Neal (un. dec.); def. Vicente Luque (un. dec.)
Belal Muhammad (+188)
Record: 19-3 (10-3 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Demian Maia (un. dec.); NC with Leon Edwards (eye poke); def. Dhiego Lima (un. dec.)
Heavyweight
Derrick Lewis (+115)
Record: 25-8 (16-6 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 20 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 5 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ciryl Gane (R3 TKO); def. Curtis Blaydes (R2 KO); def. Aleksei Oleinik (R2 TKO)
Chris Daukaus (-139)
Record: 12-3 (4-0 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 10 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Shamil Abdurakhimov (R2 TKO); def. Aleksei Oleinik (R1 TKO); def. Rodrigo Nascimento (R1 KO)
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