When I’d ask him about records or the way he’s viewed by the promotion or the fans, he’d say those things had carried no real meaning to him. They were things that other people cared about and fixated on, but not him. Chasing the title wasn’t even a priority for him, and when he challenged for the interim title at home in Houston in the summer of 2021, it was more stressful than anything else for the surprisingly shy clown prince of the UFC.
However, when we sat down together earlier this month, I asked Lewis about reaching 30 career wins — he currently has 29 — and although his initial response felt like a typical deadpan quip, what followed showed that the tenured heavyweight is carrying a different outlook heading into 2026.
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“It is kind of important because I gotta get an even number; that’s huge for me right now,” began Lewis, who carries a 29-12 record with one no contest into his UFC 324 clash with Waldo Cortes Acosta on January 24.
“I want to go on a winning streak,” continued Lewis, who has earned consecutive victories heading into the new year. “Before I started going on this winning streak, I said, ‘I’m not losing no more.’ I put it in my mind already that none of these guys can mess with me.”
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