Overview

• Lewis scored a 35-second first-round TKO over Tallison Teixeira in the Nashville main event.
• The win extended Lewis’s UFC knockout record to 16 and ended Teixeira’s perfect eight-fight streak of first-round finishes.
• Lewis weighed in at a career-low 261 pounds, the lightest since his 2014 UFC debut, to enhance his mobility against the younger contender.
• Teixeira entered unbeaten at 8-0 and favored by oddsmakers, making his swift defeat a significant upset.
• Lewis’s victory has reignited discussions about his role in the heavyweight title picture.