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Francis Ngannou
“The Predator”
Cameroon
19-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 83"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1723
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ngannou ends fights early. His wins come 14 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission and 1 by decision, a 95% finish rate. He puts people to sleep far more than he taps them.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Ngannou stopped Philipe Lins by TKO in round 1. Before that, he beat Renan Ferreira (13-6-0) by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he took a unanimous decision over Ciryl Gane (14-2-0) in round 5.
- Style
- Ngannou is an orthodox fighter with an 83" reach. He lands 2.39 significant strikes a minute at 41% accuracy and absorbs 2.1. His strike defense is 42%, and his takedown defense is 72%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 14 KO/TKO (70%)
- 5 Submission (25%)
- 1 Decision (5%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 95%
- Streak
- 8-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 62-19 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1774
- Winvs Philipe LinsTKO · R1 · 4:31May 16, 2026 · Rousey vs. Carano
- Winvs Renan Ferreira13-6-0 · Power Index 1697KO · R1 · 3:32Oct 19, 2024 · PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants
Fight stats
Stat Francis Ngannou Renan Ferreira Sig. strikes 14 2 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 2:14 0:17 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 2 - Winvs Ciryl Gane14-2-0 · Power Index 1886Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jan 23, 2022 · UFC 270: Ngannou vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Francis Ngannou Ciryl Gane Sig. strikes 43/104 63/91 Takedowns 4/5 1/3 Control time 8:29 2:51 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 19 Round 3 sig. strikes 9 6 Round 4 sig. strikes 7 16 Round 5 sig. strikes 5 7 - Winvs Stipe Miocic20-5-0 · Power Index 1716KO/TKO · R2 · 0:52Mar 28, 2021 · UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2
Fight stats
Stat Francis Ngannou Stipe Miocic Sig. strikes 36/56 12/13 Takedowns 1/2 0/1 Control time 0:22 0:04 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 23 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 4 - Winvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik15-6-0 · Power Index 1797KO/TKO · R1 · 0:20May 10, 2020 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje
Fight stats
Stat Francis Ngannou Jairzinho Rozenstruik Sig. strikes 6/13 5/5 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:02 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 5
Career Stats
Based on 15 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.39
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.10
- Striking defense
- 42%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.88
- Takedown accuracy
- 67%
- Takedown defense
- 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30