Heavyweight

Francis Ngannou

Last fought: Jan 2022

RECORD

Pro

17-3-0

UFC

12-2-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

250 lbs

Reach

83"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:00
Fight Completion Rate	36.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.40
% Fights Inside the Distance	78.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	100-31 (76.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	79-26 (75.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-5 (80.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.0%
% Time in Control	11.9%
% Time Controlled	25.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.42
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.71
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.29
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.0%
Distance Strike Defense	45.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	5.20
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.65
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.15
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.56
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.27

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Francis Ngannou League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Francis Ngannou
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	71.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:47
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	83.3%
Submission % of Wins	8.3%
Decision % of Wins	8.3%
Avg Fight Time	7:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.2
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	71.4%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:47

Fight History

WIN

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane • Jan 2022HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Francis Ngannou43/10441%TD 4/5Ctrl 8:29

Ciryl Gane63/9169%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	12/31	39%	0/0	0:40	—
	Ciryl Gane	15/20	75%	0/2	1:05	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	10/27	37%	0/0	0:13	—
	Ciryl Gane	19/33	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Francis Ngannou	9/20	45%	2/3	1:55	—
	Ciryl Gane	6/9	67%	0/0	1:07	—

R4	Francis Ngannou	7/13	54%	2/2	2:57	—
	Ciryl Gane	16/17	94%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Francis Ngannou	5/13	38%	0/0	2:44	—
	Ciryl Gane	7/12	58%	1/1	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Mar 2021HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:52

Francis Ngannou36/5664%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:22KD 2

Stipe Miocic12/1392%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	23/37	62%	1/2	0:19	—
	Stipe Miocic	8/8	100%	0/1	0:04	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	13/19	68%	0/0	0:03	2
	Stipe Miocic	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:20

Francis Ngannou6/1346%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Jairzinho Rozenstruik5/5100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	6/13	46%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	5/5	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:11

Francis Ngannou9/1947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Junior Dos Santos4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	9/19	47%	0/0	0:04	1
	Junior Dos Santos	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:26

Francis Ngannou6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cain Velasquez1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	1/3	33%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:45

Francis Ngannou13/1776%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Curtis Blaydes1/812%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	13/17	76%	0/0	0:08	1
	Curtis Blaydes	1/8	12%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francis Ngannou11/4624%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Derrick Lewis20/5437%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	4/15	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Francis Ngannou	4/21	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	11/24	46%	0/1	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Francis Ngannou21/11319%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Stipe Miocic70/9574%TD 6/14Ctrl 15:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	15/62	24%	0/0	0:01	—
	Stipe Miocic	16/25	64%	2/5	1:57	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	4/27	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	17/24	71%	2/3	2:17	—

R3	Francis Ngannou	1/8	12%	0/1	0:01	—
	Stipe Miocic	12/16	75%	1/3	3:47	—

R4	Francis Ngannou	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	18/21	86%	1/1	4:39	—

R5	Francis Ngannou	1/13	8%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	7/9	78%	0/2	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:42

Francis Ngannou6/1443%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:02KD 1

Alistair Overeem1/425%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	6/14	43%	0/0	1:02	1
	Alistair Overeem	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:32

Francis Ngannou8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Andrei Arlovski3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	8/13	62%	0/0	0:03	1
	Andrei Arlovski	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Hamilton

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov • Dec 2016Heavyweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 1:57

Francis Ngannou1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Anthony Hamilton0/30%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	1/1	100%	0/0	0:07	—
	Anthony Hamilton	0/3	0%	1/2	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Bojan Mihajlovic

UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:34

Francis Ngannou8/2040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Bojan Mihajlovic3/650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	8/20	40%	0/0	0:06	—
	Bojan Mihajlovic	3/6	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Francis Ngannou36/8443%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17

Curtis Blaydes24/5841%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	15/35	43%	0/0	0:59	—
	Curtis Blaydes	13/25	52%	1/3	0:49	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	21/49	43%	0/0	0:18	—
	Curtis Blaydes	11/33	33%	1/3	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Luis Henrique

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:53

Francis Ngannou25/4556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Luis Henrique5/1050%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francis Ngannou	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luis Henrique	4/7	57%	1/4	3:30	—

R2	Francis Ngannou	12/24	50%	0/0	0:01	1
	Luis Henrique	1/3	33%	0/2	1:18	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com