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Francis Ngannou
“The Predator”
CameroonHeavyweightActiveage 39
17-3
85% win rate
W6 streak
Peak Vertex
2021-03-27 → 2021-03-2792held 2 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2021-03-27
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
12 wins2 losseslast 5: W W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2022
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(14) | R2(6) | R3(3) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 31.1 | 22.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 13.8 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 17.0 | 7.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Control time | 0:32 | 0:08 | 0:39 | 1:29 | 1:22 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane2022-01-22W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou2021-03-27W·KO·R2 · 0:52
- UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020-05-09W·KO·R1 · 0:20
- UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos2019-06-29W·KO·R1 · 1:11
- UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez2019-02-17W·KO·R1 · 0:26
- UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 22018-11-24W·KO·R1 · 0:45
- UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier2018-07-07L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou2018-01-20L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 22017-12-02W·KO·R1 · 1:42
- UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena2017-01-28W·KO·R1 · 1:32
- UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov2016-12-09W·Sub·R1 · 1:57
- UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23W·KO·R1 · 1:34
- UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos2016-04-10W·KO·R2 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19W·KO·R2 · 2:53
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Francis Ngannou recently reunited with Stephane Chafourier, the man who promoted his first-ever MMA fights, at an MVP (Most Valuable Promotions) event in Los Angeles.
- ESPN MMA
Francis Ngannou marked his return to MMA competition with devastating effect at MVP MMA 1 on Saturday, knocking out Philipe Lins in the first round.
- Sherdog
Jon Jones is entertaining the idea of transitioning to professional boxing, expressing confidence that his striking abilities would translate successfully to the sport.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
