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Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou

1217 ELO #8

"The Predator"

MMA 17-3-0 · UFC 12-2-0 · Heavyweight · Last fought 4 years and 139 days ago

Francis Ngannou "The Predator" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Francis Ngannou has 12 wins in the UFC. Francis Ngannou lands an average of 2.33 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.76 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1217), and have not fought Francis Ngannou before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jon Jones 22-1-0 38 1324 1.0 107
Marcin Tybura 14-10-0 40 1074 1.0 143
Chris Barnett 2-4-0 40 982 1.0 235
Alexander Volkov 14-5-0 37 1175 2.0 42
Mohammed Usman 4-2-0 37 1029 2.0 188
Robelis Despaigne 1-2-0 37 986 2.0 231

Fight Results Breakdown

14
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Stipe Miocic in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1221

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 4'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
83'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Sep 05 1986
Age
39
Peak ELO
1217
ELO Rank
8 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
286-118-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1096.9
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1085.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.33
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
41%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.16
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
41%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.76
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
62%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Francis Ngannou Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2022-01-22 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Ciryl Gane U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-03-27 UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Stipe Miocic KO/TKO Punch 2 0:52 Win -
2020-05-09 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO/TKO Punch 1 0:20 Win -
2019-06-29 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO Punch 1 1:11 Win -
2019-02-17 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Cain Velasquez KO/TKO Punches 1 0:26 Win -
2018-11-24 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Curtis Blaydes KO/TKO Punch 1 0:45 Win -
2018-07-07 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Derrick Lewis U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-01-20 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Stipe Miocic U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2017-12-02 UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Alistair Overeem KO/TKO Punch 1 1:42 Win -
2017-01-28 UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Andrei Arlovski KO/TKO Punch 1 1:32 Win -
2016-12-09 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov Anthony Hamilton SUB Kimura 1 1:57 Win -
2016-07-23 UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Bojan Mihajlovic KO/TKO Punches 1 1:34 Win -
2016-04-10 UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Curtis Blaydes KO/TKO 2 5:00 Win -
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Luis Henrique KO/TKO Punch 2 2:53 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Francis Ngannou ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
14 2022-01-22 Ciryl Gane 1137 Win +13 1217
13 2021-03-27 Stipe Miocic 1221 Win +23 1204
12 2020-05-09 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 1086 Win +18 1181
11 2019-06-29 Junior Dos Santos 1189 Win +23 1163
10 2019-02-17 Cain Velasquez 1190 Win +24 1140
9 2018-11-24 Curtis Blaydes 1086 Win +21 1116
8 2018-07-07 Derrick Lewis 1127 Loss -15 1095
7 2018-01-20 Stipe Miocic 1189 Loss -13 1110
6 2017-12-02 Alistair Overeem 1102 Win +21 1123
5 2017-01-28 Andrei Arlovski 1121 Win +23 1102
4 2016-12-09 Anthony Hamilton 1011 Win +19 1079
3 2016-07-23 Bojan Mihajlovic 1000 Win +19 1060
2 2016-04-10 Curtis Blaydes 1000 Win +20 1041
1 2015-12-19 Luis Henrique 1000 Win +21 1021

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