On the clock
11 of 12 wins inside the distance, 8 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 2 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (265 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
12–2UFC record
10 of 12Dominant wins
88Average win score
71stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came10 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate92% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 2
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time7:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.3 / 2.2
Sig. strike accuracy41%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time12% of the fight
Best winStipe Miocic rated 1938 at 265 lb going in
Against the division
How Francis Ngannou’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 28 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every heavyweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 1win streakNo. 2dominant winsNo. 2hardest to hitNo. 3finish rateNo. 3knockdownsNo. 5toughest opposition
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
71
83%
Average win scoreOut of 100
63
88.3
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
86
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
89
92%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
46
+0.17
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
7
2.33
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
96
2.16
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
54
0.76
ControlShare of fight time in control
29
12%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Stipe Miocic, rated 1938 at 265 lb. Dominant in 10 of 12 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
265 lb
Not on the heavyweight board: last fight at 265 lb on 22 Jan 2022, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1931, after 14 fights there.
12–2Record at 265 lb
10 of 12Dominant wins
88Average win score
1616Avg opponent rating
How the wins came10 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate92% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 2
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time7:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.3 / 2.2
Sig. strike accuracy41%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time12% of the fight
Best winStipe Miocic rated 1938 going in
Against the division
How Francis Ngannou’s fights at 265 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 24 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Francis Ngannou is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.
Top 10 against the heavyweight board:No. 1win streakNo. 2dominant winsNo. 2hardest to hitNo. 3finish rateNo. 3knockdownsNo. 3dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
80
83%
Average win scoreOut of 100
64
88.3
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
88
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
86
92%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
52
+0.17
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
9
2.33
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
96
2.16
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
52
0.76
ControlShare of fight time in control
35
12%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 265 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
11 of 12 wins inside the distance, 8 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 2 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Stipe Miocic, rated 1938 at 265 lb. Dominant in 10 of 12 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
14 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2022 | Win | 80–20 | Ciryl Gane | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Win | 93–7 | Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | R2 0:52 | Heavyweight | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 9 May 2020 | Win | 90–10 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO | R1 0:20 | Heavyweight | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Win | 90–10 | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R1 1:11 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos |
| 17 Feb 2019 | Win | 87–13 | Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO | R1 0:26 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez |
| 24 Nov 2018 | Win | 91–9 | Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO | R1 0:45 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 |
| 7 Jul 2018 | Loss | 23–77 | Derrick Lewis | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| 20 Jan 2018 | Loss | 14–86 | Stipe Miocic | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 2 Dec 2017 | Win | 91–9 | Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO | R1 1:42 | Heavyweight | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 |
| 28 Jan 2017 | Win | 90–10 | Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO | R1 1:32 | Heavyweight | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena |
| 9 Dec 2016 | Win | 87–13 | Anthony Hamilton | submission | R1 1:57 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Win | 87–13 | Bojan Mihajlovic | KO/TKO | R1 1:34 | Heavyweight | UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Win | 83–17 | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (doctor) | R2 5:00 | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos |
| 19 Dec 2015 | Win | 92–8 | Luis Henrique | KO/TKO | R2 2:53 | Heavyweight | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 |