Francis Ngannou

🇨🇲 🇫🇷

(1986-09-05)

Statistics

UFC Record: 12-2

By Method:

KO/TKO: 10-0
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 1-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 4-1
As Underdog: 8-1

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 12-2

By Round:

Round 1: 8-0
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 0-1
Round 5: 1-1

By Type:

Main Event: 5-1
Title Fight: 2-1
Ranked Opponent: 7-2

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W W W W W

Peak Elo: 3600 (2022-01-22)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3042 (#50)

Bonuses: 6 (0 FOTN, 6 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 1s

Total Fight Time: 1h 38m 12s

Avg Time Between Fights: 139 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.6

Peak Rankings:

#4 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Heavyweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2022-01-22
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane

Francis Ngannou (35) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W W W • 11-2
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3547

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇫🇷 Ciryl Gane (31)
7-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3371 • UFC rank: #1

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States 🇺🇸

2021-03-27
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2

⭐ Francis Ngannou (34) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W W L • 10-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3393

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
0:52

🇭🇷 🇺🇸 Stipe Miocic (38)
14-3 • W W L W W
Elo: 3602 • UFC rank: Champ

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-05-09
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

⭐ Francis Ngannou (33) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W L L • 9-2
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3371

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:20

🇸🇷 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (32)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 3005 • UFC rank: #6

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-06-29
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos

⭐ Francis Ngannou (32) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W L L W • 8-2
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3253

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:11

🇧🇷 Junior dos Santos (35)
15-4 • W L W W W
Elo: 3316 • UFC rank: #3

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States 🇺🇸

2019-02-17
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Francis Ngannou (32) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W L L W W • 7-2
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3110

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:26

🇺🇸 Cain Velasquez (36)
12-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 3271

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸

2018-11-24
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

⭐ Francis Ngannou (32) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
L L W W W • 6-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2956

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:45

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (27)
5-1 (1 NC) • N W W W W
Elo: 3168 • UFC rank: #3

Cadillac Arena
Beijing
China 🇨🇳

2018-07-07
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Derrick Lewis (33) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 10-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3013

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇲 🇫🇷 Francis Ngannou (31)
6-1 • L W W W W
Elo: 3072 • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2018-01-20
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou

Stipe Miocic (35) 🇭🇷 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 11-2
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3443

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇨🇲 🇫🇷 Francis Ngannou (31)
6-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3096 • UFC rank: #1

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States 🇺🇸

2017-12-02
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Francis Ngannou (31) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2916

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:42

🇳🇱 Alistair Overeem (37)
8-4 • W W L W W
Elo: 3298 • UFC rank: #1

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States 🇺🇸

2017-01-28
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña

⭐ Francis Ngannou (30) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2804

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:32

🇧🇾 🇺🇸 Andrei Arlovski (37)
14-7 • W W L L L
Elo: 2847 • UFC rank: #7

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States 🇺🇸

2016-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

⭐ Francis Ngannou (30) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2716

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:57

🇺🇸 Anthony Hamilton (36)
3-3 • W L W L W
Elo: 2676

Times Union Center
Albany, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2016-07-23
UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

Francis Ngannou (29) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2670

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:34

🇷🇸 Bojan Mihajlovic (36)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2456

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2016-04-10
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

Francis Ngannou (29) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
W • 1-0
Elo: 2569

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇺🇸 Curtis Blaydes (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2575

Arena Zagreb
Zagreb
Croatia 🇭🇷

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Francis Ngannou (29) 🇨🇲 🇫🇷
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2440

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:53

🇧🇷 Luis Henrique Barbosa (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2542

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸