Francis Ngannou
12W · 2L
Orthodox
Heavyweight
92% finish rate80% as favorite100% as underdog
1496
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1496.0Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
39
Sep 5, 1986
Height
6'4" (193.04 cm)
Reach
210.82 cm
Win Rate
85.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
2.33
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.16
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.17
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
41%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
71%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
13.7
Sig. Strikes
0.1
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO10 (83%)
Submission1 (8%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
8W – 2L in 10 fights
As Underdog
100%
4W – 0L in 4 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Ciryl Gane
+1.11503
def. Stipe Miocic
+0.81502
def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
+0.41501
def. Junior Dos Santos
+0.21501
def. Cain Velasquez
+0.21501
def. Curtis Blaydes
+0.11500
lost to Derrick Lewis
-0.11500
lost to Stipe Miocic
-0.11500
def. Alistair Overeem
+0.11500
def. Andrei Arlovski
+0.11500
def. Anthony Hamilton
+0.11500
def. Bojan Mihajlovic
0.01500
def. Curtis Blaydes
0.01500
def. Luis Henrique
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Valter Walker
1555
Mario Pinto
1550
Vitor Petrino
1544
Josh Hokit
1541
Brando Pericic
1540
Martin Buday
1528
Sergei Pavlovich
1520
Tyrell Fortune
1520
Alexander Volkov
1519
Fight History (14 fights)
vs Ciryl Gane
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · Jan 22, 2022
vs Stipe Miocic
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Mar 27, 2021
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →vs Stipe Miocic
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Jan 20, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Jan 28, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015