Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Francis Ngannou won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, July 23, 2016·Chicago, Illinois, USA, USA
Model Prediction: Francis Ngannou wins(71.1%)
Actual result: Francis Ngannou wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Francis Ngannou enters on a 5-fight win streak.
- Francis Ngannou is a KO finisher (83% of wins). Bojan Mihajlovic has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Francis Ngannou has 38pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Francis Ngannou has a 25cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Francis Ngannou
Red Corner
VS
Bojan Mihajlovic
Blue Corner
-600
(86%)
Vegas Odds
+450
(18%)
39
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
5'11"
210.82 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Francis NgannouW5 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Cain Velasquez · Feb 19W
KOvs Junior Dos Santos · Jun 19W
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · May 20W
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Mar 21W
vs Ciryl Gane · Jan 22Bojan MihajlovicL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Joachim Christensen · Jan 17L
KOvs Abdul-Kerim Edilov · Sep 17Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Francis NgannouMetricBojan Mihajlovic
2.33
Strikes / min
1.23
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
5.95
41%
Strike defense
47%
0.76
TDs / 15 min
0.00
71%
Takedown defense
33%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.17Δ 4.89 — meaningful gap-4.72
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Francis NgannouBojan Mihajlovic
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Francis Ngannou(10 fights)Bojan Mihajlovic(3 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+26.5-26.5
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.049.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
Francis Ngannou
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach83.0"
Fights14
Bojan Mihajlovic
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights3