FN

Francis Ngannou

“The Predator”

17-3-0

75

IQ Score

Contender

/Age 39/Orthodox/6' 4"/83″ reach/250 lbs

Win %

85%

SLpM

2.3

Str Acc

41%

Str Def

41%

TD Avg

0.8

TD Def

71%

Sub Avg

0.3

Finish

94%

At a Glance

2.3

SLpM

41%

Str Acc

0.8

TD Avg

94%

Finish %

41%

Str Def

Ngannou profiles as a low-output fighter, knockout artist, and high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

75

IQ Score

Contender

STR39

DEF49

GRP48

FIN89

MOM92

DUR53

ACT82

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

2.33-1.09 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

2.16-1.02 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

0.76-0.76 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.30-0.10 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (2.16)Landed (2.33)

0

+0.17

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (17)

12 KO

5 SUB

1 DEC

Losses (3)

2 DEC

1 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

W

Dec

W

KO

W

KO

W

KO

W

KO

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

3 of 22

KO/TKO Losses

0

Avg Fight Duration

1.8 rounds

Post-Loss Record

1-1

Fight History14 UFC + 8 pre-UFC

22 fights18W2L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
SCHED	Philipe Lins	MVP MMAMVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano	May 16, 2026
W	Renan Ferreira	PFLPFL Super Fights	Oct 19, 2024	TKO	1	3:32
W	Ciryl Gane	UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane	Jan 22, 2022	U-DEC	5	5:00
W	Stipe Miocic	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou	Mar 27, 2021	KO/TKO Punch	2	0:52
W	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	May 9, 2020	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:20
W	Junior Dos Santos	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos	Jun 29, 2019	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:11
W	Cain Velasquez	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez	Feb 17, 2019	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:26
W	Curtis Blaydes	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	Nov 24, 2018	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:45
L	Derrick Lewis	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Jul 7, 2018	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Stipe Miocic	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou	Jan 20, 2018	U-DEC	5	5:00
W	Alistair Overeem	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2	Dec 2, 2017	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:42
W	Andrei Arlovski	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena	Jan 28, 2017	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:32
W	Anthony Hamilton	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov	Dec 9, 2016	SUB Kimura	1	1:57
W	Bojan Mihajlovic	UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko	Jul 23, 2016	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:34
W	Curtis Blaydes	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos	Apr 10, 2016	KO/TKO	2	5:00
W	Luis Henrique	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	Dec 19, 2015	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:53
W	William Baldutti	KHK National MMA Tryouts FinalKHK National MMA Tryouts Final	May 28, 2015	SUB		R2
W	Luc Ngeleka	SHCSHC 10	Sep 20, 2014	SUB	1	0:43
W	Nikolas Specq		Apr 5, 2014	SUB
W	Bilal Tahtahi		Apr 5, 2014	TKO
?	Zoumana Cisse		Dec 14, 2013	DEC
W	Rachid Benzina		Nov 30, 2013	SUB