Francis Ngannou
14 UFC Fights | 86% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (92%)
Francis Ngannou UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Francis Ngannou is 12-2 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 10 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 19-3, 7-1 of it outside the UFC. Ngannou competes at heavyweight as an orthodox power puncher, standing 6'4" with a 83" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a win over Philipe Lins by knockout in May 2026.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 92nd percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (0.57/fight).
Francis Ngannou's UFC win rate is 86% (12 of 14 fights), and 92% of those wins came by finish. Ngannou averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 63% accuracy and stops 72% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 19-3
- UFC Record
- 12-2
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 83"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Philipe Lins · KO (Punch) · May 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Francis Ngannou's Last 5 Fights
Ngannou is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Ciryl Gane · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · Jan 2022
- Win vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · R2 0:52 · UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Mar 2021
- Win vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · KO/TKO · R1 0:20 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
- Win vs Junior Dos Santos · KO/TKO · R1 1:11 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 2019
- Win vs Cain Velasquez · KO/TKO · R1 0:26 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 2019
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Francis Ngannou vs Average
Francis Ngannou's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (12-2), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W★ | Ciryl Gane | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane | 2022-01-22 |
| W★ | Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:52 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 2021-03-27 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:20 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | 2020-05-09 |
| W | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:11 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos | 2019-06-29 |
| W | Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:26 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | 2019-02-17 |
| W | Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:45 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | 2018-11-24 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | 2018-07-07 |
| L★ | Stipe Miocic | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 2018-01-20 |
| W | Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:42 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | 2017-12-02 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:32 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | 2017-01-28 |
| W | Anthony Hamilton | Submission | R1 · 1:57 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | 2016-12-09 |
| W | Bojan Mihajlovic | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:34 | UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko | 2016-07-23 |
| W | Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos | 2016-04-10 |
| W | Luis Henrique | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:53 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
How Ngannou Ranks at Heavyweight
Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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