Francis Ngannou

HeavyweightPower Puncher
12 - 2

14 UFC Fights | 86% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (92%)

Height
6' 4"
Reach
83"
Weight
250 lbs.
Age
40
Orthodox

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.

  1. Win vs Ciryl Gane · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · Jan 2022
  2. Win vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · R2 0:52 · UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Mar 2021
  3. Win vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · KO/TKO · R1 0:20 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
  4. Win vs Junior Dos Santos · KO/TKO · R1 1:11 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 2019
  5. Win vs Cain Velasquez · KO/TKO · R1 0:26 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.3
Accuracy
41%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.57

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.2
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+0.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
58%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.4
Takedown Accuracy
63%
Takedown Defense
72%
Control Time / Fight
0:50
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
50% KO
7% Sub
R2
21% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
W★Ciryl GaneDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane2022-01-22
W★Stipe MiocicKO/TKOR2 · 0:52UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou2021-03-27
WJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKOR1 · 0:20UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020-05-09
WJunior Dos SantosKO/TKOR1 · 1:11UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos2019-06-29
WCain VelasquezKO/TKOR1 · 0:26UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez2019-02-17
WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKOR1 · 0:45UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 22018-11-24
LDerrick LewisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier2018-07-07
L★Stipe MiocicDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou2018-01-20
WAlistair OvereemKO/TKOR1 · 1:42UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 22017-12-02
WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKOR1 · 1:32UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena2017-01-28
WAnthony HamiltonSubmissionR1 · 1:57UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov2016-12-09
WBojan MihajlovicKO/TKOR1 · 1:34UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23
WCurtis BlaydesKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos2016-04-10
WLuis HenriqueKO/TKOR2 · 2:53UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19

How Ngannou Ranks at Heavyweight

Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.3 sig. strikes/min
31st percentile
Striking accuracy41%
25th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.2/min
77th percentile
Takedowns0.4/fight
48th percentile
Takedown defense72%
60th percentile
Knockdown power0.57/fight
92nd percentile

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