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Francis Ngannou

Inactive · Orthodox · 193 cm · reach 211 cm
Elo rating
1698 ±39
LCB 1648
Rank
—
—
UFC record
12-2-0
KO 9 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
+6
Δ90d -48 · Δ1y -48
Last fight
Jan 22, 2022
W by Decision

Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Dec 19, 2015 — W vs Luis Henrique Δ+33Apr 10, 2016 — W vs Curtis Blaydes Δ+26Jul 23, 2016 — W vs Bojan Mihajlovic Δ+28Dec 9, 2016 — W vs Anthony Hamilton Δ+24Jan 28, 2017 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+34Dec 2, 2017 — W vs Alistair Overeem Δ+16Jan 20, 2018 — L vs Stipe Miocic Δ-17Jul 7, 2018 — L vs Derrick Lewis Δ-17Nov 24, 2018 — W vs Curtis Blaydes Δ+18Feb 17, 2019 — W vs Cain Velasquez Δ+22Jun 29, 2019 — W vs Junior Dos Santos Δ+20May 9, 2020 — W vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ+15Mar 27, 2021 — W vs Stipe Miocic Δ+26Jan 22, 2022 — W vs Ciryl Gane Δ+18 14931566164017131787 201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":207.1,"elo":1533,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Luis Henrique","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":67.3,"y":188.3,"elo":1559,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":107.1,"y":168.4,"elo":1587,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"Bojan Mihajlovic","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":160.3,"y":151,"elo":1611,"date":"2016-12-09","opp":"Anthony Hamilton","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":179.4,"y":126.5,"elo":1645,"date":"2017-01-28","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":297.3,"y":114.7,"elo":1661,"date":"2017-12-02","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":316,"y":127.1,"elo":1644,"date":"2018-01-20","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":380.3,"y":139.4,"elo":1627,"date":"2018-07-07","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":8,"x":433.9,"y":126.4,"elo":1645,"date":"2018-11-24","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":466.5,"y":110.4,"elo":1667,"date":"2019-02-17","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":10,"x":517,"y":95.8,"elo":1687,"date":"2019-06-29","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":11,"x":637.5,"y":84.7,"elo":1703,"date":"2020-05-09","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":12,"x":760.8,"y":65.9,"elo":1729,"date":"2021-03-27","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":13,"x":876,"y":52.9,"elo":1747,"date":"2022-01-22","opp":"Ciryl Gane","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 22, 2022 Ciryl Gane W +18
Mar 27, 2021 Stipe Miocic W +26
May 9, 2020 Jairzinho Rozenstruik W +15
Jun 29, 2019 Junior Dos Santos W +20
Feb 17, 2019 Cain Velasquez W +22

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
1.70 avg 3.03
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
41% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
1.57 avg 2.72
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
42% avg 51%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.56 avg 1.32
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
63% avg 39%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
72% avg 71%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.22 avg 0.30
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
83%
10 / 12
Finish rate
KO
9
75% of wins
SUB
1
8% of wins
DEC
1
8% of wins
KO: 9 (82%) 9 Sub: 1 (9%) 1 Dec: 1 (9%) 1
Finishes by round
11 total
R1
8 73%
R2
3 27%
R3
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1698
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
7.2
actual +5 vs expected