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Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou

POWER STRIKER
FINISHERDURABLEFAST STARTER
established · 14 UFC fights
17-3
Record
12 KO · 4 SUB · 1 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinWinWin
Recent form
35
Age
193 cm
Height
211 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2022-01-22
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P24
Volume
P41
Striking Efficiency
P26
Range Sniper
P52
Kickboxing
P33
Clinch Striking
P77
Defensive Striking
P15
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P42
Pressure Wrestling
P20
Top Control
P23
Submission
P46
Anti-Wrestling
P35
Grappling Defense
P56
Scrambler
P54
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P99
Finisher
P98
Damage Resistance
P88
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P93
Pace
P16
Late Fighter
P42
GLOBAL
Versatility
P13
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2022-01-22
Striking
2.33
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.16
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
41%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
42%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
1.22
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.76
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.22
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
63%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
72%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:47
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.31
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head68%
Body18%
Leg14%
Position
Distance66%
Clinch16%
Ground19%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2128R376declining
TakedownsR1100R20R3933increasing
ControlR1100R239R3257increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
0%
Model correct (0/1)
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Fighter wins when model favored
1/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Fights
2022-01-22
vs Ciryl Gane Win · DEC
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
27.0%
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