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Francis Ngannou

Fighter profile

Francis Ngannou

HW19-4-0P4P #11Div #1
Form
 
 
 
5.7
9.9
86
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
85
Boxing
89
Kicking
81
Clinch
85
Striking def.
89
Wrestling off.
54
Wrestling def.
85
Ground game
77
Submissions
71
Grappling def.
83
Profile
Age39
Height6'4"
Reach83"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryFRA
Pro debut2013
UFC record12-2-0
Last fight2026-05-16
Octagon time98.2 min
Avg fight7.0 min
Career length12y 8m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1532
94th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1550
99th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1517
92nd
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1543
94th
HW avg 1505
Momentum90
100th
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 0 losses
W
74% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes229
Sig. accuracy41%
Sig. attempted555
Total strikes302
Total attempted641
Knockdowns8
Head156
Body41
Leg32
Distance150
Clinch36
Ground43

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed212
Sig. defense42%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.92
Body abs.46
Leg abs.74
Distance abs.168
Clinch abs.16
Ground abs.28

Grappling · offense

Takedowns5
TD accuracy63%
TD attempted8
Sub att.2
Reversals1
Control time11:43

Grappling · defense

TD defense72%
TDs absorbed11
TD att. faced39
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time24:36

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 14 UFC fights · 98:12 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Francis has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
227W–55Lwin 80.5%div #54/167pct 68th
WinsStrong
191W–48Lwin 79.9%div #53/150pct 65th
LossesStrong
36W–7Lwin 83.7%div #49/162pct 70th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1603 elodiv #6/167pct 97th
WinsElite
1596 elodiv #8/151pct 95th
LossesElite
1643 elodiv #7/162pct 96th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall46W–12L79.3%
Wins39W–12L76.5%
Losses7W–0L100.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Francis, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+7.69u+54.9% ROI

over 14 close-line bets

Average odds
-165

62% implied

As favorite
8W–2L

ROI +13.3%

Avg -250

As underdog
4W–0L

ROI +159.1%

Avg +156

Based on 14 of 14 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.