All MMA fightersFrancis Ngannou
“The Predator”
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Profile
| Full name | Francis Zavier Ngannou |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Predator |
| Date of birth | 5 Sep 1986 |
| Nationality | Cameroonian / French |
| Birthplace | Batié, Cameroon |
| Lives in | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | MMA Factory / UFC Performance Institute / Xtreme Couture |
| Height | 193 cm (6′4″) |
| Reach | 211 cm (83″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | since 2013 |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 30 Nov 2013 |
| Last fight | Win vs Philipe Lins, 16 May 2026 |
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Titles and honours
- UFC heavyweight champion (2021–2023)
- PFL Super Fights heavyweight champion
Background
Left Cameroon as a young man, trained boxing in France and signed with the UFC in 2015.
Fight history
22 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Philipe Lins | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:31 | MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano | 16 May 2026 | Inglewood, California, USA | |
| Win | Renan Ferreira | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:32 | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants | 19 Oct 2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won PFL Super Fights heavyweight title |
| Win | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 270 | 22 Jan 2022 | Anaheim, California, USA | Defended and unified heavyweight title |
| Win | Stipe Miocic | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:52 | UFC 260 | 27 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Won UFC heavyweight title |
| Win | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | UFC 249 | 9 May 2020 | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:11 | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos | 29 Jun 2019 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |
| Win | Cain Velasquez | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:26 | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | 17 Feb 2019 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |
| Win | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | 24 Nov 2018 | Beijing, China | |
| Loss | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 226 | 7 Jul 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Stipe Miocic | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 220 | 20 Jan 2018 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | For UFC heavyweight title |
| Win | Alistair Overeem | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:42 | UFC 218 | 2 Dec 2017 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Knockout of the Year |
| Win | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | 28 Jan 2017 | Denver, Colorado, USA | |
| Win | Anthony Hamilton | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:57 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | 9 Dec 2016 | Albany, New York, USA | |
| Win | Bojan Mihajlović | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:34 | UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko | 23 Jul 2016 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | 10 Apr 2016 | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Win | Luis Henrique | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:53 | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 19 Dec 2015 | Orlando, Florida, USA | UFC debut |
| Win | William Baldutti | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:22 | KHK MMA National Tryouts: Finale 2015 | 28 May 2015 | Isa Town, Bahrain | |
| Win | Luc Ngeleka | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:44 | Strength and Honor 10 | 20 Sep 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | Nicolas Specq | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:10 | 100% Fight 20 | 5 Apr 2014 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Loss | Zoumana Cisse | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | 100% Fight: Contenders 21 | 14 Dec 2013 | Paris, France | |
| Win | Rachid Benzina | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:44 | 100% Fight: Contenders 20 | 30 Nov 2013 | Paris, France | MMA debut |
| Win | Bilal Tahtahi | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:58 | – | – | – | Date, event and location not listed |