Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou

Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou: Matchup Breakdown

Alistair Overeem is 12-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 60.0% win rate. Francis Ngannou is 12-2 at Heavyweight, winning 85.7% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Francis Ngannou leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 on Dec 2, 2017, won by Francis Ngannou by KO/TKO in round 1.

Francis Ngannou holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,400 to 1,025. Career peaks are 1,075 for Alistair Overeem and 1,400 for Francis Ngannou. Alistair Overeem has 9 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 12 victories, a 75.0% finish rate. Francis Ngannou has 10 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 91.7% of the time.

Alistair Overeem stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Francis Ngannou is 6' 4" with a reach of 83", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Francis Ngannou. Alistair Overeem is 46, Francis Ngannou is 40.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Alistair Overeem has landed 715 significant strikes at 74.3% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 48:09 of control time. Francis Ngannou has landed 229 at 41.3% with 5 takedowns and 11:43 of control.

Alistair Overeem has 1 title fight (0 won) against 3 (2 won) for Francis Ngannou. They share 5 common opponents: Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Curtis Blaydes, Stipe Miocic, Andrei Arlovski, Junior Dos Santos.