Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou

Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 15-6 (1 NC) in the Heavyweight division with a 68.2% win rate. Francis Ngannou is 12-2 at Heavyweight, winning 85.7% of the time. Curtis Blaydes is listed as active. Francis Ngannou is listed as retired.

They have met 2 times. Francis Ngannou leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 on Nov 24, 2018, won by Francis Ngannou by KO/TKO in round 1.

Francis Ngannou holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,400 to 1,167. Career peaks are 1,215 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,400 for Francis Ngannou. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 15 victories, a 53.3% finish rate. Francis Ngannou has 10 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 91.7% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes 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. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Francis Ngannou is 40.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Curtis Blaydes has landed 833 significant strikes at 51.2% accuracy with 70 takedowns and 1h 31m of control time. Francis Ngannou has landed 229 at 41.3% with 5 takedowns and 0h 11m of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 0 title fights (0 won) against 3 (2 won) for Francis Ngannou. They share 4 common opponents: Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Derrick Lewis, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem.