Back فرانسيس نغانو Arabic Франсис Нганоу Bulgarian Francis Ngannou Danish Francis Ngannou Spanish فرانسیس انگانو Persian Francis Ngannou Finnish Francis Ngannou French Francis Ngannou Italian フランシス・ガヌー Japanese Francis Ngannou Dutch
| Francis Ngannou | |
|---|---|
 Ngannou in 2017 | |
| Born | Francis Ngannou 5 September 1986 Batié, Cameroon |
| Other names | The Predator |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cameroonian French |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 259 lb (117 kg; 18 st 7 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 83 in (211 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Paris, France |
| Team | UFC Performance Institute[3] Xtreme Couture MMA Factory (formerly) |
| Trainer | Dewey Cooper[4] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Francis Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in UFC history and holds knockout victories over Alistair Overeem, Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski. As of January 25, 2021, he is #13 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings[5] and as of 31 August 2020 #1 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. [6]
- ^ "Francis Ngannou | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UFC's Francis Ngannou explains why moving to Las Vegas was right for him, MMA Junkie, retrieved 29 January 2021
- ^ Uncaged Interviews #2: Dewey Cooper | Ngannous coach responds to allegations from former coach, The UNCAGED Podcast, retrieved 29 January 2021
- ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.