N'Gannou vs Arlovski

Who won N’Gannou vs Arlovski?

Francis NGannou beat Andrei Arlovski by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on FOX 23, on Saturday 28th January 2017 at Pepsi Center in Denver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

N’Gannou vs Arlovski stats

Francis NGannou stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Francis NGannou's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Andrei Arlovski marked his 42nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2000.

Francis NGannou's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Andrei Arlovski's came in at 23-18-0.

The stats suggested Arlovski had an advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 68% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested N'Gannou had a massive advantage over Arlovski, boasting a 44% submission rate over Arlovski's 12%.

Francis NGannou was the younger man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

N'Gannou had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arlovski. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 14 years and 7 months later than Arlovski, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 93 less professional rounds, 37 to Arlovski's 130.

N’Gannou vs Arlovski form

Francis NGannou had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing, China.

Previous to that, he had lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Stipe Miocic at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had beaten Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He had defeated Andrei Arlovski at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Pepsi Center, Denver.

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Tom Aspinall at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Philipe Lins at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrei Arlovski had been fighting more than Francis NGannou.

Going to this contest, Francis NGannou had last fought 6 years, 7 months and 3 days ago, while Andrei Arlovski's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 11 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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