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

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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