When is NGannou vs Aspinall?
Francis NGannou could potentially take on Tom Aspinall, in Spring 2025.
The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
NGannou vs Aspinall stats
Francis NGannou would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Tom Aspinall would make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
The stats suggest Aspinall would have a slight advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 80% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 72%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest N'Gannou would have a slight advantage over Aspinall, with a 22% submission rate over Aspinall's 20%.
Francis NGannou is the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.
Aspinall has a height advantage of 1 inch over N'Gannou. Despite this, he has a 5-inch reach advantage.
N'Gannou is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year earlier than Aspinall, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 16 more professional rounds, 37 to Aspinall's 21.
NGannou vs Aspinall form
N'Gannou has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.
In his last fight, he won against Renan Ferreira at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had beaten Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he was victorious against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
He had won against Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.
Aspinall has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London.
He had won against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Tom Aspinall has been fighting more than Francis NGannou.
Francis NGannou last fought 4 months and 21 days ago, while Tom Aspinall's last outing was 7 months and 13 days ago.
N'Gannou's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.
Aspinall's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.
What are the odds on NGannou vs Aspinall?
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