NGannou vs Bader

When is NGannou vs Bader?

Francis NGannou could set to fight Ryan Bader, in Autumn/Fall 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 Bader 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.

Ryan Bader would make his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest N'Gannou would have a large advantage in power over Bader, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Bader's 42%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest N'Gannou would have an advantage over Bader, with a 22% submission rate over Bader's 10%.

Francis NGannou is the younger man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

N'Gannou has a height advantage of 2 inches over Bader. This also extends to a 10-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 7 months later than Bader, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 53 less professional rounds, 37 to Bader's 90.

NGannou vs Bader 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.

Bader has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Renan Ferreira at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he was victorious against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

He had been beaten by Corey Anderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Bader has been fighting more than Francis NGannou.

Francis NGannou last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Ryan Bader's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 4 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Bader's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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