NGannou vs Ferreira

Who won NGannou vs Ferreira?

Francis NGannou beat Renan Ferreira by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL Super Fights, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

NGannou vs Ferreira stats

Francis NGannou stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Renan Ferreira made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Francis NGannou's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Renan Ferreira marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Francis NGannou's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Renan Ferreira's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had an advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 85% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested N'Gannou had an advantage over Ferreira, with a 24% submission rate over Ferreira's 8%.

Francis NGannou was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Ferreira had a height advantage of 6 inches over N'Gannou. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

N'Gannou was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 14 days earlier than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Ferreira's 30.

NGannou vs Ferreira form

N'Gannou had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he was victorious against Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.

He had won against Cain Velasquez at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Renan Ferreira had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ryan Bader 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 defeated Denis Goltsov at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Maurice Greene at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had won against Matheus Scheffel at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had lost to Rizvan Kuniev at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Francis NGannou had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 11 days ago, while Renan Ferreira's last outing had been 9 months and 9 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did NGannou vs Ferreira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:55 PM UTC , which was 2:55 PM EST or 11:55 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:55 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on NGannou vs Ferreira?

Francis NGannou was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Renan Ferreira made his way into the ring at 85/40 (+210) with oddsmakers.