NGannou vs Miocic

When is NGannou vs Miocic?

Francis NGannou could potentially take on Stipe Miocic, 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 Miocic 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.

Stipe Miocic would make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Miocic would have a slight advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 75% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 72%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest N'Gannou would have a large advantage over Miocic, boasting a 22% submission rate over Miocic's 0%.

Francis NGannou is the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

N'Gannou has a 3-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months later than Miocic, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 21 less professional rounds, 37 to Miocic's 58.

NGannou vs Miocic 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.

Miocic has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Jon Jones at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Francis NGannou 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 beaten Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had been defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Francis NGannou has been fighting more than Stipe Miocic.

Francis NGannou last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Stipe Miocic's last outing was 5 months and 7 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Miocic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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