Ground game
38 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.76 takedowns / 15 at 63% accuracy
- 0.31 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins
Heavyweight · Champion
“The Predator”
19-3
SLpM
2.33
SApM
3.78
Str Acc
47%
Str Def
63%
TD Avg
0.76
TD Acc
63%
TD Def
82%
Sub Avg
0.31
Hybrid who can change levels
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
No standout plus-mark on this card.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Punching agility
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Francis Ngannou “The Predator” is a 39-year-old Orthodox heavyweight out of Cameroon, camped at Xtreme Couture. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels. Career mark 19-3-0 — 17 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 0 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).
What works. Counter punching is the standout at 69 (B). Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live. Ground game D on 0.76 TD/15 and 0.31 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 63% / 3.78 SApM. Counter punching B; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (38, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (7 bouts): W 2959588 (KO/TKO R1) · W 4408708 (KO/TKO R1) · W Gane (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Miocic (KO/TKO R2) · W Rozenstruik (KO/TKO R1). Form index positive over the last 5. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.
Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.
Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Finishable. When this fighter loses, it is usually because something landed flush or the neck gave out.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Fighter 2959588 | W | KO/TKO | 1 4:31 | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Fighter 4408708 | W | KO/TKO | 1 3:32 | — |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Ciryl Gane | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | — |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Stipe Miocic | W | KO/TKO | 2 0:52 | — |
| May 10, 2020 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | W | KO/TKO | 1 0:20 | — |
| Jun 30, 2019 | Fighter 2335725 | W | KO/TKO | 1 1:11 | — |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Fighter 2335654 | W | KO/TKO | 1 0:26 | — |