Ngannou vs Ferreira

When is Ngannou vs Ferreira?

Francis NGannou could potentially fight Renan Ferreira, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Ngannou vs Ferreira stats

Francis NGannou would step 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 would make 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.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest N'Gannou would have an advantage over Ferreira, with a 24% submission rate over Ferreira's 8%.

Francis NGannou is the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

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

N'Gannou is currently 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 has fought 7 more professional rounds, 36 to Ferreira's 29.

Ngannou vs Ferreira 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 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 has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated 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 recent activity, Renan Ferreira has been fighting more than Francis NGannou.

Francis NGannou last fought 2 years, 3 months and 16 days ago, while Renan Ferreira's last outing was 2 months and 14 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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