N'Gannou vs Miocic II

Who won N’Gannou vs Miocic II?

Francis NGannou beat Stipe Miocic by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 260, on Saturday 27th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

This contest was for the UFC heavyweight championship.

N’Gannou vs Miocic II stats

Francis NGannou stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Stipe Miocic made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

Francis NGannou's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Stipe Miocic's came in at 14-3-0.

The stats suggested Miocic had a slight advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 75% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested N'Gannou had a large advantage over Miocic, boasting a 27% submission rate over Miocic's 0%.

Francis NGannou was the younger man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

N'Gannou had 3-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months later than Miocic, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 36 to Miocic's 53.

N’Gannou vs Miocic II form

Francis NGannou had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cain Velasquez at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Before that, he was victorious against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing, China.

He had lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

Miocic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Francis NGannou at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

He was victorious against Junior dos Santos at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Francis NGannou had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 16 days ago, while Stipe Miocic's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 10 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Miocic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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