N'Gannou vs Overeem

Who won N’Gannou vs Overeem?

Francis NGannou beat Alistair Overeem by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 218, on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

N’Gannou vs Overeem stats

Francis NGannou stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alistair Overeem made his way to the cage with a record of 43 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by knock out and 17 by submission.

Francis NGannou's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Alistair Overeem's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested N'Gannou had an advantage in power over Overeem, with a 60% knock out percentage over Overeem's 49%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that N'Gannou and Overeem would have been pretty equal, both with a 40% submission rate.

Francis NGannou was the younger man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

N'Gannou had a 3-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 47 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 14 years and 1 month later than Overeem, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 36 to Overeem's 105.

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Overeem's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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