N'Gannou vs Velasquez

Who won N’Gannou vs Velasquez?

Francis NGannou beat Cain Velasquez by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN 1, on Sunday 17th February 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

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).

N’Gannou vs Velasquez stats

Francis NGannou stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cain Velasquez made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

Francis NGannou's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Cain Velasquez's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Velasquez had an advantage in power over N'Gannou, with a 86% knock out percentage over N'Gannou's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested N'Gannou had a massive advantage over Velasquez, boasting a 33% submission rate over Velasquez's 0%.

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

N'Gannou had a height advantage of 3 inches over Velasquez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

N'Gannou was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 1 month later than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 36 to Velasquez's 31.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Francis NGannou had last fought 7 years, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Cain Velasquez's last outing had been 8 years and 15 days ago.

What were the odds on N’Gannou vs Velasquez?

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