{"id":12104,"date":"2022-01-05T13:38:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=12104"},"modified":"2022-01-05T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:39:11","slug":"francis-ngannou-the-predator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-the-predator\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou: The Predator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Francis Ngannou<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Francis Zavier Ngannou <\/strong>is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist born 5 in September 1986.

He currently competes in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)<\/strong>, where he is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion<\/strong>.

He is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in the world.

As of November 2, 2021, he is #4 in the UFC <\/strong>men’s pound-for-pound rankings.

Ngannou <\/strong>started his MMA <\/strong>career in November 2013 and fought mostly in the French promotion\u00a0100% Fight<\/em>, as well as other regional promotions in Europe.

He compiled a record of 5\u20131 before signing with the\u00a0UFC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFC Profile \u2013 Francis Ngannou\u2013 Current UFC Winstreak<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou vs. Blaydes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou <\/strong>faced\u00a0Curtis Blaydes<\/strong>\u00a0in a rematch on November 24, 2018, in the main event at\u00a0UFC Fight Night 14<\/strong>.

He won the fight via TKO early into the first round.

The win also earned him a\u00a0Performance of the Night<\/em>\u00a0bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Ngannou vs. Velazquez<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou <\/strong>headlined the UFC’s <\/strong>inaugural event on ESPN<\/strong>,\u00a0UFC on ESPN 1<\/strong>\u00a0against\u00a0Cain Velasquez\u00a0<\/strong>on February 17, 2019.

He won the fight via knockout in the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou vs. Dos Santos<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou <\/strong>faced\u00a0Junior dos Santos<\/strong>\u00a0on June 29, 2019, at\u00a0UFC on ESPN 3<\/strong>.

He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

This fight earned him the\u00a0Performance of the Night<\/em>\u00a0award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ngannou <\/strong>had to face\u00a0Jairzinho Rozenstruik<\/strong>\u00a0on March 28, 2020, at\u00a0UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik<\/strong>.

The event was postponed multiple times,\u00a0and the bout eventually took place on 9 May 2020.

Ngannou <\/strong>won via knockout just 20 seconds into the first round.

This win earned him the\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0<\/em>award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFC Heavyweight Championship<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Miocic vs. Ngannou II<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A rematch for the\u00a0UFC Heavyweight Championship<\/strong>\u00a0bout between Miocic and Ngannou<\/strong> took place on March 27, 2021, at\u00a0UFC 260<\/strong>.

Ngannou <\/strong>won the fight via knockout in the second round.

This win earned him the\u00a0Performance of the Night<\/em>\u00a0award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Francis Zavier Ngannou is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist born 5 in September 1986. He currently competes in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in the world. As of November 2, 2021, he is #4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[215,91],"tags":[793,136,406,412,134],"class_list":["post-12104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","category-ufc","tag-heavyweight","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-fight-night","tag-ufc-profile","tag-ufc-mma-octagon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t