UFC UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Final

Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou

Curtis Blaydes
United States

Curtis Blaydes

“Razor”

20-6

VS
Francis Ngannou
Cameroon

Francis Ngannou

“The Predator”

19-3

Winner

Winner

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 1 — 0:45

24 November 2018 · Cadillac Arena, Beijing, China

Key takeaways

  • Francis Ngannou beat Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO in round 1 at 0:45.
  • Francis Ngannou landed 13 of 17 total strikes, with 0:08 of control time.
  • They have met once before: Francis Ngannou won by TKO - doctor's stoppage at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos.
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Tale of the tape

Curtis BlaydesFrancis Ngannou
20-6Record19-3
27Age on fight night32
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
80″ (203 cm)Reach83″ (211 cm)
265 lb (120.2 kg)Weight250 lb (113.4 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Elevation Fight TeamTeamXtreme Couture
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFromBatie, Cameroon

Fight statistics

1of 8 · 13%Total strikes landed13of 17 · 76%
1of 7Head strikes11of 15
0Body strikes1of 1
0of 1Leg strikes1of 1
0Knockdowns1
0:00Control time0:08

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Curtis BlaydesRoundFrancis Ngannou
1/8strikes0/2TD0KD0:00controlR113/17strikes0/0TD1KD0:08control

They have met before

10 April 2016Francis Ngannou won by TKO - doctor's stoppage in round 2UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos

Form going into the fight

Curtis Blaydes

  1. WAlistair Overeem2018
  2. WMark Hunt2018
  3. WAleksei OleinikTKO - doctor's stoppage R2 1:392017
  4. WDaniel Omielanczukunanimous decision2017
  5. ?Adam Milsteadoverturned R2 0:592017

Francis Ngannou

  1. LDerrick Lewis2018
  2. LStipe Miocicunanimous decision2018
  3. WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R1 1:422017
  4. WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1 1:322017
  5. WAnthony Hamiltonsubmission R1 1:572016

Also on this card

Alistair Overeem vs Sergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1 4:21Song Yadong vs Vince Moralesunanimous decisionLi Jingliang vs David ZawadaKO/TKO R3 4:07Alex Morono vs Song Kenanunanimous decisionLauren Mueller vs Wu Yanansubmission R1 4:00

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