UFC UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Final

Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou

Alistair Overeem
Netherlands

Alistair Overeem

“The Demolition Man”

47-19

VS
Francis Ngannou
Cameroon

Francis Ngannou

“The Predator”

19-3

Winner

Winner

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 1 — 1:42

2 December 2017 · Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, USA

Key takeaways

  • Francis Ngannou beat Alistair Overeem by KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:42.
  • Francis Ngannou landed 11 of 20 total strikes, with 1:03 of control time.
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Tale of the tape

Alistair OvereemFrancis Ngannou
47-19Record19-3
37Age on fight night31
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
Hounslow, England, United KingdomFromBatie, Cameroon

Fight statistics

1of 4 · 25%Total strikes landed11of 20 · 55%
1of 4Head strikes5of 13
0Body strikes1of 2
0Leg strikes5of 5
0Knockdowns1
0:00Control time1:03

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

Round by round

Alistair OvereemRoundFrancis Ngannou
1/4strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR111/20strikes0/0TD1KD1:03control

Form going into the fight

Alistair Overeem

  1. WFabricio Werdummajority decision2017
  2. WMark HuntKO/TKO R3 1:442017
  3. LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1 4:272016
  4. WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R2 1:122016
  5. LMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1 3:372007

Francis Ngannou

  1. WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKO R1 1:322017
  2. WAnthony Hamiltonsubmission R1 1:572016
  3. WBojan MihajlovicKO/TKO R1 1:342016
  4. WCurtis BlaydesTKO - doctor's stoppage R2 5:002016

Also on this card

Jose Aldo vs Max HollowayKO/TKO R3 4:51Sergio Pettis vs Henry Cejudounanimous decisionEddie Alvarez vs Justin GaethjeKO/TKO R3 3:59Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Tecia Penningtonunanimous decisionCharles Oliveira vs Paul FelderKO/TKO R2 4:06

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