Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes
“Razor”
19-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:45
WIN
Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou
“The Predator”
17-3-0
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu, China

Francis Ngannou defeated Curtis Blaydes by TKO in round 1 (0:45) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2, held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu.

Fight stats

Curtis Blaydes
Francis Ngannou
0
Knockdowns
1
1 of 8
Significant strikes
13 of 17
13%
Sig. strike accuracy
76%
1 of 8
Total strikes
13 of 17
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:08
Significant strikes by target
1 of 7
Head
11 of 15
0 of 0
Body
1 of 1
0 of 1
Leg
1 of 1
1 of 8
Distance
3 of 6
0 of 0
Clinch
5 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
5 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
1 of 8
Sig. str.
13 of 17
1 of 8
Total str.
13 of 17
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:08
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
17-3-0
0
Win Streak
6
35
Age
39
6'4"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
83"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.18
SLpM
2.33
52%
Str. Acc.
41%
2.76
SApM
2.16
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

5.12
TD Avg.
0.76
47%
TD Acc.
62%
35%
TD Def.
71%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Curtis Blaydes · 2-3
  • L
    Josh Hokit
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Rizvan Kuniev
    UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Jun 21, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tom Aspinall
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs BlaydesSat, Apr 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Heavyweight
Francis Ngannou · 5-0
  • W
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 270: Ngannou vs GaneSun, Jan 23, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 0:52 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 249: Ferguson vs GaethjeSat, May 9, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Junior Dos Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos SantosSun, Jun 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Cain Velasquez
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs VelasquezMon, Feb 18, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 14 fights
39.2
Avg sig. strikes
16.4
2.90
Avg takedowns
0.36
4:08
Avg control time
0:50
174
Career high strikes
43
14
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Curtis Blaydes
Strike target
Francis Ngannou
73%
Head
68%
11%
Body
18%
15%
Leg
14%
Curtis Blaydes
Strike position
Francis Ngannou
54%
Distance
66%
18%
Clinch
16%
28%
Ground
19%