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

Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:45
WIN
Francis Ngannou
CameroonFrancis 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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou?

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.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Curtis Blaydes 48%52% Francis Ngannou

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
17-3-0
1638
Elo rating
1654
0
Win Streak
7
35
Age
39
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
83"
211 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Cameroon

Striking Profile

4.18
SLpM
2.33
52%
Str. Acc.
41%
2.76
SApM
2.16
53%
Str. Def.
41%

Grappling Profile

5.12
TD Avg.
0.76
47%
TD Acc.
62%
35%
TD Def.
71%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Curtis Blaydes · 2-3
  • L
    Josh Hokit
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Rizvan Kuniev
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tom Aspinall
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Interim 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
    Renan Ferreira
    PFL Super Fights - Battle of the Giants: Brace for ImpactSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Knockout · R1 · 3:32 · Heavyweight
  • 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

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%