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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Beijing, China
24 Nov 2018
Heavyweight
VS
56%
Blaydes
44%
Ngannou
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 1 · 0:45
FN
CFR 43
★ Official Result
Francis NgannouwinsKO/TKOR1 · 0:45
def. Curtis Blaydes · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Blaydes
→
Actual result
Ngannou wins
KO/TKO · R1
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Blaydes at 56% vs Ngannou at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.
Ngannou has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 18 points.
Risk flags
Blaydes's chin rating of 8 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
BlaydesNgannou
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Blaydes
Ngannou
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'4"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
+83"
35+
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Blaydes
Ngannou
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
53.9
43.0
53.4
Performance Avg
70.4
42
Quality of Victory
60
81
Momentum Score
100
Blaydes
Ngannou
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.4
/ 10
9.2
/ 10
5.6
Style: Pressure
8.4
4.8
Style: Volume
2.4
7 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
9 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
1
Head
11
0
Body
1
0
Leg
1
RangeRange
1Distance3
0Clinch5
0Ground5
Blaydes
Ngannou
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.0
/ 10
0.9
/ 10
0.7
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.6
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.8
0
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Blaydes
Ngannou
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
8
96
KO risk
Verdict
Never stopped
4
KO/TKO Losses
0
0
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.3 stoppage
KO round context
—
3 fights ago
Last KO loss
—
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
22/25 fights
Chin rating based on
14/20 fights
Blaydes
Ngannou
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
81
100
Current form
6-fight 🔥 win streak
Upcoming
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R2
Last 5
W · Dec · R5
W · KO · R2
W · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
Blaydes
Ngannou
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
83%
7
KO / TKO Wins
9
0
Submission Wins
1
7
Decision Wins
2
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Blaydes
Ngannou
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.4
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
9.2
1.0
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.9
0.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.6
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.8
5.6
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.4
4.8
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
2.4
BlaydesNgannou
Strike Zones
Blaydes
Attacking
1 landedAbsorbing
13 absorbedNgannou
Attacking
13 landedAbsorbing
1 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Blaydes targets the head (100% of attacks) — Ngannou absorbs 100% of strikes there
🎯Ngannou targets the head (85% of attacks) — Blaydes absorbs 85% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Blaydes
RND
Ngannou
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
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