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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Francis Ngannou won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1496
Francis Ngannou
Elo1368
Luis Henrique

Francis NgannouvsLuis HenriqueUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Saturday, December 19, 2015Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Francis Ngannou won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:53

Model Prediction: Francis Ngannou wins(56.0%)

Actual result: Francis Ngannou wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Francis Ngannou at -140 American odds

+$71 profit

$171 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Francis Ngannou enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Luis Henrique enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Francis Ngannou is a KO finisher (83% of wins). Luis Henrique has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Francis Ngannou has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Francis Ngannou has a 23cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Francis Ngannou
Red Corner
VS
Luis Henrique
Blue Corner
-140
(58%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
1496
Elo
1368
39
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'2"
210.82 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Francis NgannouW5 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Cain Velasquez · Feb 19
W
KOvs Junior Dos Santos · Jun 19
W
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · May 20
W
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Mar 21
W
vs Ciryl Gane · Jan 22
latest
Luis HenriqueL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Dmitrii Smoliakov · Jul 16
W
SUBvs Christian Colombo · Nov 16
L
KOvs Marcin Tybura · Mar 17
L
vs Arjan Bhullar · Sep 17
L
vs Ryan Spann · Sep 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Francis NgannouMetricLuis Henrique
2.33
Strikes / min
1.81
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
2.22
41%
Strike defense
47%
0.76
TDs / 15 min
3.09
71%
Takedown defense
50%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.17evenly matched on net striking-0.41
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Francis Ngannou(10 fights)Luis Henrique(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +128.2|Blue -128.2
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Francis NgannouTargetLuis Henrique

By target zone

19
50% acc · 76%
Head
5
50% acc · 100%
3
100% acc · 12%
Body
0
3
75% acc · 12%
Leg
0

By position

16
50% acc · 64%
Distance
5
56% acc · 100%
4
100% acc · 16%
Clinch
0
5
56% acc · 20%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Francis Ngannou rounds
1
even
0
Luis Henrique rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:30Control
Round 2Francis Ngannou edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
25 / 45
Sig Strikes
5 / 10
55.5%
Sig Str %
45%
40 / 62
Total Strikes
33 / 40
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 6
TD %
12.5%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
4:48

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Luis Henrique4 / 731 / 361 / 40
1Francis Ngannou13 / 2121 / 310 / 00
2Luis Henrique1 / 32 / 40 / 20
2Francis Ngannou12 / 2419 / 310 / 00

Francis Ngannou

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach83.0"
Fights14

Luis Henrique

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights6