On Saturday, Francis Ngannou gets his second shot at UFC gold when he faces UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. The rematch headlines the UFC 260 pay-per-view card, taking place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The first meeting between these two did not go Ngannou’s way. Miocic swept the judges scorecards on his way to a unanimous decision. It was a record setting victory for the native Ohioan. With the win, Miocic became the first UFC heavyweight champion with three title defenses. He also put himself in the top-10 in three UFC heavyweight single fight records over the course of the 25-minute scrap.
Daniel Cormier took the title from Miocic after the former champ’s win over Ngannou. However, Miocic regained the heavyweight crown in 2019 in a rematch with Cormier. He then defended the title against Cormier in a 2020 trilogy bout.
Ngannou followed his loss to Miocic with another setback, when Derrick Lewis defeated him in a lackluster matchup. Ngannou is currently on a four-fight winning streak. The title challenger won each of those contests by first-round knockout.
UFC 260 takes place on Saturday. The pay-per-view card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.
Below is a look at where the two fighters in the main event of UFC 260 land in the UFC record book…
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
| Stipe Miocic | Francis Ngannou |
|---|---|
| Stipe Miocic | Francis Ngannou |
| Overall UFC records | Overall UFC records |
| Overall UFC heavyweight records | Overall UFC heavyweight records |
| Miocic ranks fifth in UFC heavyweight history with 14 wins | Ngannou is tied for sixth in UFC heavyweight history with 10 finishes |
| Miocic is tied for ninth in UFC heavyweight history with nine finishes | Ngannou is tied for fourth in UFC heavyweight history with nine knockout wins |
| Miocic is tied for fourth in UFC heavyweight history with nine knockouts | Ngannou is tied for eighth in UFC heavyweight history with five fight-night bonuses |
| Miocic ranks first in UFC heavyweight history with six title fight wins | Ngannou ranks sixth in UFC heavyweight history in shortest average fight time at 5:37 |
| Miocic ranks first in UFC heavyweight history with nine fight-night bonuses | Ngannou ranks eighth in UFC heavyweight history with 1.34 knockdowns per 15 minutes |
| Miocic ranks sixth in UFC heavyweight history in total fight time at 3:15:21 | |
| Miocic ranks fifth in UFC heavyweight history in control time at 57:13 | |
| Miocic ranks seventh in UFC heavyweight history in top position time at 33:38 | |
| Miocic ranks 10th in UFC heavyweight history in bottom position percentage at two percent | |
| Miocic ranks third in UFC heavyweight history in significant strikes landed with 958 | |
| Miocic ranks eighth in UFC heavyweight history with 4.9 significant strikes landed per minute | |
| Miocic ranks first in UFC heavyweight history with 1,525 total strikes landed | |
| Miocic is tied for third in UFC heavyweight history with 25 takedowns landed | |
| UFC heavyweight single fight records | UFC heavyweight single fight records |
| Ngannou is tied for the 10th fastest finish in a UFC heavyweight fight at 0:20 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik on 5-9-20 | |
| Miocic ranks sixth in one UFC heavyweight fight with a striking differential of plus 83 vs. Roy Nelson on 6-15-13 | Ngannou is tied for the 10th fastest KO/TKO in a UFC heavyweight fight at 0:20 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik on 5-9-20 |
| Miocic is tied for 10th in one UFC heavyweight fight with a striking differential of plus 80 vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks second in largest comeback finish in a UFC heavyweight fight from -58 sig. strikes vs. Daniel Cormier on 8-17-19 | |
| Miocic ranks second in one UFC heavyweight fight with 57 significant ground strikes landed vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks fourth in one UFC heavyweight fight with 105 significant head strikes landed vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks first in one UFC heavyweight fight with 361 total strikes landed vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks seventh in one UFC heavyweight fight with 200 total strikes landed vs. Francis Ngannou on 1-20-18 | |
| Miocic ranks first in one UFC heavyweight fight with 364 total strikes attempted vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks first in one UFC heavyweight fight with 296 ground strikes landed vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks fourth in one UFC heavyweight fight with 144 total ground strikes landed vs. Francis Ngannou on 1-20-18 | |
| Miocic ranks first in one UFC heavyweight fight with 330 head strikes landed vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic ranks sixth in one UFC heavyweight fight with 44 leg strikes landed vs. Daniel Cormier on 8-15-20 | |
| Miocic ranks fourth in one UFC heavyweight fight with 18 takedowns attempted vs. Junior dos Santos on 12-13-14 | |
| Miocic is tied for fourth in one UFC heavyweight fight with 14 takedowns attempted vs. Francis Ngannou on 1-20-18 | |
| UFC heavyweight single round records | UFC middleweight single round records |
| Miocic ranks first in total strikes landed in one UFC heavyweight round with 125 – Round 3 vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
| Miocic is tied for second in total strikes attempted in one UFC heavyweight round with 149 – Round 3 vs. Mark Hunt on 5-9-15 | |
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