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Francis Ngannou

1986 - Today

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Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the inaugural PFL Super Fights Heavyweight Champion. He previously competed in the heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 2015 to 2022, where he was the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion at the time of his departure from the promotion. Known for his punching power, Ngannou was widely viewed as the most destructive pure puncher in the UFC's heavyweight division; he ended seven of his fourteen UFC fights by knockout before the two-minute mark in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Ngannou has received more than 16,686,531 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Francis Ngannou is the 35th most popular martial arts.

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  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Francis Ngannou ranks 35 out of 179Before him are Semmy Schilt, Shoji Nishio, Morihiro Saito, Jérôme Le Banner, Peter Aerts, and Gozo Shioda. After him are Mirko Cro Cop, Rickson Gracie, Takayuki Kubota, Royce Gracie, Ronda Rousey, and Hidetaka Nishiyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Francis Ngannou ranks 59Before him are Mario Casas, Oliver Sykes, Romain Grosjean, Penn Badgley, James Milner, and Armie Hammer. After him are Sam Claflin, Michu, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Pom Klementieff, Piermario Morosini, and Vedran Ćorluka.

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