Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou was a professional boxing bout between the current WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The showdown between the two leading combat sports athletes took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28, 2023. Billed as Rampage in Riyadh, the event was jampacked with heavyweight bouts except for one undercard light middleweight fight between Jack McGann and Alcibade Duran.
Tyson Fury made his professional boxing debut on December 6, 2008, against Bela Gyongyosi at the National Ice Center in Nottingham, England. Fury won the six-round fight in the first round via TKO. He progressed further in his career with twenty-eight consecutive victories before encountering a split draw in a WBC heavyweight title fight against Deontay Wilder on December 1, 2018, at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States. He has a professional boxing record of 34 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw.
Fury’s opponent, Francis Ngannou, is a professional mixed martial artist and boxer who dominated the heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Known for his powerful punching power, Ngannou made his debut in professional mixed martial arts on November 30, 2013, against Rachid Benzina at 100% Fight: Contenders 20 in Paris, France. He sealed the victory in the contest by submitting Benzina in the first round. Ngannou suffered his first professional loss in his mixed martial arts career on December 14, 2013, against Zoumana Cisse at 100% Fight: Contenders 21 in Paris, France, by unanimous decision.
Francis Ngannou debuted with the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2. He faced Luis Henrique in his inaugural match for the promotion and knocked him out in the second round of the fight. Ngannou compiled an impressive six-match winning streak in the UFC before facing consecutive losses against Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis at UFC 220 and UFC 228, respectively. He ran it back with Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 in a heavyweight title bout, which he won by KO in the second round. Ngannou left the UFC and became a free agent in 2023 before signing with the mixed martial arts promotion PFL.
Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou
Tyson Fury locked horns with Francis Ngannou in a squared circle on October 28, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury, while entering the ring, had an unblemished record of 33 wins and 0 losses, besides a draw in his professional boxing career. Ngannou, on the other hand, popular for his powerful knockout ability in mixed martial arts, made his professional boxing debut against Fury. Tyson Fury prevailed over Ngannou and secured a split decision victory over him in the bout. Francis Ngannou has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and 3 losses and a professional boxing record of 0 wins and 1 loss.
Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Stats
| Stats | Tyson Fury (Boxing) | Francis Ngannou (Boxing) |
| Record | 34-0-1 (24 KOs) | 0-1 |
| Championship | WBC heavyweight champion | - |
| Age | 35 | 37 |
| Height | 2.06m | 1.93m |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 85” | 83” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 34 | - |
| Professional Debut | 2008 | 2023 |
Tyson Fury Losses
Tyson Fury has not been defeated in his 35 outings in the squared circle. Considered one of the leading heavyweights in the sport, Fury has a draw to his record, which he encountered against Deontay Wilder on December 1, 2018, in their first fight. Post that, he added six more victories to his record, out of which he secured five via knockout.
Tyson Fury Record
Tyson Fury has a professional boxing record of 34 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Francis Ngannou | SD | 10 | 45227 | Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Derek Chisora | TKO | 10 (12), 2:51 | 44898 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England | Retained WBC heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Dillian Whyte | TKO | 6 (12), 2:59 | 44674 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Deontay Wilder | KO | 11 (12), 1:10 | 44478 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Deontay Wilder | TKO | 7 (12), 1:39 | 43883 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Won WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Otto Wallin | UD | 12 | 14-Sep-19 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Tom Schwarz | TKO | 2 (12), 2:54 | 15-Jun-19 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Won WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 28 | Draw | 27–0–1 | Deontay Wilder | SD | 12 | 43435 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US | For WBC heavyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Francesco Pianeta | PTS | 10 | 18-Aug-18 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Sefer Seferi | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 09-Jun-18 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD | 12 | 42336 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | Won WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Christian Hammer | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 28-Feb-15 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBO International heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Derek Chisora | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 41972 | ExCeL, London, England | Won European, WBO International, and vacant British heavyweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Joey Abell | TKO | 4 (10), 1:48 | 15-Feb-14 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Steve Cunningham | KO | 7 (12), 2:55 | 20-Apr-13 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Kevin Johnson | UD | 12 | 01-Dec-12 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Vinny Maddalone | TKO | 5 (12), 1:35 | 07-Jul-12 | Hand Arena, Clevedon, England | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Martin Rogan | TKO | 5 (12), 3:00 | 14-Apr-12 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Won vacant Irish heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Neven Pajkić | TKO | 3 (12), 2:44 | 12-Nov-11 | EventCity, Manchester, England | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Nicolai Firtha | TKO | 5 (12), 2:19 | 18-Sep-11 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Derek Chisora | UD | 12 | 23-Jul-11 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | KO | 5 (10), 2:48 | 19-Feb-11 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Zack Page | UD | 8 | 40531 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Rich Power | PTS | 8 | 10-Sep-10 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | John McDermott | TKO | 9 (12), 1:08 | 25-Jun-10 | Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood, England | Won vacant English heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Hans-Jörg Blasko | TKO | 1 (8), 2:14 | 05-Mar-10 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tomas Mrazek | PTS | 6 | 26-Sep-09 | The O2, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | John McDermott | PTS | 10 | 11-Sep-09 | Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood, England | Won English heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Aleksandrs Selezens | TKO | 3 (6), 0:48 | 18-Jul-09 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Scott Belshaw | TKO | 2 (8), 0:52 | 23-May-09 | Colosseum, Watford, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Matthew Ellis | KO | 1 (6), 0:48 | 11-Apr-09 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Lee Swaby | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 14-Mar-09 | Aston Events Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Daniil Peretyatko | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 28-Feb-09 | Showground, Norwich, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marcel Zeller | TKO | 3 (6), 2:50 | 17-Jan-09 | DW Stadium, Wigan, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Béla Gyöngyösi | TKO | 1 (6), 2:14 | 39788 | National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England |
Francis Ngannou Record (MMA)
Francis Ngannou has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and 3 losses and a professional boxing record of 0 wins and 1 loss.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 17–3 | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 270 | 22-Jan-22 | 5 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | Defended and unified the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Title later vacated when Ngannou's contract expired. |
| Win | 16–3 | Stipe Miocic | KO (punch) | UFC 260 | 27-Mar-21 | 2 | 0:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–3 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO (punches) | UFC 249 | 09-May-20 | 1 | 0:20 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–3 | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos | 29-Jun-19 | 1 | 1:11 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 13–3 | Cain Velasquez | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | 17-Feb-19 | 1 | 0:26 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | 24-Nov-18 | 1 | 0:45 | Beijing, China | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 11–3 | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 226 | 07-Jul-18 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–2 | Stipe Miocic | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 220 | 20-Jan-18 | 5 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–1 | Alistair Overeem | KO (punch) | UFC 218 | 02-Dec-17 | 1 | 1:42 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | UFC heavyweight title eliminator |
| Win | 10–1 | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | 28-Jan-17 | 1 | 1:32 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–1 | Anthony Hamilton | Submission (kimura) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | 09-Dec-16 | 1 | 1:57 | Albany, New York, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 8–1 | Bojan Mihajlović | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko | 23-Jul-16 | 1 | 1:34 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | 10-Apr-16 | 2 | 5:00 | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Win | 6–1 | Luis Henrique | KO (punch) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 19-Dec-15 | 2 | 2:53 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | William Baldutti | TKO (punches) | KHK MMA National Tryouts: Finale 2015 | 28-May-15 | 2 | 1:22 | Madinat Isa, Bahrain | |
| Win | 4–1 | Luc Ngeleka | Submission (guillotine choke) | SHC 10: Carvalho vs. Belo | 20-Sep-14 | 1 | 0:44 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | 3–1 | Nicolas Specq | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 100% Fight 20: Comeback | 05-Apr-14 | 1 | 2:10 | Levallois, France | |
| Win | 2–1 | Bilal Tahtahi | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:58 | ||||
| Loss | 1–1 | Zoumana Cisse | Decision (unanimous) | 100% Fight: Contenders 21 | 14-Dec-13 | 2 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Win | 1–0 | Rachid Benzina | Submission (armbar) | 100% Fight: Contenders 20 | 30-Nov-13 | 1 | 1:44 | Paris, France | Heavyweight debut. |
Francis Ngannou Record (Professional boxing)
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Tyson Fury | SD | 10 | 45227 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Also Read: Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk
FAQs On Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Head to Head Record
A. Tyson Fury's next fight is not officially clear as of now.
A. He has a professional boxing record of 34 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw.
A. The duo fought on October 28, 2023.
A. No, he is undefeated in his professional boxing career.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 17 wins and 3 losses and a professional boxing record of 0 wins and 1 loss.
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