Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Francis Ngannou
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.02 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.3 wins over .500
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.38 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Francis Ngannou
Distance 79.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 9.3%)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Distance 91.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francis Ngannou
Head 82.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.6%)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Head 77.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ngannou L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Rozenstruik L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 150 / 441 | 34.0% | 40.1% | 428 / 926 | 46.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 70.6% | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 66 | 65.2% | 70.2% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 156 / 455 | 34.3% | 38.9% | 298 / 783 | 38.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 41 / 64 | 64.1% | 76.8% | 74 / 93 | 79.6% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 32 / 36 | 88.9% | 87.8% | 121 / 140 | 86.4% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ngannou L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Rozenstruik L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 306 | 54.9% | 40.7% | 318 / 717 | 44.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 72.0% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 210 | 43.8% | 38.8% | 188 / 534 | 35.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 46 / 67 | 68.7% | 75.1% | 78 / 112 | 69.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 74 / 88 | 84.1% | 84.4% | 107 / 138 | 77.5% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rozenstruik has more cage time on record.