Wilder vs Ngannou

When is Wilder vs Ngannou?

Deontay Wilder could square off against Francis Ngannou in late 2026 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Wilder vs Ngannou stats

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francis Ngannou would make his way to the ring with a record of 0 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a massive power advantage over Ngannou, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Ngannou's 0%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 3 inches over Ngannou. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 48 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 14 years and 11 months earlier than Ngannou, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He has fought 186 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Ngannou's 12.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wilder vs Ngannou form

Wilder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Derek Chisora on April 4, 2026, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had beaten Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Activity check

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Ngannou's last 2 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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