Wilder vs Ngannou

When is Wilder vs Ngannou?

Deontay Wilder could square off against Francis Ngannou in late 2025 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 44 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 98% knockout percentage compared to Ngannou's 0%.

Deontay Wilder is the same age as Francis Ngannou, at 39 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 47 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 174 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Ngannou's 12.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Wilder vs Ngannou form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had been beaten by Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

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Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Ngannou's last 2 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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