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411 Heavyweight MMA Rankings: Derrick Lewis, Francis Ngannou, More

November 30, 2021 | Posted by Jonathan Solomon

411’s Official MMA Rankings

Heavyweight Division


1) Francis Ngannou (16-3)

Birthday: September 5, 1986

Height: 6’4

Weight: 255

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Stipe Miocic – Win via KO (punch) – UFC 260 – March 27, 2021

– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020

– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 239 – July 6, 2019

– vs. Cain Velasquez – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC on ESPN – February 17, 2019

– vs. Curtis Blades – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Ciryl Gane – UFC 270 – January 22, 2022



2) Stipe Miocic (20-4)

Birthday: August 19, 1982

Height: 6’4

Weight: 245

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC 260 – March 27, 2021

– vs. Daniel Cormier – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020

– vs. Daniel Cormier – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 241 – August 17, 2019

– vs. Daniel Cormier – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 226 – July 7, 2018

– vs. Francis Ngannou – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



3) Ciryl Gane (10-0)

Birthday: May 6, 1990

Height: 6’5

Weight: 248

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Derrick Lewis – Win via TKO (strikes) UFC 265 – August 7, 2021

– vs. Alexander Volkov – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 26, 2021

– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 13, 2021

– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (elbow) – UFC 256 – December 12, 2020

– vs. Tanner Boser – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – December 21, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Francis Ngannou – UFC 270 – January 22, 2022




4) Derrick Lewis (25-8, 1 NC)

Birthday: February 7, 1985

Height: 6’3

Weight: 260

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Ciryl Gane – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 265 – August 7, 2021

– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – February 20, 2021

– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – August 8, 2020

– vs. Ilir Latifi – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 247 – February 8, 2020

– vs. Blagoy Ivanov – Win via decision (split) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Chris Daukaus – UFC Fight Night – December 18, 2021



5) Curtis Blaydes (15-3, 1 NC)

Birthday: February 18, 1991

Height: 6’4

Weight: 250

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 266 – September 25, 2021

– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – February 20, 2021

– vs. Alexander Volkov – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 20, 2020

– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 25, 2020

– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 242 – September 7, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



6) Alexander “Drago” Volkov (34-9)

Birthday: October 24, 1988

Height: 6’7

Weight: 235

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Marcin Tybura – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 267 – October 30, 2021

– vs. Ciryl Gane – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 26, 2021

– vs. Alistair Overeem – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 6, 2021

– vs. Walt Harris – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 254 – October 24, 2020

– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – June 20, 2020

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



7) Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-3)

Birthday: March 17, 1988

Height: 6’2

Weight: 248

Currently Fighting With: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Curtis Blaydes – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 266 – September 25, 2021

– vs. Augusto Sakai – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 5, 2021

– vs. Ciryl Gane – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 13, 2021

– vs. Junior dos Santos – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020

– vs. Francis Ngannou – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC 249 – May 9, 2020

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



8) Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (22-7)

Birthday: November 9, 1985

Height: 6’3

Weight: 249

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Alexander Volkov – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 267 – October 30, 2021

– vs. Walt Harris – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 5, 2021

– vs. Greg Hardy – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – December 19, 2020

– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – October 10, 2020

– vs. Maxim Grishin – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 251 – July 11, 2020

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



9) Chris Daukaus (12-3)

Birthday: September 25, 1989

Height: 6’2

Weight: 234

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 266 – September 26, 2021

– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 20, 2021

– vs. Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira – Win via KO (punches) – UFC Fight Night – October 10, 2020

– vs. Danny Holmes – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 252 – August 15, 2020

– vs. Azunna Anyanwu – Loss via TKO – CFFC 73 – March 2, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Derrick Lewis – UFC Fight Night – December 18, 2021



10) Alistair Overeem (47-19, 1 No Contest)

Birthday: May 17, 1980

Height: 6’5

Weight: 240

Birthday: May 17, 1980

Currently Fighting With: Free Agent

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Alexander Volkov – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – February 6, 2021

– vs. Augusto Sakai – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 5, 2020

– vs. Walt Harris – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – Nat 16, 2020

– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC on ESPN – December 7, 2019

– vs. Alexey Oleynik – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – April 20, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



11) Augusto Sakai (15-3-1)

Birthday: May 19, 1991

Height: 6’3

Weight: 264

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – June 5, 2021

– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 5, 2020

– vs. Blagoy Ivanov – Win via decision (split) – UFC on ESPN – May 30, 2020

– vs. Marcin Tybura – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 14, 2019

– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – April 27, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Tai Tuivasa – UFC 269 – December 11, 2021



12) Sergei Pavlovich (14-1)

Birthday: May 13, 1992

Height: 6’3

Weight: 239

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Maurice Greene – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – October 26, 2019

– vs. Marcelo Golm – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – April 20, 2019

– vs. Alistair Overeem – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 24, 2018

– vs. Kirill Sidelnikov – Win via TKO (strikes) – FNG 79 – November 19, 2017

– vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin – Win via decision (unanimous) – FNG 68 – June 2, 2017

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown




13) Blagoy Ivanov (18-4, 1 NC)

Birthday: October 9, 1986

Height: 5’11

Weight: 251

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Augusto Sakai – Loss via decision (split) – UFC on ESPN – May 30, 2020

– vs. Derrick Lewis – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 244 – November 2, 2019

– vs. Tai Tuivasa – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 238 – June 8, 2019

– vs. Ben Rothwell – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 9, 2019

– vs. Junior dos Santos – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 14, 2018

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown



14) Tom Aspinall (11-2)

Birthday: April 11, 1993

Height: 6’5

Weight: 245

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Sergey Spivak – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 4, 2021

– vs. Andrei Arlovski – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – February 20, 2021

– vs. Alan Baudot – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – October 10, 2020

– vs. Jake Collier – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on ESPN – July 25, 2020

– vs. Michael Ben Hamouda – Win via TKO (strikes) – Cage Warriors 107 – September 28, 2019

– vs. Sofiane Boukichou – Win via TKO (injury) – Cage Warriors 101 – February 16, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov – UFC Fight Night – March 19, 2022




15) Alexander Romanov (15-0)

Birthday: December 11, 1990

Height: 6’2

Weight: 260

Currently fighting with: UFC

Last 5 fights:

– vs. Jared Vanderaa – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – October 9, 2021

– vs. Juan Espino – Win via technical decision (split) – UFC on ESPN – April 17, 2021

– vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima – Win via technical submission (forearm choke) – UFC on ESPN – November 7, 2020

– vs. Roque Martinez – Win via submission (arm-triangle choke) – UFC Fight Night – September 12, 2020

– vs. Sergio Freitas – Win via TKO (injury) – Eagles FC 11 – February 16, 2019

Next scheduled appearance:

– Unknown