History repeats: Ngannou is also beating mostly high mileage fighters

[Claude]

Just like Stipe, Ngannou is taking advantage of a wore down, high mileage division. Only exceptions being Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

Number of fights and years active at the time they fought:

Arlovski: 18 years active, 39 fights
Ngannou: 4 years active, 10 fights

Overeem: 18 years active, 59 fights
Ngannou: 4 years active, 11 fights,

Cain: 13 years active, 16 fights,
Ngannou: 6 years active, 15 fights

JDS: 13 years active, 26 fights
Ngannou: 6 years active, 16 fights

Stipe: 11 years active, 23 fights
Ngannou: 7 years active, 18 fights


Overall:

-71% of Ngannou's top ranked opponents had been fighting for 11 years or more.
-57% of his top opponents had been fighting for 13 years or more.
-The average mileage of his top ranked opponents is: 12 years active and 26 fights.

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Bottom line:

Looks like the best way to succeed at HW is to be young and fresh (fightwise) and fight mostly high mileage fighters, as Stipe and Francis have shown.

Ngannou fought even more diminished versions of Arlovski, Overeem and JDS than Stipe did. Also Francis will fight yet another high mileage fighter next, whether it's Jones or Lewis. The HW division has failed to produce fresh talent for many years.

In fights, timing is key.

"It's not WHO you beat that matters, it's WHEN you beat them".

 

[Claude]

Stipe's fight mileage compared to his opponents':

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...en-ridiculously-high-compared-to-his.4127976/

 

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

It’s heavyweight. There’s no young guys

 

[Claude]

It’s heavyweight. There’s no young guys

It's HW at the moment.

In the early 2000's there was plenty of young, fresh talent.

 

[Barteh]

Blaydes didn't have that much mileage and Gane will be fresh too if he gets the shot next year. Not too sure about Volkov but he seems relatively fresh.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

It’s undeniable that Ngannou is beating wash ups and one dimensional jobbers.


Well done TS

 

[Claude]

Blaydes didn't have that much mileage and Gane will be fresh too if he gets the shot next year. Not too sure about Volkov but he seems relatively fresh.

I mentioned Blaydes as an exception. Jairzinho as well.

Volkov is high mileage. 41 fights, and fighting since 2009.

Gane is a good option.

 

[ThinkBig500]

Heavyweights are older than other weight classes. And the best guys often have the most experience. Who knew.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Blades is high mileage? Rozen was high mileage? Also, who else is there? You want to fly some Belloltor Heavyweights over to help solidify his resume?

GTFO, lol.

 

[C0NCH3TO]

This is another “ Fedor is still the Goat, your favorite heavy sucks” thread.

 

[Claude]

Heavyweights are older than other weight classes. And the best guys often have the most experience. Who knew.

There was at time when the top HW's were younger and fresher. Even in the UFC.

No, the best fighters are not high mileage.

 

[sdpdude9]

Yes, we know. Nobody has ever beaten anybody good and if they have there’s an asterisk.

 

[Claude]

Blades is high mileage? Rozen was high mileage? Also, who else is there? You want to fly some Belloltor Heavyweights over to help solidify his resume?

GTFO, lol.

You didn't read the thread, did you?

Here, this was in the OP:

Just like Stipe, Ngannou is taking advantage of a wore down, high mileage division. Only exceptions being Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

 

[ThunderStruck]

There was at time when the top HW's were younger and fresher. Even in the UFC.

No, the best fighters are not high mileage.

Too bad Fedor only fought 2 of them, who skillwise aren't better than today's hw.

 

[Claude]

This is another “ Fedor is still the Goat, your favorite heavy sucks” thread.

Fedor has nothing to do with this. Don't be so insecure.

 

[RoyJonesJr]

Welcome to modern day HW

I blame UFC's inability to scout talent like other major league sports

Boxing has the same issue, depth is lacking

 

[Romo Gracie]

Sherdog logic:
Fedor beats Arlovski. «Arlovski was past his prime, washed up, glass chin»
Ngannou beats washed up Arlovski. «Ngannou, Ford F150 Raptor dude, he’d kill prime Fedor.»

 

[Claude]

Too bad Fedor only fought 2 of them, who skillwise aren't better than today's hw.

This thread isn't about Fedor, it's about Ngannou.

Keep your insecurities to yourself.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Who is he suppose to fight? The guy fights whoever in front of him in the rankings. If they happen to have high fight mileage so be it. That's just the nature of the sport at times. It is what it is.

 

[Claude]

Yes, we know. Nobody has ever beaten anybody good and if they have there’s an asterisk.

Straw man fallacy.