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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".
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".
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