Francis Ngannou's earnings and net worth in 2016, 2017, and 2018; Net worth Growth rate by year

Jon Snow
Sun Feb,2018
Francis Ngannou's earnings and net worth in 2016, 2017, and 2018; Net worth Growth rate by year MMA

Francis Ngannou is a professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavyweight division of UFC. The 31-year-old UFC fighter of Cameroonian descent holds the record of his highest punching power ever measured by the UFC, at 129,161 units breaking the record of kickboxing champ Tyrone Spong which was 114,000 units.

With the record of 11 wins out of his 13 matches, alongside his 4 years of fighting career, Ngannou has not only earned fame, he is also successful to acquire the estimated net worth of $350,000. Let's know all about his net worth, career earnings and prize money in this section.

Net Worth and career struggle of Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou, a big fan of boxing legend Mike Tyson,  is from a very poor family. But his dedication to using his father's bad reputation as a street fighter as motivation changed his life.

Francis decided to go pro and trained for free under Fernand Lopez Owonyebe at MMA Factory in Paris, besides being homeless there.

On November 30, 2013, Francis Ngannou made his first win in career debut in 100% Fight: Contenders 20 held in Paris against Rachid Benzina via submission.

Before signing with UFC, Francis Ngannous played 6 matches in 100% Fight, as well as in other regional promotions in Europe, however, the detail of his prize money prior to UFC is still undisclosed.

Francis Ngannou's net worth reached $100,000 till 2016

Francis made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Luis Henrique in UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2  on December 19, 2015, where he won the fight with a KO punch and also the prize money of $22,500 including $10,000 for his performance, $10,000 win bonus and $2,500 Reebok sponsorship.

Then again, in his match against Curtis Blaydes on April 10, 2016, in UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos, Francis Ngannou got victorious via a TKO and was handed the prize money of $26,5000.

Let's have a look at fight highlights of Ngannou vs  Henrique.

On July 23, 2016, Francis fought against Bojan Mihajlovic in UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko and got a prize money of $30, 500 for his win. He fought against Anthony Hamilton in UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov on December 9, 2016 which proved to be his biggest fight of 2016 as he won the prize money of $124, 500 accompanied by $36,000 fight pay, $36,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $2,500 Reebok sponsorship.

As reported, at the end of 2016, Francis Ngannou's net worth was $100,000.

Net worth of Francis Ngannou in 2017

In the UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña on January 28, 2017, Francis Ngannous was matched against  Andrei Arlovski and winning by TKO, Francis pocketed $38,000 win bonus, $38,000 fight pay, $50,000 Performance of the Night and $2,500 Reebok sponsorship, summing up to $128,500 in total.

Take a look at Francis Ngannou's best KOs.

In the end of the year, on December 2, 2017, Francis defeated Alistair Overeem in UFC 218 and was rewarded the prize money worth $90,000 ($40,000 fight pay, $40,000 win bonus and $10,000 Reebok sponsorship). Francis also bought a new apartment in Las Vegas in December that year, however, the purchase detail is unrevealed.

By the end of 2017, Francis Ngannou's net worth was reported to be around $180,000. Impressive though!

Expected Net worth in 2018 and growth rate

Talking about his recent fight in 2018, Francis with his increasing fame and fighting skills challenged the UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic in UFC 220 for the title. However, the day January 20, 2018, proved to be dissatisfying as he got defeat in return. Though Francis was paid $530,000 including $500,000 fight payment and $30,000 Reebok sponsorship.

Well, the net worth of Francis Ngannou currently in 2018 till February is around $350,000, but as we can see the net worth of this Cameroonian fighter is increasing year by year, so it is expected to increase after Francis' next fight.

Know more: Stipe Miocic's Net Worth in 2016, 2017, and his projected Net Worth in 2018

As per calculation, Francis' net worth increased by 80% in 2017 in comparison to 2016's net worth. And in 2018, it raised rapidly by 94.44 % in comparison to the net worth of 2017. 

Year Net worth Growth rate Prize Money
2016 $100,000 - $181,500
2017 $180,000 80% $218,5000
2018(estimated till February) $350,000 94.44% $530,000 

Though no new fight schedule of Francis Ngannou is out yet, hope it will be out soon. Till then, let's wish him best and stay tuned for updates.

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