Ciryl Gane

Ciryl Gane
Gane in 2022
Born	Ciryl Jacky Gane (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 33) La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Other names	Bon Gamin ("Good Kid")
Residence	Nogent-sur-Marne, France [1]
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	81 in (206 cm) [2]
Fighting out of	Paris, France
Team	MMA Factory (2017–present) [3]
Trainer	Fernand Lopez
Years active	2018–present (MMA) 2014–2018 (Muay Thai)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	12
By knockout	6
By submission	3
By decision	3
Losses	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Muay Thai record
Total	14
Wins	14
By knockout	9
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ciryl Jacky Gane ^[4] (born April 12, 1990) ^[5] is a French professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. A professional fighter since 2014, Gane has also formerly competed for TKO Major League MMA where he was the Heavyweight Champion. ^[6] As of November 14, 2023, he is #2 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. ^[7]

Early life

Gane was born in La Roche-sur-Yon, and is of Guadeloupean descent through his father. His father, Romain Gane was a bus driver, and footballer in the Division d'Honneur. As a youth, Gane played football and basketball. Despite his sporting talent, Gane decided to work in sales at a furniture store and he joined a work-study program in Paris. During this time, a former classmate introduced Gane to Muay Thai. ^[8]

Muay Thai career

Gane made his professional debut on June 4, 2016, in a AFMT Muay thai heavyweight title fight against Jérémy Jeanne. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. ^[9]

After a decision win against Samih Bachar, Gane was scheduled to fight the K-1 veteran Brice Guidon at La Nuit Des Titans. He beat Guidon by a third-round knockout. ^[10]

Gane was scheduled to defend his AFMT title against Jonathan Gengoul at Muay Thai Spirit 5. ^[11] He won the fight by a first-round knockout. ^[12]

At Warriors Night, Gane beat Bangaly Keita by a third-round knockout. ^[13] He was then scheduled to fight the multiple-time WBC Muaythai champion Yassine Boughanem at Duel 2. Gane won the fight by decision. ^[14]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Coached by Fernand Lopez, Ciryl Gane made his professional MMA debut in 2018. He was first contracted to the Canadian MMA promotion TKO, where his first fight was for the vacant TKO heavyweight championship, against Bobby Sullivan. He won the title fight in the first round through a front choke. ^[15]

He defended the heavyweight championship a month later against Adam Dyczka, winning the fight in the second round via a TKO. ^[16] His third fight in TKO, and his second title defense, was against Roggers Souza, which he won in the first round by a TKO. ^[17]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gane made his promotional debut on August 10, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 against Raphael Pessoa. ^[18] Gane won the fight by an arm triangle choke at the end of the first round. ^[19]

Gane faced Don'Tale Mayes on October 26, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. Gane won the fight via a heel hook in the third round, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus. ^[20]

Gane faced Tanner Boser on December 21, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie. ^[21] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[22]

Gane was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 18, 2020, at UFC 249. ^[23] However, on March 5, 2020, it was announced that Gane was forced to pull out from the event after suffering pneumothorax during training. ^[24] The bout was eventually rescheduled for July 11, 2020, at UFC 251. ^[25] Subsequently, the pairing was cancelled a second time and scrapped from this event in mid-June as Abdurakhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Gane was expected to face Sergei Pavlovich on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174. ^[26] Pavlovich however had to pull out because of an injury. ^[27] Therefore the original fight against Shamil Abdurakhimov was scheduled again on September 26, 2020, at UFC 253; ^[28] however, the bout was rescheduled again to UFC Fight Night 180 on October 18, 2020. ^[29] The bout fell through once again as Abdurakhimov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons on September 28, 2020, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Ante Delija. ^[30] On October 14, 2020, it was announced that the bout was cancelled due to Delija's contractual problems with his previous deal with the PFL. ^[31]

Gane faced Junior dos Santos on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256. ^[32] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. ^[33]

Gane faced Jairzinho Rozenstruik on February 27, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 186. ^[34] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[35]

Gane faced Alexander Volkov on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190. ^[36] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[37]

Gane faced Derrick Lewis on August 7, 2021, at UFC 265 for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. ^[38] He won the one-sided fight via technical knockout in round three. ^[39] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award. ^[40]

Gane faced Francis Ngannou for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270. ^[41] Gane was ahead after the first two rounds, but Ngannou switched to wrestling and controlled him for the majority rounds three through five. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, marking his first defeat in any martial arts competition. ^[42]

Gane faced Tai Tuivasa on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209. ^[43] He won the fight via knockout in round three. ^[44] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. ^[45]

Gane faced Jon Jones for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285. ^[46] He lost via a guillotine choke submission in the first round. ^{[47] [48]}

Gane faced Serghei Spivac on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226. ^[49] He won the fight via TKO in the second round. The win also earned Gane his third Performance of the Night bonus award. ^[50]

Personal life

Gane and his wife have two daughters. ^[51] They live in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. ^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

• Académie Française de Muay Thai
  • AFMT National Title +91 kg (+201 lb) (One time)
    • One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship ^[39] (One time)
  • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Don'Tale Mayes, Derrick Lewis, and Serghei Spivac ^{[52] [40] [50]}
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Tai Tuivasa ^[45]
  • Tied (Andrei Arlovski & Cain Velasquez) for second longest win streak in UFC Heavyweight division history (7) ^[53]
• TKO Major League MMA
  • TKO World Heavyweight Championship (One time)
    • Two successful title defenses ^[54]
• Sherdog
  • 2021 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year ^[55]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

14 matches	12 wins	2 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	3	1
By decision	3	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	12–2	Serghei Spivac	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac	September 2, 2023	2	3:44	Paris, France	Performance of the Night.
Loss	11–2	Jon Jones	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 285	March 4, 2023	1	2:04	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	11–1	Tai Tuivasa	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa	September 3, 2022	3	4:23	Paris, France	Fight of the Night.
Loss	10–1	Francis Ngannou	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 270	January 22, 2022	5	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States	For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	10–0	Derrick Lewis	TKO (punches)	UFC 265	August 7, 2021	3	4:11	Houston, Texas, United States	Won the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win	9–0	Alexander Volkov	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	June 26, 2021	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8–0	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane	February 27, 2021	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	7–0	Junior dos Santos	TKO (elbow)	UFC 256	December 12, 2020	2	2:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	6–0	Tanner Boser	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie	December 21, 2019	3	5:00	Busan, South Korea
Win	5–0	Don'Tale Mayes	Submission (heel hook)	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	October 26, 2019	3	4:46	Kallang, Singapore	Performance of the Night.
Win	4–0	Raphael Pessoa	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	August 10, 2019	1	4:12	Montevideo, Uruguay
Win	3–0	Roggers Souza	TKO (punches)	TKO 48: Souza vs Gane	May 24, 2019	1	4:26	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada	Defended the TKO Heavyweight Championship.
Win	2–0	Adam Dyczka	TKO (punches)	TKO 44: Hunter vs Barriault	September 21, 2018	2	4:57	Québec City, Quebec, Canada	Defended the TKO Heavyweight Championship.
Win	1–0	Bobby Sullivan	Submission (guillotine choke)	TKO Fight Night 1	August 2, 2018	1	1:42	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Heavyweight debut. Won the vacant TKO Heavyweight Championship.

^[56]

Pay-per-view bouts

No.	Event	Fight	Date	City	Venue	PPV Buys
1.	UFC 265	Lewis vs. Gane	August 7, 2021	Houston, Texas, United States	Toyota Center	Not Disclosed [57]
2.	UFC 270	Ngannou vs. Gane	January 22, 2022	Anaheim, California, United States	Honda Center	Not Disclosed [58]
3.	UFC 285	Jones vs. Gane	March 4, 2023	Paradise, Nevada, United States	T-Mobile Arena	Not Disclosed [59]

Muay Thai record

Professional Muay Thai record

13 Wins (9 (T)KOs, 4 Decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
June 9, 2018	Win	Daniel Lentie	La Nuit De l'Impact IV	Saintes, France	TKO	1	N/A	13–0
October 28, 2017	Win	Yassine Boughanem	Duel 2	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00	12–0
May 27, 2017	Win	Bangaly Keita	Warriors Night	Paris, France	TKO	3	N/A	11–0
April 22, 2017	Win	Jonathan Gengoul	Muay Thai Spirit 5	Les Herbiers, France	KO	1	N/A	10–0
Defended the AFMT Muay thai National Title +201 lb (+91 kg)
March 18, 2017	Win	Brice Guidon	La Nuit Des Titans	Tours, France	TKO	3	N/A	9–0
November 5, 2016	Win	Samih Bachar	Gala des 5 Nations	Nanterre, France	Decision	3	3:00	8–0
June 4, 2016	Win	Jérémy Jeanne	Hurricane Fighting 3	Châlons-en-Champagne, France	TKO	2	N/A	7–0
Won the AFMT Muay thai National Title +201 lb (+91 kg)
April 2, 2016	Win	Imed Souissi	8e Défi des Champions	M’Saken, Tunisie	KO	1	N/A	6–0
December 10, 2015	Win	Brandon Mobi	Paris Fight	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00	5–0
October 31, 2015	Win	Brandon Mobi	Show Thaï 13	Aubervilliers, France	Decision	3	3:00	4–0
May 8, 2015	Win	Jonathan Gengoul	Show Thaï 12	Aubervilliers, France	KO	2	N/A	3–0
February 15, 2015	Win	Yann Kouadja	Super Fight	Paris, France	KO	2	N/A	2–0
November 1, 2014	Win	Cyril Omahri	Show Thaï 10	Aubervilliers, France	KO	1	N/A	1–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes Source: muaythaitv.fr [60]

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Ciryl Gane from Sherdog
• Ciryl Gane at UFC

Achievements
Preceded by Fabrício Werdum	6th UFC Heavyweight Interim Champion 7 August 2021 – 22 January 2022	Vacant Title next held by Tom Aspinall