Maxwell Djantou Nana
"Leonidas"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Maxwell Djantou Nana
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Low submission defense (lost professional debut via RNC)
- Can be out-worked over three rounds by high-volume grinders
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Wrestling is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression77
- Cardio65
- Wrestling55
- Fight IQ70
- Distance Control83
- Finishing75
Prep for camp: Maxwell Djantou Nana
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes massive 79-inch reach to land long-range right crosses
- High-amplitude striker who favors heavy leg kicks to set up finishing punches
- Patient counter-striker who waits for openings to deploy explosive power
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Southpaw pressure striker
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Maxwell Djantou Nana.
How Maxwell has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following win over Karl Williams.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-05-02vs Karl WilliamsDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli
- L2025-10-18vs Justin ClarkeRetirement · R3 · PFL Africa 3
- W2025-07-19vs Mickael GroguheDecision · R3 · PFL Africa 1
- W2024-08-23vs Kent MafileoKO/TKO (Right Cross) · R2 · PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs
- W2024-02-16vs Adnan LarryRetirement · R2 · ONE Friday Fights 52
Availability
Currently active within the PFL roster.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
A powerful Cameroonian heavyweight training out of Manchester Top Team, Nana is a physical specimen with a background in explosive striking. He possesses genuine one-punch knockout power and has recently shown more tactical maturity in winning 15-minute decisions against UFC-level veterans like Karl Williams.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes massive 79-inch reach to land long-range right crosses
- High-amplitude striker who favors heavy leg kicks to set up finishing punches
- Patient counter-striker who waits for openings to deploy explosive power
- Physically imposing clincher who uses size to neutralize opponents against the cage
Signature Moves
- Right Cross
- Heavy Lead Leg Kicks
- Head Kick
- Hammerfists from top position
Weaknesses
- Low submission defense (lost professional debut via RNC)
- Can be out-worked over three rounds by high-volume grinders