Chidi Njokuani Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
◆	Geoff NealUpcoming Welterweight	—	—	—	—	UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry	Aug 15, 2026
L	Carlos Leal Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	Feb 21, 2026
L	Jake Matthews Welterweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:09	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	Jul 12, 2025
W	#15Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R2	2:19	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2	Mar 15, 2025
W	Jared Gooden Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira	Oct 12, 2024
W	Rhys McKee Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot	Mar 30, 2024
L	Michal Oleksiejczuk Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	4:16	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie	Aug 26, 2023
L	Albert Duraev Middleweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen	Mar 25, 2023
L	Gregory Rodrigues Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R2	1:27	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song	Sep 17, 2022
W	Dusko Todorovic Middleweight	KO/TKO	Elbow to Head In Clinch	R1	4:48	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira	May 21, 2022
W	Marc-Andre Barriault Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	0:16	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland	Feb 5, 2022

Outside the UFC

20-7, 1 NCacross 28 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 1 sub · 7 decBellator · MMA Xplosion · Dana White's Contender Series · LFA · TPF 23 +15

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Mário Sousa21-4-1	KO/TKO	elbows	R3	1:35	Dana White's Contender Series	Sep 7, 2021
W	Cristian Torres19-15	KO/TKO	Knee to the Body and Punches	R2	4:10	LFA	Sep 11, 2020
L	Rafael Carvalho17-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jul 12, 2019
L	John Salter19-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:32	Bellator	Nov 30, 2018
W	Hisaki Kato8-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Dec 1, 2017
L	Andrey Koreshkov30-6	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	4:08	Bellator	Aug 25, 2017
W	Melvin Guillard33-24-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jan 27, 2017
W	Andre Fialho17-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:21	Bellator	Dec 3, 2016
W	Thiago Jambo Goncalves19-6	KO/TKO	Body Kick and Punches	R3	2:39	Bellator	Jun 17, 2016
W	Ricky Rainey13-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Nov 20, 2015
W	Max Griffin20-13	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	TPF 23	May 7, 2015
W	Gilbert Smith13-6	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	RFA 22	Jan 9, 2015
W	Steve Hanna8-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RFA 18	Sep 12, 2014
NC	Chris Heatherly9-4	No Contest	Elbow to Spine	R1	3:31	RFA 13	Mar 7, 2014
W	LeVon Maynard14-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:40	SFS	Aug 16, 2013
L	Jeremy Kimball20-12	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:51	RFA 7	Mar 22, 2013
W	Phil Dace9-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:41	RFA 4	Nov 2, 2012
W	Bobby Cooper13-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RFA 3	Jun 30, 2012
W	John Reedy11-6	KO/TKO	Leg Kick	R1	0:55	TPF 13	May 10, 2012
W	Jonathan Harris10-6	KO/TKO	Knee and Punches	R1	1:54	LFC 10	Feb 24, 2012
L	Brandon Thatch11-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:53	ROF 41	Aug 20, 2011
W	Alan Jouban17-7	KO/TKO	Body Kick	R3	1:27	TPF 9	May 6, 2011
W	Jack Montgomery16-18	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:35	KOTC	Nov 13, 2010
W	Chris Kennedy8-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:52	MMA Xplosion	Jul 31, 2010
L	Jorge Lopez12-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:15	MMA Xplosion	May 22, 2010
L	Warren Thompson6-1-1	Submission	Keylock	R1	1:05	BFN 3	Sep 25, 2009
W	Andrew Moncriefe0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:22	SWC 1	Sep 19, 2008
W	George Cortez1-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:30	FTP	Nov 3, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

15 wins, 5 losses

W15

L5

Submission

1 win, 4 losses

W1

L4

Decision

9 wins, 3 losses

W9

L3

Finishes

UFC KOs

3

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.30

Above avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.10

Below avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Chidi Njokuani

PowerChin

Knockout rate

36%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

1.69 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

0.49 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

4 scorecards on file

Chidi Njokuani

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 3 of 4 rounds they disagreed on (75%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

3–1

Won – Lost

75% went their way

Unanimous2 decisions · 50%

1W1L

Split2 decisions · 50%

1W1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB67th

61%478 / 797

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.84 differential

Landed5.16

Absorbed3.32

66%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+18%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head37%60th178
Body40%97th193
Leg22%86th107

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

64%Standing

Standing64%305
Clinch28%136
Ground8%37

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

Landed per 15

Head

B

62nd

31.7

62nd

Body

A+

100th

34.4

100th

Leg

A+

92nd

19.1

92nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

35th

36.3

35th

Body

D

29th

12.3

29th

Leg

D

27th

10.0

27th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	31.7	178	398	45%
Body	34.4	193	278	69%
Leg	19.1	107	121	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.3	204	608	34%
Body	12.3	69	91	76%
Leg	10.0	56	70	80%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

0%

Takedown accuracy

75%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-1.8 min net

On top2.3

On bottom4.1

Offense

Takedowns

D

28th

0.0

28th

TD accuracy

0%

Sub attempts

C

50th

0.2

50th

Control

C

50th

2.3 min

50th

Defense

TD defense

A

71st

75%

71st

Controlled

4.1 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	0 / 6
Submission attempts	1
Control time	13:08

Defense

TDs defended	30 / 40
Control absorbed	23:18

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (84min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

10 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 84 min

140%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Njokuani builds (+12% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Njokuani lifts to 140% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Njokuani ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Njokuanilanded / min

Takedown attempts

Njokuaniattempts / min

Control time

Njokuani% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.0	5.2	4.6	0.05	16%	10
R2	6.5	5.6	2.7	0.04	17%	6
R3	7.6	6.6	3.9	0.15	14%	4

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

10 resolved UFC bouts · 1 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

36/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

44th

30%

44th

Win quality

B

59th

43%

59th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

1

3

Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-15	2	1-1	50%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Building	3	1-2	33%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Carlos Leal	Building	15	Feb 21, 2026
L	Jake Matthews	Long-tenured vet	60	Jul 12, 2025
W	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos#15	Top-15	60	Mar 15, 2025
W	Jared Gooden	Unproven	8	Oct 12, 2024
W	Rhys McKee	Unproven	8	Mar 30, 2024
L	Michal Oleksiejczuk	Contender-level	40	Aug 26, 2023
L	Albert Duraev	Building	15	Mar 25, 2023
L	Gregory Rodrigues	Top-15	49	Sep 17, 2022
W	Dusko Todorovic	Building	18	May 21, 2022
W	Marc-Andre Barriault	Unproven	12	Feb 5, 2022

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

10 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-3

5 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

2-2

4 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-3

4 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

3-2

5 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Chidi Njokuani

Active

4 monthssince last bout

vs Carlos Leal · Feb 21, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 3-2As underdog 1-3

60.1

DK avg

63.6

Median

108.1

Ceiling

12.1

Floor

40%

Boom

30%

Bust

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