Chidi Njokuani

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Chidi Njokuani

Nickname“Chidi Bang Bang”

Record

25-12, 1 NC

Streak

W1

Age

37

Date of birth

Dec 31, 1988

Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Born: United States
Camps: One Kick's Gym·Sergio Penha BJJ
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 6'3" · 191 cm
Reach: 80" · 203 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Aug 15, 2026

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Joel Alvarez

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry · Aug 15, 2026

UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry

Carlos Leal

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

Jake Matthews

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:09

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

#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

Knee to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Jared Gooden

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · Oct 12, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Rhys McKee

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · Mar 30, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 4:16

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

Albert Duraev

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen

Gregory Rodrigues

Gregory Rodrigues

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard · R2 · 1:27

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · Sep 17, 2022

Punches to Head From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song

Dusko Todorovic

Dusko Todorovic

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch · R1 · 4:48

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022

Elbow to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

Marc-Andre Barriault

Marc-Andre Barriault

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:16

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Feb 5, 2022

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

Dana White's Contender Series

1-0across 1 bout · wins by 1 KO

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

Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.

Outside the UFC

19-7, 1 NCacross 27 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 1 sub · 7 decBellator · MMA Xplosion · LFA · TPF 23 · RFA 22 +14

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Cristian Torres19-16	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) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB67th

61%633 / 1,026

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

Head36%64th229
Body39%98th249
Leg24%92nd155

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

Sig. strikes by position

72%Standing

Standing72%454
Clinch22%142
Ground6%37

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Njokuani

Landed per 15

Head

B

69th

34.6

69th

Body

A+

100th

37.6

100th

Leg

A+

96th

23.4

96th

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

34th

36.4

34th

Body

F

25th

13.3

25th

Leg

F

20th

11.2

20th

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	34.6	229	498	46%
Body	37.6	249	354	70%
Leg	23.4	155	174	89%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.4	241	728	33%
Body	13.3	88	116	76%
Leg	11.2	74	89	83%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Njokuani

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 99 min

138%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Njokuani builds (+15% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Njokuani lifts to 138% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Chidi Njokuani

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

Chidi Njokuani

Njokuanilanded / min

Takedown attempts

Chidi Njokuani

Njokuaniattempts / min

Control time

Chidi Njokuani

Njokuani% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.4	5.7	4.6	0.04	14%	11
R2	7.1	6.3	3.1	0.07	14%	7
R3	8.6	7.7	4.2	0.12	12%	5

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

Chidi Njokuani

11 resolved UFC bouts · 1 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

49th

32%

49th

Win quality

B

70th

46%

70th

Opponent quality distribution

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

2

1

1

1

2

4

Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division 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
Ranked 6–15	2	1-1	50%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Building	2	0-2	0%
Unproven	4	4-0	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
W	Joel Alvarez	Cross-div ranked	45	Aug 15, 2026
L	Carlos Leal	Building	15	Feb 21, 2026
L	Jake Matthews	Long-tenured vet	60	Jul 12, 2025
W	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos#15	Ranked 6–15	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	Ranked 6–15	50	Sep 17, 2022
W	Dusko Todorovic	Unproven	12	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.

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