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Chidi Njokuani
“Bang Bang”
United States
26-12-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 80"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Janjira Muay Thai
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1760
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Njokuani puts people to sleep, with 16 KO/TKO wins against 1 submission and 10 decisions. That adds up to a 63% finish rate, so he ends fights early more often than he goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat Joel Álvarez (23-5-0) by unanimous decision. Before that, he lost to Carlos Leal (23-7-0) by unanimous decision, and to Jake Matthews (23-8-0) by first-round submission.
- Style
- Orthodox with an 80" reach, Njokuani lands 6.3 significant strikes a minute at 63% accuracy, a true volume striker. He absorbs 3.75 a minute with 58% defense. No takedowns attempted, and 75% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 15 KO/TKO (58%)
- 1 Submission (4%)
- 10 Decision (38%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 62%
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
26 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 118-42-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1749
- Winvs Joel Álvarez23-5-0 · Power Index 1786Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 15, 2026 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
Fight stats
Stat Chidi Njokuani Joel Álvarez Sig. strikes 155/229 74/164 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:12 0:26 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 46 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 48 25 Round 3 sig. strikes 61 27 - Lossvs Carlos Leal23-7-0 · Power Index 1762Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Fight stats
Stat Chidi Njokuani Carlos Leal Sig. strikes 120/205 115/276 Takedowns 0/2 0/5 Control time 0:06 2:20 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 46 60 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 5 Round 3 sig. strikes 52 50 - Lossvs Jake Matthews23-8-0 · Power Index 1792Submission · R1 · 1:09Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Chidi Njokuani Jake Matthews Sig. strikes 5/10 3/7 Takedowns 0/0 1/1 Control time 0:00 0:29 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 3 - Winvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos26-10-1 · Power Index 1731KO/TKO · R2 · 2:19Mar 15, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2
- Winvs Jared Gooden23-12-0 · Power Index 1673Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 6.30
- Striking accuracy
- 63%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.75
- Striking defense
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0%
- Takedown defense
- 75%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10