Welterweight · “Bang Bang”
Chidi Njokuani
25-12-0 (1 NC) UFC 5-5-0
6'3"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1988-12-31Born
3KO wins
0Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
8:25Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.67
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.91
Striking accuracy60.0%
Striking defense57.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.18
Control time15.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
10 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Carlos Leal 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · 2026-02-21
120/205Sig. strikes
115/276Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jake Matthews 14-7 walk-in Submission · R1 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07-12
5/10Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 11-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · 2025-03-15
46/87Sig. strikes
17/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Gooden 2-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
105/148Sig. strikes
20/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
9:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rhys McKee 0-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · 2024-03-30
64/98Sig. strikes
30/93Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michal Oleksiejczuk 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:16 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · 2023-08-26
29/57Sig. strikes
44/72Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Albert Duraev 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · 2023-03-25
40/99Sig. strikes
45/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gregory Rodrigues 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:27 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
44/65Sig. strikes
48/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dusko Todorovic 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · 2022-05-21
14/17Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:50Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marc-Andre Barriault 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:16 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · 2022-02-05
11/11Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chidi Njokuani) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
1
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
10
Bellator
8
RFA
6
Tachi Palace Fights
3
MMA Xplosion
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
LFA
1
ShinZo Fight Sport
1
+ 6 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 38 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Leal Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2026-02-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jake Matthews | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-07-12 |
UFC | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | TKO (knee and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15 |
UFC | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Jared Gooden | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rhys McKee | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2024-03-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michał Oleksiejczuk | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 |
UFC | 1 | 4:16 |
| L | Albert Duraev | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2023-03-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gregory Rodrigues | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2022-09-17 |
UFC | 2 | 1:27 |
| W | Duško Todorović | KO (elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2022-05-21 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Marc-André Barriault | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
2022-02-05 |
UFC | 1 | 0:16 |
| W | Mário Felipe de Sousa | TKO (elbows) | Dana White's Contender Series 38
2021-09-07 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 1:35 |
| W | Cristhian Torres | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | LFA 91
2020-09-11 |
LFA | 2 | 4:10 |
| L | Rafael Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 224
2019-07-12 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | John Salter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 210
2018-11-30 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:32 |
| W | Hisaki Kato | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 189
2017-12-01 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Andrey Koreshkov | TKO (punches and elbows) | Bellator 182
2017-08-25 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 171
2017-01-27 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | André Fialho | TKO (punches) | Bellator 167
2016-12-03 |
Bellator | 1 | 0:21 |
| W | Thiago Gonçalves | KO (body kick and punches) | Bellator 156
2016-06-17 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:39 |
| W | Ricky Rainey | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 146
2015-11-20 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Griffin | Decision (split) | Tachi Palace Fights 23
2015-05-07 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Gilbert Smith | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 22
2015-01-09 |
RFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Steve Hanna | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 18
2014-09-12 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Chris Heatherly | NC (elbow to spine) | RFA 13
2014-03-07 |
RFA | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | LeVon Maynard | TKO (punches) | ShinZo Fight Sport 1
2013-08-16 |
ShinZo Fight Sport | 1 | 4:40 |
| L | Jeremy Kimball | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 7
2013-03-22 |
RFA | 2 | 1:51 |
| W | Phil Dace | TKO (punches) | RFA 4
2012-11-02 |
RFA | 3 | 0:41 |
| W | Bobby Cooper | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 3
2012-06-30 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Reedy | TKO (leg kick) | Tachi Palace Fights 13
2012-05-10 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | Jon Harris | TKO (knee and punches) | Legacy FC 10
2012-02-24 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:54 |
| L | Brandon Thatch | TKO (punches) | Ring of Fire 41
2011-08-20 |
Ring of Fire | 1 | 0:53 |
| W | Alan Jouban | TKO (body kick) | Tachi Palace Fights 9
2011-05-06 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 3 | 1:27 |
| W | Jack Montgomery | Submission (guillotine choke) | KOTC: Infusion
2010-11-13 |
KOTC | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Chris Kennedy | KO (punches) | MMA Xplosion: Vianna vs. Lacy
2010-07-31 |
MMA Xplosion | 1 | 0:52 |
| L | Jorge Lopez | TKO (punches) | MMA Xplosion: Next Generation Fighter
2010-05-22 |
MMA Xplosion | 1 | 4:15 |
| L | Warren Thompson | Submission (keylock) | Bangkok Fight Night 3
2009-09-24 |
Bangkok Fight Night | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Andrew Moncriefe | TKO (punches) | Supreme Warrior Championship 1
2008-09-19 |
Supreme Warrior Championship | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | Jorge Cortez | TKO (punches) | Fight Time Productions: Global Showdown
2007-11-03 |
Fight Time Productions | 1 | 1:30 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chidi Njokuani) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.