Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chidi Njokuani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Jared Gooden
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chidi Njokuani
Distance 77.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.1%)
Jared Gooden
Distance 91.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chidi Njokuani
Head 48.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 34.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.0%)
Jared Gooden
Head 71.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Njokuani L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Gooden L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 454 / 792 | 57.3% | 38.5% | 314 / 682 | 46.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 142 / 177 | 80.2% | 67.8% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.0% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 229 / 498 | 46.0% | 36.4% | 207 / 530 | 39.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 249 / 354 | 70.3% | 70.7% | 100 / 146 | 68.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 155 / 174 | 89.1% | 83.0% | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Njokuani L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Gooden L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 802 | 39.7% | 39.1% | 417 / 831 | 50.2% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 68.9% | 96 / 120 | 80.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 68.0% | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 728 | 33.1% | 35.6% | 374 / 800 | 46.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 88 / 116 | 75.9% | 69.6% | 134 / 164 | 81.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 74 / 89 | 83.1% | 82.2% | 47 / 50 | 94.0% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Njokuani has more cage time on record.