Jared Gooden vs.
Chidi Njokuani
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
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
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: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jared Gooden
Distance 91.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 8.1%)
Chidi Njokuani
Distance 71.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jared Gooden
Head 71.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Chidi Njokuani
Head 49.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 34.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gooden L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Njokuani L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 314 / 682 | 46.0% | 38.6% | 305 / 570 | 53.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 67.8% | 136 / 170 | 80.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 530 | 39.1% | 37.2% | 178 / 398 | 44.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 100 / 146 | 68.5% | 70.7% | 193 / 278 | 69.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 82.9% | 107 / 121 | 88.4% | 82.9% |
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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Gooden L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Njokuani L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 417 / 831 | 50.2% | 39.0% | 246 / 641 | 38.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 96 / 120 | 80.0% | 68.9% | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 374 / 800 | 46.8% | 35.6% | 204 / 608 | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 134 / 164 | 81.7% | 69.6% | 69 / 91 | 75.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 47 / 50 | 94.0% | 82.1% | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Njokuani has more cage time on record.