Fighter profile

Chidi Njokuani

“Bang Bang”

Welterweight · UFC record 6-5 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Aug 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)92

Power79

Striking defense73

Takedown defense85

WrestlingProvisional measure57

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING82.2

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING83.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 203 cm (6'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 37

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 23 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed27.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.5per round

Striking differential+10.0per round

Takedown attempts0.30per round

Takedown defense75.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 27.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +10.0
Striking accuracy: 61.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 56.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.13
Target: head / body / leg: 36.2% / 39.3% / 24.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 71.7% / 22.4% / 5.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.30
Takedowns landed per round: 0.00
Takedown accuracy: 0.0%
Takedown defense: 75.0%
Control time per round: 0:35
Submission attempts per round: 0.04
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 6-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 1
Average fight time: 9:54 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Chidi Njokuani — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Aug 2026	Joel Alvarez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Carlos Leal	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Jake Matthews	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:09	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 15 Mar 2025	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	W	KO/TKO Knee	R2 2:19	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 12 Oct 2024	Jared Gooden	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

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Chidi Njokuani — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 30 Mar 2024	Rhys McKee	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Michal Oleksiejczuk	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:16	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 25 Mar 2023	Albert Duraev	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Sat 17 Sep 2022	Gregory Rodrigues	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:27	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Sat 21 May 2022	Dusko Todorovic	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R1 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Sat 5 Feb 2022	Marc-Andre Barriault	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:16	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

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