WelterweightActive
Chidi Njokuani
“Bang Bang”
Country
USARecord
25-121 NC
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
80"
Age
37
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
9 of 14 wins inside the distance · 42nd percentile
Stopped in 26% of bouts — 6 of 23 · 25th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
8:02
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 567 welterweights
Counted from the 23 bouts on record, not the full 37-fight career
Strikes & grappling
543 landed from 874 attempts — 62% accuracy · 81st percentile
0 landed from 7 attempts — 0% accuracy · 0th percentile
4 in 11 statted bouts · 62nd percentile
20m of 1h 36m fought · 81st percentile
Head 39%
Body 40%
Leg 21%
Of 543 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 21 welterweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 11 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 36m of fight time, of the 23 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Joel Álvarez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Carlos Leal | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Jake Matthews | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 1:09 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | WIN | KOKnee | R2 · 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Jared Gooden | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Rhys McKee | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Michal Oleksiejczuk | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 4:16 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Albert Duraev | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Gregory Rodrigues | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 1:27 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song |
| May 21, 2022 | Duško Todorović | WIN | KOElbow | R1 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Marc-Andre Barriault | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 0:16 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Mario Sousa | WIN | KOElbows | R3 · 1:35 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 5, Week 2 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Cristhian Torres | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 91: Njokuani vs. Torres |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Rafael Carvalho | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin |
| Nov 30, 2018 | John Salter | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:32 | Bellator 210: Njokuani vs. Salter |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Hisaki Kato | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Andrey Koreshkov | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 · 4:08 | Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Melvin Guillard | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Andre Fialho | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 0:21 | Bellator 167: Taimanglo vs. Caldwell 2 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Thiago Goncalves | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 2:39 | Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Ricky Rainey | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef |
| Aug 20, 2011 | Brandon Thatch | LOSS | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | ROF 41: Bragging Rights |
| Jul 31, 2010 | Chris Kennedy | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:52 | MMA Xplosion: Vianna vs. Lacy |
| Nov 3, 2007 | George Cortez | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:30 | FTP: Global Showdown |
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Carlos Leal
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jake Matthews
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 1:09
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
KOKneeR2 · 2:19
Jared Gooden
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Rhys McKee
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Michal Oleksiejczuk
KOPunchesR1 · 4:16
Albert Duraev
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchesR2 · 1:27
Duško Todorović
KOElbowR1 · 4:48
KOPunchesR1 · 0:16
Mario Sousa
KOElbowsR3 · 1:35
Cristhian Torres
KOKO/TKOR2
Rafael Carvalho
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
John Salter
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:32
Hisaki Kato
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Andrey Koreshkov
KOTKOR1 · 4:08
Melvin Guillard
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Andre Fialho
KOTKOR1 · 0:21
Thiago Goncalves
KOKO/TKOR3 · 2:39
Ricky Rainey
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Brandon Thatch
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Chris Kennedy
KOKOR1 · 0:52
George Cortez
KOTKOR1 · 1:30
How the wins came
Record
25
Wins
12
Losses
0
Draws
1
No contests
8:02
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Chidi Njokuani’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.