
Chidi Njokuani
Chidi Njokuani, “Bang Bang”, is a Welterweight from the United States with an official record of 25-12 (1 NC). MMA Hub holds 24 of those bouts: 15 wins and 9 losses, the wins coming 9 by knockout and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Carlos Leal at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez on 21 February 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| 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 |
Wins, losses and draws are Chidi Njokuani’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 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.
Chidi Njokuani’s record, in numbers
Chidi Njokuani’s official record is 25-12 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 15 wins, 9 losses — because 14 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 15 wins break down as 9 by knockout and 6 by decision — 9 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 32 seconds.
Chidi Njokuani has been stopped 6 times in the 24 bouts on file — 4 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 25% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 24 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 566 Welterweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Chidi Njokuani has a finish rate above 34% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 26% of them and a two-year bout count above 90% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Chidi Njokuani is listed at 6ft 3in with a reach of 80in, fights orthodox and is 37, born 30 December 1988.
These figures are recomputed from Chidi Njokuani’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















