Chidi Njokuani "Bang Bang"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record6-5 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record50-34-1 (59.5%) across 11 opponents
Last 5 opponents36-20-1 (64.3%) across 5 opponents
Age37
Height6' 3"
Reach80"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute6.38
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.06
Striking accuracy62%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.00
Takedowns landed / attempted0%
Takedown defense75%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.15
Average fight time9 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-15Joel Alvarez8-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
2026-02-21Carlos Leal1-2StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2025-07-12Jake Matthews14-7BalancedLSubmission R1 1:09UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-03-15Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos11-4-1StrikerWKO/TKO R2 2:19UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2024-10-12Jared Gooden2-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-03-30Rhys McKee0-3StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-08-26Michal Oleksiejczuk6-4 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:16UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-03-25Albert Duraev1-1BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2022-09-17Gregory Rodrigues3-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 1:27UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2022-05-21Dusko Todorovic2-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:48UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2022-02-05Marc-Andre Barriault2-3 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:16UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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