Reported prose from our newsroom. Power striker
Chidi Njokuani is 5-5 in the UFC through 10 fights since his debut on Feb. 5, 2022.
He won three straight welterweight bouts across 2024 and early 2025: a split decision over Rhys McKee in March 2024, a unanimous decision over Jared Gooden that October and a second-round TKO of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on March 15, 2025.
Two losses followed. Jake Matthews submitted him in the first round on July 12, 2025, and Carlos Leal beat him by unanimous decision over three rounds on Feb. 21, 2026.
All five of his most recent fights were contested at welterweight. His promotional record sits even, five wins and five losses, heading into Saturday's card in Philadelphia.
The facts, plainly — vitals and record from public UFC statistics; nickname, nationality, hometown and camp from the public fighter register. A field we can't source stays “pending”; it never shows a fake value.
| Nickname | Bang Bang |
| Nationality | United States |
| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Fighting out of | pending |
| Height | 6' 3" |
| Reach | 80.0" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Age | 37 |
| Date of birth | Dec 31, 1988 |
| Weight | 170 lbs. |
| Pro record | 25-12 |
| Finish split | pending |
Six 0–100 scores, each a percentile rank against every fighter on record. Tap any i for what a score measures.
The moat — every call we've made on this fighter, timestamped and graded in public. Nobody else can copy this.
FightIQ has picked Chidi Njokuani once, 1 correct (1-0 — 100% right). The confidence % is the number we stood behind at the time — losses shown, toss-ups included.
| Date | Opponent | Card | We said | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-15 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | UFC Fight Night: Duben vs Judice | 52% | Correct |
Where the strikes go — and where they land on him. Career UFC totals, straight off the tape.
Significant strikes only, as recorded by UFCStats, across the fighter's whole UFC career. Shares are raw counts — nothing here is modelled or smoothed. Accuracy is landed ÷ attempted and comes from the per-round tape, which covers slightly fewer fights than the totals do.
Pro record: 25-12. Timeline below is the bouts FightIQ has tracked (most recent first).
