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United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
Chidi Njokuani
"
Chidi Bang Bang
"
AGE
35
/
Dec 31, 1988
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
One Kick's Gym
/
Sergio Penha BJJ
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
24
KO
/
TKO
14
58%
SUBMISSIONS
1
4%
DECISIONS
9
38%
Losses
10
KO
/
TKO
5
50%
SUBMISSIONS
3
30%
DECISIONS
2
20%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Jared Gooden
UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira
Oct / 12 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Rhys McKee
UFC on ESPN 54 - Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Mar / 30 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Michal Oleksiejczuk
UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie
Aug / 26 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Thomas Fan
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:16
loss
Albert Duraev
UFC on ESPN 43 - Vera vs. Sandhagen
Mar / 25 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Kerry Hatley
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Gregory Rodrigues
UFC Fight Night 210 - Sandhagen vs. Song
Sep / 17 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:27
win
Dusko Todorovic
UFC Fight Night 206 - Holm vs. Vieira
May / 21 / 2022
KO (Elbow)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:48
win
Marc-Andre Barriault
UFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland
Feb / 05 / 2022
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:16
win
Mario Filipe de Sousa
Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 2
Sep / 07 / 2021
TKO (Elbows)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:35
win
Cristian Torres
LFA 91 - Njokuani vs. Torres
Sep / 11 / 2020
TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Bobby Wombacher
2
4:10
loss
Rafael Carvalho
Bellator 224 - Budd vs. Rubin
Jul / 12 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Kerry Hatley
3
5:00
loss
John Salter
Bellator 210 - Njokuani vs. Salter
Nov / 30 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jason Herzog
1
4:32
win
Hisaki Kato
Bellator 189 - Budd vs. Blencowe 2
Dec / 01 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Jerin Valel
3
5:00
loss
Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator 182 - Koreshkov vs. Njokuani
Aug / 25 / 2017
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:08
win
Melvin Guillard
Bellator 171 - Guillard vs. Njokuani
Jan / 27 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Andre Fialho
Bellator 167 - Taimanglo vs. Caldwell 2
Dec / 03 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Mike Beltran
1
0:21
win
Thiago Jambo Goncalves
Bellator 156 - Galvao vs. Dantas 2
Jun / 17 / 2016
KO (Body Kick and Punches)
Mike Beltran
3
2:39
win
Ricky Rainey
Bellator 146 - Kato vs. Manhoef
Nov / 20 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Max Griffin
TPF 23 - Cinco de Mayhem
May / 07 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Jason McCoy
5
5:00
win
Gilbert Smith
RFA 22 - Smith vs. Njokuani
Jan / 09 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Tom Johnson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Steve Hanna
RFA 18 - Manzanares vs. Pantoja
Sep / 12 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Raul Porrata
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
NC
Chris Heatherly
RFA 13 - Cochrane vs. Escudero
Mar / 07 / 2014
NC (Elbow to Spine)
Bobby Wombacher
1
3:31
win
LeVon Maynard
SFS - Shinzo Fight Sport
Aug / 16 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Dave Hagen
1
4:40
loss
Jeremy Kimball
RFA 7 - Thatch vs. Rhodes
Mar / 22 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Don Thais
2
1:51
win
Phil Dace
RFA 4 - Griffin vs. Escudero
Nov / 02 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Kim Winslow
3
0:41
win
Bobby Cooper
RFA 3 - Stevenson vs. Cochrane
Jun / 30 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Bo Nesslein
3
5:00
win
John Reedy
TPF 13 - Unfinished Business
May / 10 / 2012
TKO (Leg Kick)
Marcos Rosales
1
0:55
win
Jonathan Harris
LFC 10 - Legacy Fighting Championship 10
Feb / 24 / 2012
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Jacob Montalvo
1
1:54
loss
Brandon Thatch
ROF 41 - Bragging Rights
Aug / 20 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Tom Johnson
1
0:53
win
Alan Jouban
TPF 9 - The Contenders
May / 06 / 2011
KO (Kick to the Body)
John McCarthy
3
1:27
win
Jack Montgomery
KOTC - Infusion
Nov / 13 / 2010
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:35
win
Chris Kennedy
MMA Xplosion - Vianna vs. Lacy
Jul / 31 / 2010
KO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
1
0:52
loss
Jorge Lopez
MMA Xplosion - Next Generation Fighter
May / 22 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Chris Tognoni
1
4:15
loss
Warren Thompson
BFN 3 - Bangkok Fight Night 3
Sep / 25 / 2009
Submission (Keylock)
1
1:05
win
Andrew Moncriefe
SWC 1 - Inception
Sep / 19 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
1
0:22
win
George Cortez
FTP - Global Showdown
Nov / 03 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
1
1:30
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2%
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39%
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3%
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22%
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19%
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