Última luta
UFC Atlantic City
Vitória
Njokuani vs McKee
30.03.24
Destaques
Estatísticas e Cartel
14
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
10
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Precisão de striking
- Golpes Sig. Conectados
- 296
- Golpes Sig. Desferidos
- 480
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Precisão De Quedas
- Quedas aplicadas
- Tentativas de queda
- 5
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Golpes Sig. por área
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Informações
Status
Ativo
Cidade natal
Dallas, Estados Unidos
Estilo de luta
MMA
Idade
35
Altura
75.00
Peso
194.40
Estreia no UFC
05.02.22
Envergadura
80.00
Alcance das pernas
45.00
- Pro since 2007
- 14 wins by KO, one by submission (guillotine)
- 10 first-round finishes
- Has won 13 of his last 18 and four of his last five
- Owns wins over UFC vets Alan Jouban (2011), Gilbert Smith (2015), Max Griffin (2015), Ricky Rainey (2015), Melvin Guillard (2017)
- Also faced UFC vets Jorge Lopez, Brandon Thatch, Jeremy Kimball, Chris Heatherly, John Salter
- Younger brother of UFC / WEC vet Anthony Njokuani
UFC Fight Night (9/17/22) Njokuani was stopped by Gregory Rodrigues via strikes at 1:27 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (5/21/22) Njokuani knocked out Dusko Todorovic at 4:48 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/5/22) Njokuani knocked out Marc-Andre Barriault at :16 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 5
Episode two (9/7/21) Njokuani stopped Mario Sousa via strikes at 1:35 of the third round
When and why did you start training for fighting? Probably about 2000; my brother introduced me to combat sports.
What titles have you held? Tachi Palace Middleweight Champion
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s a dream come true; finally, an opportunity to showcase my skills on the biggest stage in MMA
What was your job before you started fighting? I had all kinds of odd jobs because I was pretty young at the time.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt and 22 years of Muay Thai training
Favorite grappling technique: Standing back up
Favorite Striking technique: Head kick
