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Chidi Njokuani
Chidi Njokuani
22-7 · USA
September 17, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Gregory Rodrigues def. Chidi Njokuani by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 1:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodrigues32/500/210:39
Njokuani36/530/001:34
R2 · 1:27
Rodrigues16/401/100:35
Njokuani8/120/000:06
Total
Rodrigues48/901/311:14
Njokuani44/650/001:40

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RodriguesWin probabilityNjokuani
60.4%39.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
20%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Rodrigues, blue toward Njokuani. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodrigues60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%20%
Submission15%24%14%
Decision29%49%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 48
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.1)act 1
Njokuani40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%30%
Submission5%13%6%
Decision22%54%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1859)act 44
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R217%
R39%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Rodrigues
41.7%+137
Njokuani
-13757.1%
Most takedownstie 23.1%
Rodrigues
67.2%-697
Njokuani
+6979.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodrigues
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
39.7%
+152
Under 34.5
60.3%
-152
04487
Njokuani
Expected: 43.4
43.5
Over 43.5
39.7%
+152
Under 43.5
60.3%
-152
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Rodrigues
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.7%
+120
Exactly 2
17.0%
push
Under 2
45.3%
-120
036
Njokuani
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+333
Under 0.5
76.9%
-333
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Rodrigues60.4%45.6%+14.8+109
Njokuani39.6%54.4%−14.8-133
By method
Rodrigues by KO/TKO17.6%19.9%−2.3+310
Rodrigues by submission12.2%14.0%−1.8+482
Rodrigues by decision30.6%12.7%+17.9+544
Njokuani by KO/TKO11.5%29.7%−18.2+175
Njokuani by submission8.0%6.3%+1.7+1201
Njokuani by decision20.1%17.4%+2.7+368
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.9%36.3%+40.6-131
Over 2.5 rds60.1%36.9%+23.2+154
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.7%32.0%+18.7+192

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
68.6Striking71.8
Njokuani +3.2
71.7Grappling44.8
Rodrigues +26.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguesNjokuani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1564
1549
Divisional
1564
1510
Striking offense
1507
1492
Striking defense
1532
1524
Grappling offense
1500
1553
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.00
Strikes landed / min
4.93
56%
Strike accuracy
89%
5.61
Strikes absorbed / min
1.38
54%
Strike defense
22%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.53
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
58%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
71%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gregory Rodrigues
  • WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1713mo before
  • LArmen PetrosyanS-DEC R3
    Close -1577mo before
  • WJunYong ParkKO/TKO R2
    Close -13611mo before
  • WDusko TodorovicU-DEC R3
    Close +1211y 3mo before
Chidi Njokuani
  • WDusko TodorovicKO/TKO R1
    Close -2504mo before
  • WMarc-Andre BarriaultKO/TKO R1
    Close -1097mo before
Rodrigues — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(33%) 1
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (60%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
1 (5%)Submission(43%) 3
7 (35%)Decision(14%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rodrigues
Njokuani
4
UFC fights
2
41.5 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
5.1 min · 2.5 avg
11y 11m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Rodrigues
Njokuani
38W–8L · 82.6%
Overall
24W–6L · 80.0%
32W–7L · 82.1%
Wins
24W–6L · 80.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodrigues
Njokuani
77W–35L · 68.8%
Overall
259W–94L · 73.4%
67W–31L · 68.4%
Wins
187W–80L · 70.0%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
72W–14L · 83.7%
Distance striking
Rodrigues
Njokuani
6.95
Landed / min
18.24
54.2%
Accuracy
81.8%
53.9%
Defense
50.0%
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
5.92
74.1%
Time at distance
9.7%
Grappling & control
Rodrigues
Njokuani
2.53
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
58.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.96
78.9%
Control share
21.9%
Strike target map
Rodrigues
  • Head78%(193)div 64%
  • Body18%(46)div 20%
  • Legs4%(10)div 17%
Njokuani
  • Head48%(12)div 64%
  • Body36%(9)div 20%
  • Legs16%(4)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Gregory Rodrigues
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Chidi Njokuani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.