38 Facts About Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Godson Njokuani was born on December 31,1988 and is an American professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Chidi Njokuani was born to Nigerian parents in Dallas, Texas on December 31,1988.

Chidi Njokuani was introduced to Muay Thai by his older brother Anthony at the age of 10 and began competing at the age of 11.

Chidi Njokuani was temporarily distracted from Muay Thai with skateboarding during his teenage years but eventually returned to fighting and discovered mixed martial arts at the age of 18.

Chidi Njokuani suffered his first professional Muay Thai loss at the hands of Joe Schilling on April 25,2009 but rebounded with back-to-back defeats of Edwin Aguilar and Ken Tran.

Chidi Njokuani started the fight well, using footwork to control the ring, but Marcus soon got inside and began landing knees and elbows from the clinch.

In round two, Chidi Njokuani was twice given time to recover from illegal strikes, an elbow to the back of the head and a low blow.

Each time the fight continued, Marcus would begin to again work in the clinch and Chidi Njokuani repeatedly turned his back, so the referee decided to break the fighters continually.

Chidi Njokuani made his RFA debut at RFA 3: Stevenson vs Cochrane, against Bobby Cooper.

Chidi Njokuani won via the first decision of his career.

Chidi Njokuani then was paired up with Phil Dace at RFA 4.

Chidi Njokuani fought Jeremy Kimball at RFA 7 and lost via submission.

In June 2015, it was announced that Chidi Njokuani had signed with Bellator MMA.

Chidi Njokuani made his debut against Ricky Rainey at Bellator 146 on November 20,2015.

Chidi Njokuani won that fight via knockout due to a combination of body kick and punches.

Chidi Njokuani won the fight via knockout just 21 seconds into the first round.

Chidi Njokuani faced former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 182 on August 25,2017.

Chidi Njokuani lost the fight in the first round via a combination of punches and elbows.

Chidi Njokuani next moved up to Middleweight to face Hisaki Kato at Bellator 189 on December 1,2017.

Chidi Njokuani was scheduled to face Melvin Manhoef on November 30,2018 at Bellator 210.

Chidi Njokuani lost the bout via submission in the first round.

Chidi Njokuani faced Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 224 in a 190-pound Catchweight bout on July 12,2019.

Chidi Njokuani made his promotional debut against Cristhian Torres at LFA 91: Njokuani vs Torres on September 11,2020, winning by second-round technical knockout.

Chidi Njokuani faced Mario Sousa on September 7,2021 at Dana White's Contender Series 38.

Chidi Njokuani won the bout in the third round via ground and pound elbows.

Chidi Njokuani won the fight via knockout in round one.

Chidi Njokuani next faced Dusko Todorovic on May 21,2022 at UFC Fight Night 206.

Chidi Njokuani won the fight via knockout due to an elbow at the end of the first round.

Chidi Njokuani faced Gregory Rodrigues on September 17,2022 at UFC Fight Night 210.

Chidi Njokuani lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Chidi Njokuani faced Albert Duraev on March 25,2023 at UFC on ESPN 43.

Chidi Njokuani lost the bout via first round ground and pound TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.

Chidi Njokuani faced Rhys McKee on March 30,2024, at UFC on ESPN 54.

Chidi Njokuani faced Jared Gooden on October 12,2024 at UFC Fight Night 244.

Chidi Njokuani was reportedly scheduled to compete on February 22,2025 at UFC Fight Night 252.

At the weigh-ins, Chidi Njokuani weighed in at 172.5 pounds, one and a quarter pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit.

The bout proceeded at catchweight and Chidi Njokuani was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to Zaleski dos Santos.

Chidi Njokuani won the fight by technical knockout via a knee and elbows in the second round.