Anthony Njokuani (18-15, 10) was born in Enugu, Nigeria on March 1, 1980. At the age of 23 years on May 3, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Lee King, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 19, 2011, 31-year old Anthony Njokuani made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 128 against a 25-year old Edson Barboza but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Njokuani's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Jesse Ronson at age 44 on March 2, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Anthony Njokuani's best fights have been against Roger Bowling, Chris Horodecki, Bart Palaszewski, Andre Winner, John Makdessi, Muhsin Corbbrey and Edward Faaloloto.
Njokuani has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Mar 2, 2024 44 years 18-15 (10) | 38 years, 2 months 26-12 (22) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
33 | Sep 8, 2023 43 years, 6 months 18-14 (10) | Brandon Jenkins | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32 | May 5, 2023 43 years, 2 months 17-14 (10) | Handesson Ferreira | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
31 | Jan 28, 2022 41 years, 10 months 17-13 (10) | Raimond Magomedaliev | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
30 | Dec 17, 2021 41 years, 9 months 17-12 (10) | Wesley Golden | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Jun 11, 2016 36 years, 3 months 16-12 (9) | Leonardo Mafra | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
28  | Jun 26, 2015 35 years, 3 months 16-11 (9) | 28 years, 9 months 7-3 (3) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
27 | Feb 13, 2015 34 years, 11 months 16-10 (9) | David Burrow | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
26  | Oct 4, 2014 34 years, 7 months 16-9 (9) | 29 years, 3 months 15-5 (10) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25  | May 24, 2014 34 years, 2 months 16-8 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
24  | Apr 20, 2013 33 years, 1 months 16-7 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
23  | Jul 11, 2012 32 years, 4 months 15-7 (8) | 27 years, 8 months 16-6 (10) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | Apr 21, 2012 32 years, 1 months 15-6 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Dec 30, 2011 31 years, 9 months 14-6 (8) | 32 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
20 | Jul 2, 2011 31 years, 4 months 14-5 (8) | Andre Winner | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years 13-5 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18 | Nov 11, 2010 30 years, 8 months 13-4 (8) | Edward Faaloloto | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbow | |
17  | Aug 18, 2010 30 years, 5 months 12-4 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | WEC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
16  | Apr 24, 2010 30 years, 1 months 12-3 (7) | 30 years, 9 months 7-2 (6) | WEC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Dec 19, 2009 29 years, 9 months 12-2 (7) | 22 years, 2 months 14-1 (8) | WEC | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
14 | Oct 10, 2009 29 years, 7 months 11-2 (6) | Muhsin Corbbrey | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13  | Apr 5, 2009 29 years, 1 months 10-2 (5) | 25 years, 10 months 31-12 (24) | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12  | Jan 25, 2009 28 years, 10 months 9-2 (4) | 25 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | WEC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
11 | Sep 19, 2008 28 years, 6 months 9-1 (4) | Aaron Williams | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees | ||
10 | Sep 1, 2007 27 years, 6 months 8-1 (3) | Keyon Mike Jackson | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
9  | Apr 28, 2007 27 years, 1 months 7-1 (2) | 24 years 5-0 (5) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
8 | Mar 9, 2007 27 years 7-0 (2) | Kenneth Rosfort-Nees | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Nov 10, 2006 26 years, 8 months 6-0 (1) | Jason Palacios | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 26, 2006 26 years, 3 months 5-0 (1) | Steven Bratland | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Apr 29, 2006 26 years, 1 months 4-0 (1) | Ira Boyd | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Feb 25, 2006 25 years, 11 months 3-0 (1) | Devon Miller | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jul 22, 2005 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (0) | Ben Dauck | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Sep 18, 2004 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | James Martinez | 1 | NC | NC Premature stoppage | ||
1 | May 3, 2003 23 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Lee King | 3 | UD | WIN |
