Chidi Njokuani (25-11, 16) was born in Dallas, Texas, U.S. on December 31, 1988. At the age of 18 years on November 3, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Jorge Cortez, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 5, 2022, 33-year old Chidi Njokuani made his UFC debut on his 29th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland against a 31-year old Marc-André Barriault, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Njokuani's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Jake Matthews at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 36 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chidi Njokuani's best fights have been against Marc-André Barriault, Duško Todorović, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, André Fialho, Rhys McKee, Jared Gooden and Hisaki Kato.
Njokuani has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Jul 12, 2025 36 years, 6 months 25-11 (16) | 30 years, 10 months 21-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
36  | Mar 15, 2025 36 years, 2 months 25-10 (16) | 38 years, 4 months 25-8-1 (18) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and elbows |
35  | Oct 12, 2024 35 years, 9 months 24-10 (15) | 30 years, 10 months 23-9 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
34 | Mar 30, 2024 35 years, 2 months 23-10 (15) | Rhys McKee | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
33  | Aug 26, 2023 34 years, 7 months 22-10 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 18-6 (14) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Mar 25, 2023 34 years, 2 months 22-9 (15) | Albert Duraev | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Sep 17, 2022 33 years, 8 months 22-8 (15) | 30 years, 7 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | May 21, 2022 33 years, 4 months 22-7 (15) | 28 years 11-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow |
29  | Feb 5, 2022 33 years, 1 months 21-7 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
28 | Sep 7, 2021 32 years, 8 months 20-7 (13) | Mário Felipe de Sousa | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
27 | Sep 11, 2020 31 years, 8 months 19-7 (12) | Cristhian Torres | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches | |
26  | Jul 12, 2019 30 years, 6 months 18-7 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 15-3 (12) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Nov 30, 2018 29 years, 11 months 18-6 (11) | 33 years, 8 months 15-4 (14) | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Dec 1, 2017 28 years, 11 months 18-5 (11) | 35 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Aug 25, 2017 28 years, 7 months 17-5 (11) | 27 years 19-2 (13) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
22  | Jan 27, 2017 28 years 17-4 (11) | 33 years, 9 months 32-16-2 (23) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Dec 3, 2016 27 years, 11 months 16-4 (11) | 22 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20 | Jun 17, 2016 27 years, 5 months 15-4 (10) | Thiago Gonçalves | Bellator | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Body kick and punches |
19  | Nov 20, 2015 26 years, 10 months 14-4 (9) | 32 years, 4 months 11-3 (8) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | May 7, 2015 26 years, 4 months 13-4 (9) | 29 years, 5 months 10-1 (6) | WL | 5 | SD | WIN Won TPF welterweight title | |
17 | Jan 9, 2015 26 years 12-4 (9) | Gilbert Smith | WL | 5 | UD | WIN For RFA welterweight title | |
16 | Sep 12, 2014 25 years, 8 months 11-4 (9) | Steve Hanna | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Mar 7, 2014 25 years, 2 months 10-4 (9) | Chris Heatherly | WL | 1 | NC | NC Elbow to spine | |
14 | Aug 16, 2013 24 years, 7 months 10-4 (9) | LeVon Maynard | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13  | Mar 22, 2013 24 years, 2 months 9-4 (8) | 22 years 8-3 (6) | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Nov 2, 2012 23 years, 10 months 9-3 (8) | Phil Dace | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Jun 30, 2012 23 years, 6 months 8-3 (7) | Bobby Cooper | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | May 10, 2012 23 years, 4 months 7-3 (7) | John Reedy | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick | |
9 | Feb 24, 2012 23 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | Jon Harris | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
8  | Aug 20, 2011 22 years, 7 months 5-3 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
7  | May 6, 2011 22 years, 4 months 5-2 (5) | 28 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Body kick | |
6 | Nov 13, 2010 21 years, 10 months 4-2 (4) | Jack Montgomery | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
5 | Jul 31, 2010 21 years, 7 months 3-2 (3) | Chris Kennedy | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 22, 2010 21 years, 4 months 2-2 (2) | Jorge Lopez | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
3 | Sep 24, 2009 20 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Warren Thompson | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Keylock | |
2 | Sep 19, 2008 19 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Andrew Moncriefe | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Nov 3, 2007 18 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Jorge Cortez | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
