Lightweight

Anthony Njokuani

Last fought: Oct 2014

RECORD

Pro

16-12-0 (1 NC)

UFC

3-5-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:06
Fight Completion Rate	94.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.82
% Fights Inside the Distance	12.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	18-13 (58.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	4-4 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-9 (60.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.2%
% Time in Control	1.8%
% Time Controlled	25.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	6.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.32
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.29
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.03
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Distance Strike Defense	71.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.48
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.75
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.50
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.11

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Anthony Njokuani League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Anthony Njokuani
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%
Takedown Defense	53.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	0:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	14:06
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	48.8%
Control Time/Fight	0:01

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Daron Cruickshank

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani40/9144%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Daron Cruickshank42/10341%TD 6/12Ctrl 2:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	9/25	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Daron Cruickshank	11/30	37%	2/3	1:18	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daron Cruickshank	15/36	42%	3/5	0:48	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daron Cruickshank	16/37	43%	1/4	0:49	—

LOSS

vs. Vinc Pichel

UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw • May 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani24/7731%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Vinc Pichel57/11350%TD 8/11Ctrl 8:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	10/34	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vinc Pichel	16/28	57%	1/1	2:16	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	6/15	40%	0/0	0:03	—
	Vinc Pichel	30/56	54%	4/5	3:24	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	8/28	29%	0/0	0:03	—
	Vinc Pichel	11/29	38%	3/5	2:53	—

WIN

vs. Roger Bowling

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:52

Anthony Njokuani26/4657%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Roger Bowling27/7636%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	14/25	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roger Bowling	16/45	36%	1/1	0:54	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	12/21	57%	0/1	0:02	1
	Roger Bowling	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani32/8737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rafael Dos Anjos51/8560%TD 6/17Ctrl 6:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	24/41	59%	2/3	1:23	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	13/23	57%	3/9	3:10	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	14/21	67%	1/5	2:09	—

WIN

vs. John Makdessi

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani73/15248%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

John Makdessi39/11634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	14/39	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	27/56	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	32/57	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Danny Castillo

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani44/9845%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

Danny Castillo33/7146%TD 6/18Ctrl 8:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	7/21	33%	0/0	0:18	—
	Danny Castillo	18/27	67%	3/9	3:26	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	20/41	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Danny Castillo	6/24	25%	1/5	1:49	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	17/36	47%	0/1	0:00	—
	Danny Castillo	9/20	45%	2/4	2:47	—

WIN

vs. Andre Winner

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani116/21155%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:07

Andre Winner15/11413%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	59/98	60%	1/1	0:19	—
	Andre Winner	4/46	9%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	32/59	54%	1/1	0:40	—
	Andre Winner	6/29	21%	0/1	0:05	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	25/54	46%	0/1	0:08	—
	Andre Winner	5/39	13%	0/0	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Njokuani72/18838%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

Edson Barboza46/15130%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	18/61	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	16/44	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	23/65	35%	1/1	0:25	—
	Edson Barboza	13/55	24%	1/1	0:25	—

R3	Anthony Njokuani	31/62	50%	0/0	0:02	—
	Edson Barboza	17/52	33%	1/1	0:21	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (7 fights)

WIN

vs. Edward Faaloloto

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki • Nov 2010

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 4:54

Anthony Njokuani61/8969%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:25KD 1

Edward Faaloloto17/5829%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	24/42	57%	0/1	0:56	—
	Edward Faaloloto	9/30	30%	1/4	1:34	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	37/47	79%	1/1	1:29	1
	Edward Faaloloto	8/28	29%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Maciej Jewtuszko

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez • Aug 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:35

Anthony Njokuani5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

Maciej Jewtuszko8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	5/10	50%	0/0	0:38	—
	Maciej Jewtuszko	8/17	47%	0/0	0:12	1

LOSS

vs. Shane Roller

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber • Apr 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:07

Anthony Njokuani1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Shane Roller1/1100%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	1/3	33%	0/0	0:02	—
	Shane Roller	1/1	100%	2/4	2:50	—

WIN

vs. Chris Horodecki

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff • Dec 2009

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:33

Anthony Njokuani25/5446%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:25KD 1

Chris Horodecki5/3415%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	25/54	46%	1/1	0:25	1
	Chris Horodecki	5/34	15%	0/2	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Muhsin Corbbrey

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson • Oct 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:42

Anthony Njokuani32/7046%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51KD 1

Muhsin Corbbrey5/4810%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	19/46	41%	0/0	0:43	—
	Muhsin Corbbrey	5/35	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	13/24	54%	0/0	0:08	1
	Muhsin Corbbrey	0/13	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bart Palaszewski

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:27

Anthony Njokuani36/9339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49KD 2

Bart Palaszewski7/2726%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	25/75	33%	0/0	0:45	1
	Bart Palaszewski	7/24	29%	2/3	1:01	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	11/18	61%	0/0	0:04	1
	Bart Palaszewski	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Benson Henderson

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone • Jan 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:42

Anthony Njokuani0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Benson Henderson6/2227%TD 7/13Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Njokuani	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benson Henderson	5/18	28%	6/10	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Njokuani	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benson Henderson	1/4	25%	1/3	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com