Barriault vs Njokuani

Who won Barriault vs Njokuani?

Chidi Njokuani beat Marc Andr Barriault by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Barriault vs Njokuani stats

Marc Andr Barriault stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chidi Njokuani made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Chidi Njokuani's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had an advantage in power over Njokuani, with a 69% knock out percentage over Njokuani's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Njokuani had a slight advantage over Barriault, with a 5% submission rate over Barriault's 0%.

Marc Andr Barriault was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Njokuani had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barriault. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Barriault was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 7 months later than Njokuani, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 55 to Njokuani's 69.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marc Andr Barriault had been fighting more than Chidi Njokuani.

Going to this contest, Marc Andr Barriault had last fought 4 years, 4 months and 7 days ago, while Chidi Njokuani's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 17 days ago.

Barriault's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Njokuani's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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