Njokuani vs Duraev

When is Njokuani vs Duraev?

Chidi Njokuani is set to face the challenge of Albert Duraev during the main card of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Njokuani vs Duraev stats

Chidi Njokuani steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Albert Duraev will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Njokuani has a massive power advantage over Duraev, boasting at 64% knock out percentage over Duraev's 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Duraev will have a massive advantage over Njokuani, boosting at 60% submission rate over Njokuani's 5%.

Chidi Njokuani is the same age as Albert Duraev, at 34 years old.

Njokuani has a height advantage of 4 inches over Duraev. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Njokuani is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Duraev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 24 more professional rounds, 62 to Duraev's 38.

Njokuani vs Duraev form

Chidi Njokuani has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Du ko Todorovi at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Marc Andr Barriault at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Cristhian Torres at LFA 91 on 11th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had been beaten by Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 224 on 12th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Njokuani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Duraev's last 2 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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