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Welterweight

3 Rounds

Chidi Njokuani won · KO/TKO R2

Elo1490

Elo1488

Chidi NjokuanivsElizeu Zaleski dos SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · Saturday, March 15, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Chidi Njokuani won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:19

Style matchupChidi Njokuani: StrikervsElizeu Zaleski dos Santos: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Chidi Njokuani wins(61.1%)

Actual result: Chidi Njokuani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Chidi Njokuani at +164 American odds

+$164 profit

$264 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Chidi Njokuani has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Chidi Njokuani

Red Corner

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Blue Corner

+164

(38%)

Vegas Odds

-196

(66%)

1490

Elo

1488

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

6'3"

Height

5'11"

203.2 cm

Reach

185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Chidi NjokuaniL2 streak

oldest →

KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Aug 23

vs Rhys McKee · Mar 24

vs Jared Gooden · Oct 24

SUBvs Jake Matthews · Jul 25

vs Carlos Leal · Feb 26

latest

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

oldest →

vs Benoit Saint Denis · Oct 21

vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov · Jun 23

vs Randy Brown · Jun 24

KOvs Zachary Scroggin · Nov 24

KOvs Neil Magny · Aug 25

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Chidi NjokuaniMetricElizeu Zaleski dos Santos

5.16

Strikes / min

4.16

3.32

Strikes absorbed / min

3.56

57%

Strike defense

55%

0.00

TDs / 15 min

0.79

75%

Takedown defense

67%

0.10

Sub atts / 15 min

0.40

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.84Δ 1.24 — meaningful gap+0.60

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Chidi NjokuaniElizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Chidi Njokuani(10 fights)Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red +1.9|Blue -1.9

Recent Form

Red +0.0|Blue -0.0

EVEN

Striker Score

Red -1.7|Blue +1.7

Grappler Score

Red -0.2|Blue +0.2

Layoff

Red +28.0|Blue -28.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Chidi NjokuaniTargetElizeu Zaleski dos Santos

By target zone

45% acc · 37%

Head

18% acc · 29%

50% acc · 35%

Body

40% acc · 12%

76% acc · 28%

Leg

63% acc · 59%

By position

51% acc · 78%

Distance

30% acc · 76%

67% acc · 4%

Clinch

80% acc · 24%

62% acc · 17%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Chidi Njokuani rounds

even

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos rounds

Round 1Chidi Njokuani edged it

Sig. strikes23

Takedowns0

Control0:02

9Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

1:14Control

Round 2Chidi Njokuani edged it

Sig. strikes23

Takedowns0

Control0:08

Knockdowns1

8Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

46 / 87

Sig Strikes

17 / 49

52.5%

Sig Str %

34.5%

46 / 88

Total Strikes

19 / 54

0 / 0

TDs

1 / 5

—

TD %

12.5%

Sub Att

Rev

0:10

Ctrl Time

1:14

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9 / 25	11 / 30	1 / 4
1	Chidi Njokuani	23 / 45	23 / 46	0 / 0
2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	8 / 24	8 / 24	0 / 1
2	Chidi Njokuani	23 / 42	23 / 42	0 / 0

Chidi Njokuani

StanceOrthodox

Height75.0"

Reach80.0"

Fights10

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

StanceOrthodox

Height71.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights15