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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Chidi Njokuani won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1490
Chidi Njokuani editorial illustration
Elo1478
Marc-Andre Barriault

Chidi NjokuanivsMarc-Andre BarriaultUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Saturday, February 5, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Chidi Njokuani won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:16

Style matchupChidi Njokuani: StrikervsMarc-Andre Barriault: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Marc-Andre Barriault wins(64.6%)

Actual result: Chidi Njokuani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Scouting Report

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

  • Chidi Njokuani has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Chidi Njokuani
Red Corner
VS
Marc-Andre Barriault
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1490
Elo
1478
37
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'1"
203.2 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Chidi NjokuaniL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Rhys McKee · Mar 24
W
vs Jared Gooden · Oct 24
W
KOvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Mar 25
L
SUBvs Jake Matthews · Jul 25
L
vs Carlos Leal · Feb 26
latest
Marc-Andre BarriaultL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Joe Pyfer · Jun 24
L
KOvs Dustin Stoltzfus · Nov 24
W
KOvs Bruno Silva · May 25
L
vs Shara Magomedov · Jul 25
L
vs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Chidi NjokuaniMetricMarc-Andre Barriault
5.16
Strikes / min
5.65
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
5.94
57%
Strike defense
49%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.34
75%
Takedown defense
68%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.84Δ 2.13 — meaningful gap-0.29

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1509Strikes4.1 vs 6.1Takedowns0.0 vs 0.2Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.10Form0.0 vs 0.7
Chidi NjokuaniMarc-Andre Barriault

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601478149515131530← oldermost recent →
Chidi Njokuani(10 fights)Marc-Andre Barriault(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 +12.6|Blue -12.6
Recent Form
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Striker Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Grappler Score
Red +49.9|Blue -49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Chidi NjokuaniTargetMarc-Andre Barriault

By target zone

9
100% acc · 82%
Head
1
100% acc · 50%
1
100% acc · 9%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 9%
Leg
1
100% acc · 50%

By position

4
100% acc · 36%
Distance
2
100% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
7
100% acc · 64%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Chidi Njokuani rounds
0
even
0
Marc-Andre Barriault rounds
Round 1Chidi Njokuani edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
11 / 11
Sig Strikes
2 / 2
100%
Sig Str %
100%
13 / 13
Total Strikes
2 / 2
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Marc-Andre Barriault2 / 22 / 20 / 00
1Chidi Njokuani11 / 1113 / 130 / 00

Chidi Njokuani

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights10

Marc-Andre Barriault

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights17