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3 Rounds

Anthony Njokuani won · U-DEC R3

Elo1476

Elo1354

John MakdessivsAnthony NjokuaniUFC Prediction Result

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · Saturday, April 21, 2012Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Anthony Njokuani won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJohn Makdessi: Pressure fightervsAnthony Njokuani: Elusive striker

The elusive striker must use the cage and footwork. The pressure fighter forces the war.

Model Prediction: Anthony Njokuani wins(62.2%)

Actual result: Anthony Njokuani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Anthony Njokuani at -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 total returned

Scouting Report

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

John Makdessi has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Anthony Njokuani has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

John Makdessi

Red Corner

Anthony Njokuani

Blue Corner

+200

(33%)

Vegas Odds

-220

(69%)

1476

Elo

1354

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

5'8"

Height

6'1"

172.72 cm

Reach

190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

John MakdessiL2 streak

oldest →

vs Jesus Pinedo · Mar 19

vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20

vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Apr 21

vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22

vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23

latest

Anthony NjokuaniL2 streak

oldest →

vs Danny Castillo · Dec 11

vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Jul 12

KOvs Roger Bowling · Apr 13

vs Vinc Pichel · May 14

vs Daron Cruickshank · Oct 14

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

John MakdessiMetricAnthony Njokuani

5.52

Strikes / min

3.94

4.15

Strikes absorbed / min

2.41

68%

Strike defense

65%

0.00

TDs / 15 min

0.50

86%

Takedown defense

53%

0.00

Sub atts / 15 min

0.20

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.37evenly matched on net striking+1.53

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

John MakdessiAnthony Njokuani

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

John Makdessi(10 fights)Anthony Njokuani(8 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 +122.2|Blue -122.2

Recent Form

Red +0.4|Blue -0.4

Striker Score

Red -0.5|Blue +0.5

Grappler Score

Red -0.3|Blue +0.3

Layoff

Red +20.0|Blue -20.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

John MakdessiTargetAnthony Njokuani

By target zone

21% acc · 36%

Head

35% acc · 40%

39% acc · 36%

Body

57% acc · 32%

79% acc · 28%

Leg

75% acc · 29%

By position

34% acc · 97%

Distance

47% acc · 97%

25% acc · 3%

Clinch

100% acc · 3%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

John Makdessi rounds

even

Anthony Njokuani rounds

Round 1Anthony Njokuani edged it

Sig. strikes9

Takedowns0

Control0:00

14Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Anthony Njokuani edged it

Sig. strikes16

Takedowns0

Control0:00

27Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 3Anthony Njokuani edged it

Sig. strikes14

Takedowns0

Control0:00

32Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

39 / 116

Sig Strikes

73 / 152

33%

Sig Str %

46.3%

45 / 124

Total Strikes

75 / 154

0 / 0

TDs

0 / 0

—

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

0:00

Ctrl Time

0:00

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Anthony Njokuani	14 / 39	14 / 39	0 / 0
1	John Makdessi	9 / 28	10 / 29	0 / 0
2	Anthony Njokuani	27 / 56	27 / 56	0 / 0
2	John Makdessi	16 / 45	18 / 48	0 / 0
3	Anthony Njokuani	32 / 57	34 / 59	0 / 0
3	John Makdessi	14 / 43	17 / 47	0 / 0

John Makdessi

StanceOrthodox

Height68.0"

Reach68.0"

Fights20

Anthony Njokuani

StanceOrthodox

Height73.0"

Reach75.0"

Fights8