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The Clinch

Nigeria “The Assassin” 2009-2014 · 34 rounds on file

Anthony Njokuani

7-8-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 587/1,276
Takedown accuracy 5/11
Sig. strikes / round 17.3
Control / round 0:13
Inside the distance 71% 5 of 7 wins
Height
6′1″185.4 cm
Reach
75″190.5 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4601 MAR 1980
Listed weight
155 lb70.3 kg
Pressure Striker Automatically assigned from data across 15 fights - 1.0 takedown attempts and 4% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 6 1-5-0 vs 1536 avg
Positional Controller 5 1-4-0
Submission Grappler 1 0-1-0
Hybrid 4 3-1-0 vs 1512 avg
Well-Rounded 4 3-1-0
Striking 4 3-1-0 vs 1500 avg
Distance Striker 3 2-1-0
Pressure Striker 1 1-0-0
-- Not classified 1 0-1-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 6 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

25 JAN 2009 - lost to Benson Henderson · Submission 05 APR 2009 - beat Bart Palaszewski · Technical Knockout 10 OCT 2009 - beat Muhsin Corbbrey · Technical Knockout 19 DEC 2009 - beat Chris Horodecki · Technical Knockout 24 APR 2010 - lost to Shane Roller · Submission 18 AUG 2010 - lost to Maciej Jewtuszko · Technical Knockout 11 NOV 2010 - beat Edward Faaloloto · Technical Knockout 19 MAR 2011 - lost to Edson Barboza · Decision (Unanimous) 02 JUL 2011 - beat Andre Winner · Decision (Unanimous) 30 DEC 2011 - lost to Danny Castillo · Decision (Split) 21 APR 2012 - beat John Makdessi · Decision (Unanimous) 11 JUL 2012 - lost to Rafael Dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous) 20 APR 2013 - beat Roger Bowling · Technical Knockout 24 MAY 2014 - lost to Vinc Pichel · Decision (Unanimous) 04 OCT 2014 - lost to Daron Cruickshank · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 34 rounds across 15 of 15 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 17.3
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.6
Takedowns landed 0.1
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.1
Control time 0:13 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 46% 587/1,276
Takedowns 45% 5/11
Opponents’ accuracy 35% 359/1,036

Where the strikes land

Head 52% 304
Body 27% 157
Leg 21% 126

And from where

At distance 77% 452
In the clinch 16% 91
On the ground 7% 44

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 5 won Technical Knockout · 5-1
Submission 0 won Submission · 0-2
Decision 2 won Decision (Unanimous) · 2-4 Decision (Split) · 0-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
04 OCT 2014 Daron Cruickshank Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 40 42 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine
24 MAY 2014 Vinc Pichel Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 24 57 UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
20 APR 2013 Roger Bowling Won Technical Knockout R2 2:52 26 27 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
11 JUL 2012 Rafael Dos Anjos Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 32 51 UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
21 APR 2012 John Makdessi Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 73 39 UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
30 DEC 2011 Danny Castillo Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 44 33 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
02 JUL 2011 Andre Winner Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 116 15 UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
19 MAR 2011 Edson Barboza Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 72 46 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
11 NOV 2010 Edward Faaloloto Won Technical Knockout R2 4:54 61 17 WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
18 AUG 2010 Maciej Jewtuszko Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:35 5 8 WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez
24 APR 2010 Shane Roller Lost Submission R1 3:07 1 1 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
19 DEC 2009 Chris Horodecki Won Technical Knockout R1 3:33 25 5 WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
10 OCT 2009 Muhsin Corbbrey Won Technical Knockout R2 1:42 32 5 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
05 APR 2009 Bart Palaszewski Won Technical Knockout R2 0:27 36 7 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki
25 JAN 2009 Benson Henderson Lost Submission R2 0:42 0 6 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone