Chidi Njokuani biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Dallas, Texas

Who is Chidi Njokuani?

Chidi Godson Njoku-Ani is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist born in Dallas, Texas, United States to Nigerian parents. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Chidi is also a former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is Chidi Bang Bang.
2. In MMA, he competes in the middleweight and welterweight divisions.
3.  In Muay Thai and kickboxing, he competed in the light heavyweight division.
4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Fight Time Productions, Supreme Warrior Championship, Bangkok Fight Night, MMA Xplosion, King of the Cage, Tachi Palace Fights, Ring of Fire, Legacy Fighting Championship, Resurrection Fighting Alliance, Shinzo Fight Sport and Bellator MMA.
5. He is 6’3″ tall.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 25 wins and 10 losses.
7. In 1989, he was introduced to Muay Thai by his brother Anthony Njokuani, also a professional MMA fighter and kickboxer.
8. In 1990, he started competing in Muay Thai.
9. On November 3, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut.
10. From 2015 to 2019, he was a Bellator MMA fighter.
11. On September 7, 2021, he defeated Mario Filipe de Sousa at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2021” Week 2 in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On February 5, 2022, he made his UFC debut.
13. On December 31, 2024, he turned 36.

Chidi Njokuani’s UFC career timeline

From 2022 to 2025, Chidi Njokuani fought eight UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2022

• On February 5, 2022, he knocked out Marc-Andre Barriault at “UFC Vegas 47” in Enterprise.
• On May 21, 2022, he knocked out Duško Todorović at “UFC Vegas 55” in Enterprise.
• On September 17, 2022, he lost to Gregory Rodrigues via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 60” in Enterprise.

2023

• On March 25, 2023, he lost to Albert Duraev via split decision at “UFC on ESPN 43” in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
• On August 26, 2023, he lost to Michal Oleksiejczuk via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 225” in Kallang, Singapore.

2024

• On May 30, 2024, he defeated Rhys McKee via split decision at “UFC on ESPN 54” in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
• On October 12, 2024, he defeated Jared Gooden via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 244” in Enterprise.

2025

• On March 15, 2025, he defeated Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 254” in Enterprise.