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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Las Vegas, USA
15 Mar 2025
Welterweight
VS
56%
Njokuani
44%
Santos
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 2 · 2:19

CFR 45
★ Official Result
Chidi NjokuaniwinsKO/TKOR2 · 2:19
def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Njokuani
→
Actual result
Njokuani wins
KO/TKO · R2
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Njokuani at 56% vs Santos at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.
Risk flags
Njokuani's chin rating of 40 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Santos has a chin rating of 28 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
NjokuaniSantos
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Njokuani
Santos
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'3"+
Height
5'11"
80"+
Reach
73"
37+
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Njokuani
Santos
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
56.6
45.3
46.8
Performance Avg
49.3
42
Quality of Victory
39
100
Momentum Score
45
Njokuani
Santos
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.1
/ 10
4.9
/ 10
5.1
Style: Pressure
5.1
5.1
Style: Volume
5.7
3 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
4 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
14
Head
2
3
Body
2
6
Leg
4
RangeRange
14Distance8
1Clinch0
8Ground0
Njokuani
Santos
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.2
/ 10
2.0
/ 10
0.8
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.4
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.9
0
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Njokuani
Santos
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
40
28
KO risk
Verdict
2 consec. KOs
2
KO/TKO Losses
3
1
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R2.3 stoppage
6 fights ago
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
11/37 fights
Chin rating based on
18/35 fights
Njokuani
Santos
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
45
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
W · KO · R2
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R2
W · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
Upcoming
Njokuani
Santos
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
46%
3
KO / TKO Wins
4
0
Submission Wins
1
3
Decision Wins
6
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Njokuani
Santos
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.1
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.9
1.2
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.0
0.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.4
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.9
5.1
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.1
5.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
5.7
NjokuaniSantos
Strike Zones
Njokuani
Attacking
23 landedAbsorbing
8 absorbedSantos
Attacking
8 landedAbsorbing
23 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Njokuani targets the head (61% of attacks) — Santos absorbs 61% of strikes there
🎯Santos targets the legs (50% of attacks) — Njokuani absorbs 50% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Njokuani
RND
Santos
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
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