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UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Las Vegas, USA
12 Oct 2024
Welterweight
VS
55%
Njokuani
45%
Gooden
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Chidi NjokuaniwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Jared Gooden · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Njokuani
→
Actual result
Njokuani wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Njokuani at 55% vs Gooden at 45% (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.
Gooden has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 13 points.
Risk flags
Njokuani's chin rating of 40 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
NjokuaniGooden
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Njokuani
Gooden
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'3"+
Height
6'0"
80"+
Reach
77"
37
Age
+32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Njokuani
Gooden
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
56.6
45.5
46.8
Performance Avg
44.3
42
Quality of Victory
55
100
Momentum Score
33
Njokuani
Gooden
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.1
/ 10
5.6
/ 10
5.1
Style: Pressure
7.9
5.1
Style: Volume
0.6
3 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
1 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
24
Head
5
7
Body
1
1
Leg
0
RangeRange
9Distance4
2Clinch1
21Ground1
Njokuani
Gooden
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.2
/ 10
4.0
/ 10
0.8
Wrestling Style (/10)
2.8
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
5.0
0
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Njokuani
Gooden
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
40
90
KO risk
Verdict
Never stopped
2
KO/TKO Losses
0
1
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
—
6 fights ago
Last KO loss
—
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
11/37 fights
Chin rating based on
7/33 fights
Njokuani
Gooden
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
33
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
W · KO · R2
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
W · Sub · R2
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Njokuani
Gooden
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
100%
3
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
1
3
Decision Wins
0
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Njokuani
Gooden
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.1
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
5.6
1.2
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
4.0
0.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.8
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
5.0
5.1
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.9
5.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.6
NjokuaniGooden
Strike Zones
Njokuani
Attacking
32 landedAbsorbing
6 absorbedGooden
Attacking
6 landedAbsorbing
32 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Njokuani targets the head (75% of attacks) — Gooden absorbs 75% of strikes there
🎯Gooden targets the head (83% of attacks) — Njokuani absorbs 83% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Njokuani
RND
Gooden
0/0R00/0
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