UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Las Vegas, USA
12 Oct 2024
Welterweight
VS
56%
Njokuani
44%
Gooden
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
Chidi
Chidi Njokuani
"Bang Bang"
25 – 12
6'3"80" reachOrthodox37 yrs2-fight slideStriker
CFR 58
Jared
Jared Gooden
"NiteTrain"
23 – 10
Pressure Fighter32 yrsOrthodox77" reach6'0"
CFR 46

Combatrics Intelligence

Data-driven breakdown · fighter metrics

Edge: Njokuani

This is a genuine toss-up — Njokuani at 56% vs Gooden at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 12 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Njokuani has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.

Risk flags

Njokuani's chin rating of 40 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

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
57.8
45.5
47.0
Performance Avg
44.3
45
Quality of Victory
55
100
Momentum Score
33
Njokuani
Gooden
Striking
Significant strikes per minute & accuracy
2.6
1.4
55%
Strike Accuracy
52%
7.0
Striking Style Score (/10)
5.6
3 KOs
KO Finishes
1 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
24
Head
5
7
Body
1
1
Leg
0
RangeRange
9Distance4
2Clinch1
21Ground1
Njokuani
Gooden
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions & wrestling
1.0
/ 10
4.0
/ 10
0.7
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
—
5 fights ago
Last KO loss
—
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
10/37 fights
Chin rating based on
7/33 fights
Njokuani
Gooden
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
33
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
W · KO · R2
W · Dec · R3
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
60%
100%
3
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
1
2
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Njokuani
Gooden
Striking7.0 / 5.6Volume4.2 / 0.6Grappling1.0 / 4.0Wrestling0.7 / 2.8Submission0.0 / 5.0Pressure5.7 / 7.9
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
7.0
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
5.6
1.0
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
4.0
0.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.8
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
5.0
5.7
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.9
4.2
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.6
Njokuani
Strike Zones
Gooden
Njokuani
Attacking
24HEAD7BODY1LEGS32 landed
Absorbing
5HEAD1BODY0LEGS6 absorbed
Gooden
Attacking
5HEAD1BODY0LEGS6 landed
Absorbing
24HEAD7BODY1LEGS32 absorbed
Targeting 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

Njokuani · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.7
0105.0W5.4W4.3L5.5L2.5L4.5W5.0W5.8W2.5L6.3L2022-022023-032024-102026-02
WinLossTrend

Gooden · QOF Timeline

Avg: 5.8
0105.5L5.5L5.0W6.4L6.3L5.2W6.6L2020-112021-072023-032024-10
WinLossTrend

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