Barriault vs Njokuani

Who won Barriault vs Njokuani?

Chidi Njokuani beat Marc Andr Barriault by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Barriault vs Njokuani stats

Marc Andr Barriault stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chidi Njokuani made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marc Andr Barriault's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Chidi Njokuani marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Chidi Njokuani's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had an advantage in power over Njokuani, with a 69% knock out percentage over Njokuani's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Njokuani had a slight advantage over Barriault, with a 5% submission rate over Barriault's 0%.

Marc Andr Barriault was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Njokuani had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barriault. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Barriault was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 7 months later than Njokuani, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 57 to Njokuani's 72.

Barriault vs Njokuani form

Barriault had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Abu Azaitar at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jun Yong Park at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Before that, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He had been defeated by Andrew Sanchez at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa.

Activity check

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Njokuani's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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