Njokuani vs Duraev

Who won Njokuani vs Duraev?

Albert Duraev beat Chidi Njokuani by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Albert Duraev.

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).

Njokuani vs Duraev stats

Chidi Njokuani stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Albert Duraev made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Chidi Njokuani's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Chidi Njokuani's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Albert Duraev's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Njokuani had a massive power advantage over Duraev, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Duraev's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duraev had a massive advantage over Njokuani, boasting a 60% submission rate over Njokuani's 5%.

Chidi Njokuani was the same age as Albert Duraev, at 36 years old.

Njokuani had a height advantage of 4 inches over Duraev. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Njokuani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Duraev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 74 to Duraev's 43.

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What were the odds on Njokuani vs Duraev?

Chidi Njokuani was a 59/100 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Albert Duraev made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.