Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
“The Bull”
18-9-0
RESULT

Anthony Njokuani def. John Makdessi (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
“The Assassin”
16-12-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Philips Arena, Atlanta, United States

Anthony Njokuani defeated John Makdessi by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 145: Jones vs Evans, held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Philips Arena, Atlanta.

Fight stats

John Makdessi
Anthony Njokuani
0
Knockdowns
0
39 of 116
Significant strikes
73 of 152
34%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
45 of 124
Total strikes
75 of 154
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
14 of 66
Head
29 of 84
14 of 36
Body
23 of 40
11 of 14
Leg
21 of 28
38 of 112
Distance
71 of 150
1 of 4
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 28
Sig. str.
14 of 39
10 of 29
Total str.
14 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 45
Sig. str.
27 of 56
18 of 48
Total str.
27 of 56
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 43
Sig. str.
32 of 57
17 of 47
Total str.
34 of 59
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand
#MakdessiNjokuani
1910
2910
3910
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Derek Cleary
#MakdessiNjokuani
1910
2910
3910
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Anthony Maness
#MakdessiNjokuani
1910
2910
3910
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Media Scores

0
Makdessi
–
6
Njokuani
●30–27 Njokuani×4●30–28 Njokuani●29–28 Njokuani
All 6 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Makdessi
100%
Njokuani
7 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Njokuani85.7%●29–28 Njokuani14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Njokuani
R2
100%
Njokuani
R3
86%
Njokuani

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
16-12-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
41
Age
46
5'8"
173 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.52
SLpM
3.94
49%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.15
SApM
2.41
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.50
0%
TD Acc.
45%
86%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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  • W
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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 8 fights
67.0
Avg sig. strikes
53.4
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.38
0:11
Avg control time
0:15
131
Career high strikes
116
0
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

John Makdessi
Strike target
Anthony Njokuani
51%
Head
47%
24%
Body
29%
25%
Leg
24%
John Makdessi
Strike position
Anthony Njokuani
93%
Distance
84%
5%
Clinch
15%
2%
Ground
1%