Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Mike Rodriguez
Mike Rodriguez
“Slo Mike”
11-7-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Tafon Nchukwi def. Mike Rodriguez (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Tafon Nchukwi
Tafon Nchukwi
“Da Don”
6-4-0
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Tafon Nchukwi defeated Mike Rodriguez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann, held Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Mike Rodriguez
Tafon Nchukwi
0
Knockdowns
0
49 of 144
Significant strikes
116 of 199
34%
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
59 of 156
Total strikes
145 of 240
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
4:45
Significant strikes by target
19 of 105
Head
81 of 144
17 of 22
Body
25 of 44
13 of 17
Leg
10 of 11
45 of 137
Distance
76 of 146
4 of 7
Clinch
31 of 42
0 of 0
Ground
9 of 11

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 38
Sig. str.
38 of 60
22 of 44
Total str.
44 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:49
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 46
Sig. str.
36 of 67
15 of 46
Total str.
49 of 82
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:56
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 60
Sig. str.
42 of 72
22 of 66
Total str.
52 of 90
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
1:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#RodriguezNchukwi
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Eric Colón
#RodriguezNchukwi
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Chris Flores
#RodriguezNchukwi
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Rodriguez
–
12
Nchukwi
●30–27 Nchukwi×12
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Rodriguez
100%
Nchukwi
17 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Nchukwi88.2%●30–26 Nchukwi11.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Nchukwi
R2
88%
Nchukwi
R3
100%
Nchukwi

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

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

Tale of the Tape

11-7-0 (1 NC)
Record
6-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
31
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
82"
208 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.35
SLpM
5.57
53%
Str. Acc.
52%
4.24
SApM
4.11
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.76
0%
TD Acc.
57%
37%
TD Def.
64%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Mike Rodriguez · 1-4
  • L
    Tafon Nchukwi
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs SpannSat, Sep 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Danilo Marques
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs VolkovSat, Feb 6, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 4:52 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ed Herman
    UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs HillSun, Sep 13, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 2:41 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcin Prachnio
    UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs EdgarSat, Aug 22, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Da Woon Jung
    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs JungSat, Dec 21, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Light Heavyweight
Tafon Nchukwi · 1-4
  • L
    AJ Dobson
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs GamrotSat, Jun 25, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:15 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Azamat Murzakanov
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Mike Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs SpannSat, Sep 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    JunYong Park
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - EventSat, May 8, 2021
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 6 fights
36.3
Avg sig. strikes
65.5
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.67
0:52
Avg control time
1:24
89
Career high strikes
120
0
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Mike Rodriguez
Strike target
Tafon Nchukwi
45%
Head
50%
35%
Body
33%
19%
Leg
18%
Mike Rodriguez
Strike position
Tafon Nchukwi
51%
Distance
69%
39%
Clinch
27%
10%
Ground
3%