Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Chidi Njokuani
Chidi Njokuani
“Bang Bang”
25-12-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Carlos Leal def. Chidi Njokuani (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Carlos Leal
Carlos Leal
“The Lion”
23-7-0
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Carlos Leal defeated Chidi Njokuani by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez, held Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Chidi Njokuani
Carlos Leal
0
Knockdowns
0
120 of 205
Significant strikes
115 of 276
59%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
124 of 210
Total strikes
126 of 287
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 5
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:06
Control time
2:20
Significant strikes by target
45 of 110
Head
71 of 226
39 of 57
Body
29 of 35
36 of 38
Leg
15 of 15
105 of 187
Distance
112 of 271
14 of 16
Clinch
3 of 5
1 of 2
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
46 of 70
Sig. str.
60 of 131
46 of 70
Total str.
60 of 131
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 35
Sig. str.
5 of 20
26 of 40
Total str.
16 of 31
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
2:17
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
52 of 100
Sig. str.
50 of 125
52 of 100
Total str.
50 of 125
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:03

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#NjokuaniLeal
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Chris Lee
#NjokuaniLeal
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Jeff Rexroad
#NjokuaniLeal
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Njokuani
–
11
Leal
●29–28 Leal×7●30–27 Leal×4
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

7%
Njokuani
93%
Leal
30 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Leal66.7%●30–27 Leal26.7%●29–28 Njokuani6.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Leal
R2
90%
Leal
R3
60%
Njokuani

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kerry Hatley
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

25-12-0 (1 NC)
Record
23-7-0
0
Win Streak
1
37
Age
32
6'3"
191 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.16
SLpM
8.75
61%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.32
SApM
7.78
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.43
0%
TD Acc.
11%
75%
TD Def.
90%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Chidi Njokuani · 3-2
  • L
    Carlos Leal
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
  • W
    Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2Sat, Mar 15, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jared Gooden
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Rhys McKee
    UFC Atlantic CitySat, Mar 30, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Carlos Leal · 2-3
  • W
    Chidi Njokuani
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Alex Morono
    UFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 8, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rinat Fakhretdinov
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Sadibou Sy
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2023 PlayoffsWed, Aug 23, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 4 fights
47.8
Avg sig. strikes
76.5
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:19
Avg control time
0:39
120
Career high strikes
115
0
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Chidi Njokuani
Strike target
Carlos Leal
37%
Head
64%
40%
Body
24%
22%
Leg
12%
Chidi Njokuani
Strike position
Carlos Leal
64%
Distance
87%
28%
Clinch
13%
8%
Ground
0%