UFC UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Final

Middleweight

Gregory Rodrigues vs Chidi Njokuani

Gregory Rodrigues
Brazil

Gregory Rodrigues

“Robocop”

20-6

Winner

VS
Chidi Njokuani
United States

Chidi Njokuani

“Bang Bang”

26-12

Winner

Gregory Rodrigues

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · From Half Guard) · Round 2 — 1:27

17 September 2022 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Gregory Rodrigues beat Chidi Njokuani by KO/TKO in round 2 at 1:27.
  • Gregory Rodrigues landed 60 of 102 total strikes and 1 of 3 takedowns, with 1:14 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.
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Tale of the tape

Gregory RodriguesChidi Njokuani
20-6Record26-12
30Age on fight night33
6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach80″ (203 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Kill Cliff FCTeamOne Kick's Gym
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromDallas, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

60of 102 · 59%Total strikes landed47of 68 · 69%
35of 75Head strikes13of 25
23of 24Body strikes28of 37
2of 3Leg strikes6of 6
1of 3Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
1:14Control time1:40

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Gregory RodriguesRoundChidi Njokuani
44/62strikes0/2TD1KD0:39controlR139/56strikes0/0TD0KD1:34control
16/40strikes1/1TD0KD0:35controlR28/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:06control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R19

10total9

Doug Crosby

10R19

10total9

Junichiro Kamijo

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Gregory Rodrigues

  1. WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R1 3:182022
  2. LArmen Petrosyansplit decision2022
  3. WJunYong ParkKO/TKO R2 3:132021
  4. WDusko Todorovicunanimous decision2021
  5. LJordan WilliamsKO/TKO R1 2:192020

Chidi Njokuani

  1. WDusko TodorovicKO/TKO R1 4:482022
  2. WMario SousaKO/TKO R3 1:352021
  3. WRicky Raineyunanimous decision2015

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Song Yadong vs Cory SandhagenBantamweightTKO - doctor's stoppage R4 5:00Andre Fili vs Bill AlgeoFeatherweightsplit decisionAlen Amedovski vs Joe PyferMiddleweightKO/TKO R1 3:55Tanner Boser vs Rodrigo NascimentoHeavyweightsplit decisionAnthony Hernandez vs Marc-Andre BarriaultMiddleweightsubmission R3 1:53

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