Albert Duraev vs Chidi Njokuani — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Albert Duraev vs Chidi Njokuani

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen

Saturday, March 25, 2023 · San Antonio · Texas

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Result

Albert Duraev def. Chidi Njokuani

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Kerry HatleyChris Lee · 29-28Sal D'amato · 28-29Dan Miragliotta · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Albert DuraevRound 3Chidi Njokuani

17 / 51Sig. strikes22 / 55

33%Accuracy40%

21 / 55Total strikes23 / 56

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:37Control0:00

3.4Pace / min4.4

100%Control share0%

Albert Duraev

Targethead 18% · body 12% · leg 71%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Chidi Njokuani

Targethead 41% · body 50% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeChidi Njokuani landed 22 significant strikes to 17.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Target shiftAlbert Duraev's head share of landed strikes moved -26 pts, to 18% head with 12% body and 71% leg.
Defensive driftAlbert Duraev absorbed significant strikes +57% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 2.8 per minute.
Pace upChidi Njokuani's significant-strike pace moved +57% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 2.8 per minute.
Target shiftChidi Njokuani's head share of landed strikes moved -23 pts, to 41% head with 50% body and 9% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Albert Duraev

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Chidi Njokuani

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

45Albert Duraev sig. strikes

40Chidi Njokuani sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+250%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Chidi Njokuani)