Gregory Rodrigues vs Chidi Njokuani — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Gregory Rodrigues vs Chidi Njokuani

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Gregory RodriguesWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song

Saturday, September 17, 2022 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Gregory Rodrigues def. Chidi Njokuani

KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Half Guard) · Round 2 · 1:27 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:27

Gregory RodriguesRound 2Chidi Njokuani

16 / 40Sig. strikes8 / 12

40%Accuracy67%

16 / 40Total strikes8 / 12

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:35Control0:06

11.0Pace / min5.5

85%Control share15%

Gregory Rodrigues

Targethead 69% · body 31% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 13% · ground 38%

Chidi Njokuani

Targethead 38% · body 63% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 63% · clinch 38% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeGregory Rodrigues landed 16 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeChidi Njokuani struck at 67% accuracy to 40%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upGregory Rodrigues's significant-strike pace moved +72% from R1 to R2, 11.0 against 6.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftGregory Rodrigues's significant-strike accuracy moved -24 pts, 40% against 64%.
Phase shiftGregory Rodrigues's ground share of landed strikes moved +34 pts, to 38% on the ground against 50% at distance.
Pace downChidi Njokuani's significant-strike pace moved -23% from R1 to R2, 5.5 against 7.2 per minute.
Control swingChidi Njokuani's control time moved -88s, 6s against 94s.
Defensive driftChidi Njokuani absorbed significant strikes +72% faster than in R1, 11.0 against 6.4 per minute.

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.

Gregory Rodrigues

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

48Gregory Rodrigues sig. strikes

44Chidi Njokuani sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+72%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Gregory Rodrigues)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.