Matthews vs Njokuani

When is Matthews vs Njokuani?

Jake Matthews is set to fight Chidi Njokuani during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Matthews vs Njokuani stats

Jake Matthews steps into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Chidi Njokuani will make his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Chidi Njokuani will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jake Matthews' UFC record currently stands at 14-7-0, while Chidi Njokuani's comes in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggest Njokuani has a massive power advantage over Matthews, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Matthews' 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Matthews will have a massive advantage over Njokuani, boasting a 38% submission rate over Njokuani's 4%.

Jake Matthews is the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Njokuani has a height advantage of 4 inches over Matthews. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Matthews is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 10 months later than Njokuani, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 9 less professional rounds, 65 to Njokuani's 74.

Matthews vs Njokuani form

Jake Matthews has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Francisco Prado at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Philip Rowe at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Darrius Flowers at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had been beaten by Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Njokuani has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Elizeu Zaleski at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rhys McKee at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

He had lost to Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Chidi Njokuani has been fighting more than Jake Matthews.

Jake Matthews last fought 3 months and 30 days ago, while Chidi Njokuani's last outing was 2 months and 23 days ago.

Matthews' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Njokuani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Matthews vs Njokuani?

Chidi Njokuani is currently 5/6 (-120) to win the fight outright, while you can get 10/11 (-110) on Jake Matthews if you fancy the slight upset.

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