Anthony Njokuani

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Anthony Njokuani
Born March 1, 1980 (1980-03-01) (age 32)
Lagos, Nigeria
Other names The Assassin, The Nigerian Money Offer[1]
Nationality Nigerian
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division Lightweight
Reach 75.5 in (192 cm)
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Team Janjira Muay Thai
Years active 2003-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 14
By knockout 8
By submission 0
By decision 6
Losses 6
By knockout 1
By submission 3
By decision 2
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Anthony Obinnia Njokuani (born March 1, 1980) is a Nigerian mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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[edit] Early life

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, his family immigrated to the United States in 1983, settling in Garland, Texas. He began his martial arts training at the age of 17 and mixed martial arts at 21.[2]

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

[edit] World Extreme Cagefighting

Njokuani made his WEC debut at WEC 38, losing to Ben Henderson via second round submission.

He later defeated IFL veteran Bart Palaszewski at WEC 40 and Muhsin Corbbrey at WEC 43, both via second round TKO.[3]

Njokuani fought IFL veteran Chris Horodecki, who made his WEC debut on December 19, 2009 at WEC 45.[4] Njokuani won via first round TKO, earning the Knockout of the Night award for the third consecutive time in the WEC.[5]

Njokuani faced Shane Roller at WEC 48 on April 24, 2010.[6] He lost the fight via first round rear naked choke submission.[7]

He was defeated by Polish WEC newcomer Maciej Jewtuszko via first round TKO at WEC 50.

Njokuani defeated WEC newcomer Edward Faaloloto via second round TKO on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52.[8]

[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[9]

In his UFC debut, Njokuani faced touted prospect Edson Barboza on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, but the bout won the Fight of the Night bonus.

Njokuani fought Andre Winner on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132, winning via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).[11] UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, called it Njokuani's best performance of his career. With this performance, Njokuani became the sixth fighter to land over 100 significant strikes in a single bout.[citation needed]

Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138.[12] However, just days before the event, Taylor pulled out of the bout citing an injury. With no time to find a suitable replacement the bout was scrapped.[13]

Njokuani was expected to face Ramsey Nijem on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141.[14] However, Nijem was forced out the bout with an injury and replaced by Danny Castillo.[15] He lost the fight via split decision.

Njokuani is expected to face John Makdessi on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.[16]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14-6 (1) United States Danny Castillo Decision (split) UFC 141 02011-12-30 December 30, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14-5 (1) England Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) UFC 132 02011-07-02 July 2, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 13-5 (1) Brazil Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) UFC 128 02011-03-19 March 19, 2011 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States Fight of the Night
Win 13-4 (1) United States Eddie Faaloloto TKO (elbow) WEC 52 02010-11-11 November 11, 2010 2 4:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 12-4 (1) Poland Maciej Jewtuszko TKO (punches) WEC 50 02010-08-18 August 18, 2010 1 1:36 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 12-3 (1) United States Shane Roller Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 48 02010-04-24 April 24, 2010 1 3:21 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 12-2 (1) Poland Chris Horodecki TKO (head kick and punches) WEC 45 02009-12-19 December 19, 2009 1 3:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 11-2 (1) United States Muhsin Corbbrey TKO (punches) WEC 43 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 2 1:42 San Antonio, Texas, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 10-2 (1) Poland Bart Palaszewski TKO (punches) WEC 40 02009-04-05 April 5, 2009 2 0:27 Chicago, Illinois, United States Knockout of the Night
Loss 9-2 (1) United States Benson Henderson Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 38 02009-01-25 January 25, 2009 2 0:42 San Diego, California, United States
Win 9-1 (1) United States Aaron Williams TKO (knees) SWC 1: Inception 02008-09-19 September 19, 2008 1 2:28 Garland, Texas, United States
Win 8-1 (1) United States Keyon Mike Jackson KO (knee) Art of War 3 02007-09-01 September 1, 2007 1 2:14 Dallas, Texas, United States
Loss 7-1 (1) United States Donald Cerrone Submission (triangle choke) ROF 29: Aftershock 02007-04-28 April 28, 2007 1 4:30 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 7-0 (1) United States Kenneth Rosfort KO (punch) Art of War 1 02007-03-09 March 9, 2007 1 2:12 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 6-0 (1) United States Jason Palacios Decision (unanimous) Lonestar Beatdown 02006-11-10 November 10, 2006 3 N/A College Station, Texas, United States
Win 5-0 (1) United States Steven Bratland Decision (unanimous) UTS 6 02006-06-26 June 26, 2006 3 5:00 Frisco, Texas, United States
Win 4-0 (1) United States Ira Boyd Decision (unanimous) UTS 5 02006-04-29 April 29, 2006 3 5:00 Texas, United States
Win 3-0 (1) United States Devon Miller KO (punches) UTS 4 02006-02-25 February 25, 2006 2 0:55 Texas, United States
Win 2-0 (1) United States Ben Dauck Decision (unanimous) Inferno Promotions: Meltdown 02005-07-22 July 22, 2005 3 5:00 Plano, Texas, United States
NC 1-0 (1) United States James Martinez NC (premature stoppage) Venom - First Strike 02004-09-18 September 18, 2004 1 2:47 Huntington Beach, California, United States
Win 1-0 United States Lee King Decision (unanimous) REF: Austin Fights 02003-05-03 May 3, 2003 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.fightlinker.com/another-double-dose-of-prelims-for-ufc-128
  2. ^ "Anthony Njokuani transformed by culture shock, bullies, father's passing". mmajunkie.com. 2009-12-12. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17271/wec-45s-anthony-njokuan-transformed-by-culture-shock-bullies-fathers-passing.mma. 
  3. ^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. http://mmafrenzy.com/11420/wec-43-cerrone-vs-henderson-on-october-10-in-san-antonio-texas/. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  4. ^ "Chris Horodecki signs with WEC, likely to meet Anthony Njokuani at WEC 45". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16582/chris-horodecki-signs-with-wec-likely-to-meet-anthony-njokuani-at-wec-45.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 
  5. ^ "Njokuani "comfortable" at WEC 45 while nabbing third-straight "Knockout of the Night"". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17291/njokuani-comfortable-at-wec-45-while-nabbing-third-straight-knockout-of-the-night-award.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
  6. ^ "Njokuani vs. Roller, Page vs. Banuelos Complete WEC 48 Main Card". mmafrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/13495/njokuani-vs-roller-page-vs-banuelos-complete-wec-48-main-card/. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  7. ^ "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber - Live Results and Commentary". BLOODYELBOW.com. 2010-04-24. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/24/1441784/wec-48-aldo-vs-faber-live-results. Retrieved 2010-04-25. 
  8. ^ "Njokuani vs. Faaloloto slated for WEC 52 prelims". mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-07. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20923/njokuani-vs-faaloloto-jabouin-vs-visher-slated-for-wec-52-prelims.mma. 
  9. ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma. 
  10. ^ "Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani targeted for UFC 128 in March". mmajunkie.com. December 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21862/edson-barboza-vs-anthony-njokuani-targeted-for-ufc-128-in-march.mma. 
  11. ^ "Andre Winner vs. Anthony Njokuani in the Works for UFC 132 in July". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-14. http://mmaweekly.com/andre-winner-vs-anthony-njokuani-in-the-works-for-ufc-132-in-july. 
  12. ^ Morgan, John (July 20, 2011). "Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor targeted for UFC 138 in England". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24490/anthony-njokuani-vs-paul-taylor-targeted-for-ufc-138-in-england.mma. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  13. ^ Stupp, Dann (November 1, 2011). "UFC 138 loses Taylor-Njokuani; Diabate-Perosh promoted to main card". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25901/ufc-138-loses-taylor-njokuani-diabate-perosh-promoted-to-main-card.mma. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  14. ^ Martin, Damon (November 12, 2011). "Anthony Njokuani vs. Ramsey Nijem Agreed for UFC 141". mmaweekly.com. http://mmaweekly.com/anthony-njokuani-vs-ramsey-nijem-agreed-for-ufc-141. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Ramsey Nijem out, Danny Castillo in against Anthony Njoukani at UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. December 7, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26423/ramsey-nijem-out-danny-castillo-in-against-anthony-njoukani-at-ufc-141.mma. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
  16. ^ "UFC 145; seven bouts shift to Atlanta". mmajunkie.com. January 20, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/27068/ufc-145-gets-mcdonald-vs-torres-blanco-vs-brimage-seven-bouts-shift-to-atlanta.mma.mma. 

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