Anthony Njokuani vs. Roger Bowling

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 0-2-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
46
AgeΔ 3 yrs
43
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
75"
ReachΔ 7"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
142.1
Layoff (months)Δ 9.7 mo
151.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Roger Bowling is a submission threat — 1.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Roger Bowling hunts takedowns — 3.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Njokuani rarely shoots — 0.40 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Njokuani

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 149

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.05 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Roger Bowling

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 124

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.32 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4273.78/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
793.24/min · norm 3.42
3102.75/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1194.88/min · norm 3.37
44.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.1%norm 43.5%
62.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.9%norm 56.3%
10.13/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Anthony Njokuani

Distance 89.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.0%)

Roger Bowling

Distance 93.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Anthony Njokuani

Head 65.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 7.9%)

Roger Bowling

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Njokuani L/AAccLightweight med Bowling L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 357 / 847 42.1% 37.9% 67 / 198 33.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 65 / 93 69.9% 67.3% 5 / 8 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 5 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 7 / 7 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 618 32.4% 35.0% 51 / 169 30.2% 35.0%
To the body 124 / 199 62.3% 69.1% 13 / 21 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 103 / 133 77.4% 81.9% 15 / 23 too few to rate 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Njokuani L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Bowling L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 189 / 672 28.1% 38.9% 72 / 178 40.4% 38.9%
In the clinch 82 / 107 76.6% 68.6% 22 / 26 84.6% 68.6%
On the ground 39 / 50 78.0% 68.0% 25 / 29 86.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 143 / 570 25.1% 35.1% 86 / 196 43.9% 35.1%
To the body 59 / 114 51.8% 68.1% 21 / 25 84.0% 68.1%
To the legs 108 / 145 74.5% 81.5% 12 / 12 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
337.5% acc · 0.40/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
571.4% acc · 3.07/15 · norm 1.38
3353.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 64.0%
2:001.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:5015.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
28:163:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
3:502:21 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.13/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
31.84/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Njokuani has more cage time on record.