Carlos Leal vs Chidi Njokuani | Vertex MMA

Bout·Welterweight·3 rounds

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

February 21, 2026·Houston

Carlos Leal“The Lion”—· Winner

vs

U-Dec

R3 · 5:00

U-DEC

Chidi Njokuani“Bang Bang”US

Unanimous Decision

3-0 Carlos Leal

Strike analysis

Carlos Leal

Head: 71
Body: 29
Legs: 15

Chidi Njokuani

Head: 45
Body: 39
Legs: 36

Round-by-round

Round 1

Carlos Leal

Chidi Njokuani

60 / 131 (46%)

Sig. strikes

46 / 70 (66%)

28 / 95 (29%)

Head

8 / 23 (35%)

21 / 25 (84%)

Body

19 / 27 (70%)

11 / 11 (100%)

Legs

19 / 20 (95%)

58

Distance

39

Totals

Carlos Leal

Chidi Njokuani

115 / 276 (42%)

Sig. strikes

120 / 205 (59%)

71 / 226 (31%)

Head

45 / 110 (41%)

29 / 35 (83%)

Body

39 / 57 (68%)

15 / 15 (100%)

Legs

36 / 38 (95%)

112

Distance

105

3

Clinch

Judges' scorecards

Chris Lee

Round	Leal	Njokuani
R1	10	9
R2	10	9
R3	9	10
Total	29	28

Jeff Rexroad

Round	Leal	Njokuani
R1

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