Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Chidi Njokuani v Carlos Leal
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez, Sat, Feb 21, 2026, Houston, Texas, USA
Referee Kerry Hatley
Referee Kerry Hatley
Carlos Leal won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. Jeff Rexroad 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29.
“Bang Bang”
Height 6'3", Reach 80", Stance Orthodox, Age 37 on the night
Coming in 5-4-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
“The Lion”
Height 5'11", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 1-2-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Chidi Njokuani | Carlos Leal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 46 of 70 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 60 of 131 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 22 of 35 | 0 of 1 | 0:04 | 0 | 5 of 20 | 0 of 4 | 2:17 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 52 of 100 | 0 of 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 50 of 125 | 0 of 1 | 0:03 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 120 of 205 | 0 of 2 | 0:06 | 0 | 115 of 276 | 0 of 5 | 2:20 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.