Tafon Nchukwi
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, Durability · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy · stats alone on Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling, Control.
Built on 71 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs AJ Dobson clear UFC Fight Night Luque vs dos Anjos Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · August 8, 2023
Calls Dobson getting the finish, most likely via knockout or stoppage -- a stated, specific finish mechanism, not a hedged lean.
A volume-heavy striker who sticks his jab and carries real power, having scored four knockouts among his six wins, but his striking defense is poor (he keeps his hands low) and his career is described as inconsistent, having moved up and down weight classes. A board-confirmed corner swap means almost all of this content sits under Dobson's tag in the raw transcript; attributed here to Nchukwi by board and by content.
Striking trend
Fight history
L AJ Dobson 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · August 12, 2023
L Carlos Ulberg 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:15 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
L Azamat Murzakanov 9-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:44 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · March 12, 2022
W Mike Rodriguez 11-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · September 18, 2021
L JunYong Park 12-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 8, 2021
W Jamie Pickett 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · December 19, 2020
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Decision (split) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
May 1, 2026 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Daukaus | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 134
August 16, 2024 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | A.J. Dobson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
August 12, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Carlos Ulberg | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:15 |
| L | Azamat Murzakanov | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
March 12, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 0:44 |
| W | Mike Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
September 18, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Park Jun-yong | Decision (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
May 8, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jamie Pickett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
December 19, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Al Matavao | KO (head kick) | Dana White's Contender Series 32
September 8, 2020 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 2:01 |
| W | William Knight | TKO (punches) | Cage Fury FC 80
November 22, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | A.T. McCowin | TKO (punches) | Shogun Fights 23
November 2, 2019 |
Shogun Fights | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Alex Meyers | KO (punch) | Cage Fury FC 73
March 2, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tafon Nchukwi) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Tafon Nchukwi by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized