Kennedy Nzechukwu

Nigeria · Pro record 14-7-1 · Southpaw · 196 cm · reach 211 cm

Kennedy Nzechukwu is 10-7 in the UFC, with 7 wins by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 2 by decision. Losses: 3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 2 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 4.8
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 4.5
Takedowns / 15 min: 0.6
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.39

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2026-08-22	Shamil Gaziev	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 1:20	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
2025-12-14	Marcus Buchecha	– Draw	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-07-12	Valter Walker	Loss by Sub, R1 0:54	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2024-12-07	Lukasz Brzeski	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:51	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-10-26	Chris Barnett	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:27	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-03-16	Ovince Saint Preux	Loss by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2023-08-06	Dustin Jacoby	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 1:22	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-05-07	Devin Clark	Win by Sub, R2 2:28	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2022-11-19	Ion Cutelaba	Win by KO/TKO, R2 1:02	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-07-09	Karl Roberson	Win by KO/TKO, R3 2:19	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-03-06	Nicolae Negumereanu	Loss by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2021-11-13	Da Woon Jung	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 3:04	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-06-26	Danilo Marques	Win by KO/TKO, R3 0:20	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-03-06	Carlos Ulberg	Win by KO/TKO, R2 3:19	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2019-08-03	Darko Stošić	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-03-30	Paul Craig	Loss by Sub, R3 4:20	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-08-08	Dennis Bryant	Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:48	Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8
2017-08-23	Anton Berzin	Win by S Dec, R3 5:00	Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.