Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Fighter Summary

Fighter Summary

Kennedy Nzechukwu
C+
78
Quick Profile
  • Division: Heavyweight #23
  • Record: 8-6
  • Active: 6 years, 3 months

Ratings and Rankings

Metric Rating Ranking
Performance
C+
78
23
Power
B-
82
18
Offensive
C+
78
23
Defensive
B
86
14

Records

Overall 8-6 (57.1%)
Versus Top 10 1-1 (50%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 2-5 (28.6%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 6-1 (85.7%)
Last 5 Fights 2-3 (40%)

Superlatives

Best Win Light Heavyweight #2 Carlos Ulberg (8-1)
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
Worst Loss Light Heavyweight #47 Paul Craig (9-9)
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Round 3 SUB Triangle Choke

Other Statistics

Finishes 7 (50%)
KOs 6 (42.9%)
Submissions 1 (7.1%)
Decisions 1 (7.1%)
Opponent Record 77-74
Average Opponent Rank 27
Long Streak W 3 (06/26/2021)
Current Streak L 1

3-Year Trend Analysis

Fight Results

Result Opponent
L
2025-07-12
Valter Walker (3-1)
Heavyweight #16
Round 1 SUB Heel Hook
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
W
2024-12-07
Lukasz Brzeski (1-5)
Heavyweight #39
Round 1 KO/TKO Punch
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
W
2024-10-26
Chris Barnett (2-3)
Heavyweight #34
Round 1 KO/TKO Knee
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
L
2024-03-16
Ovince Saint Preux (15-13)
Light Heavyweight #32
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
L
2023-08-05
Dustin Jacoby (9-6)
Light Heavyweight #6
Round 1 KO/TKO Punch
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
W
2023-05-06
Devin Clark (8-9)
Light Heavyweight #34
Round 2 SUB Guillotine Choke
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
W
2022-11-19
Ion Cutelaba (8-10)
Light Heavyweight #25
Round 2 KO/TKO Knee
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
W
2022-07-09
Karl Roberson (4-6)
Light Heavyweight
Round 3 KO/TKO Elbows
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
L
2022-03-05
Nicolae Negumereanu (4-2)
Light Heavyweight
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
L
2021-11-13
Da Woon Jung (3-4)
Light Heavyweight #35
Round 1 KO/TKO Elbows
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
W
2021-06-26
Danilo Marques (2-2)
Light Heavyweight
Round 3 KO/TKO Punches
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
W
2021-03-06
Carlos Ulberg (8-1)
Light Heavyweight #2
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
W
2019-08-03
Darko Stosic (1-3)
Light Heavyweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
L
2019-03-30
Paul Craig (9-9)
Light Heavyweight #47
Round 3 SUB Triangle Choke
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje