Heavyweight · “Chosen”
Kennedy Nzechukwu
14-6-1 UFC 8-6-1
6'5"Height
83"Reach
SouthpawStance
1992-06-13Born
6KO wins
1Sub wins
87.5%Finish rate
8:53Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.68
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.52
Striking accuracy49.6%
Striking defense51.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.56
Takedown accuracy45.5%
Takedown defense80.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.22
Control time18.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
D Marcus Buchecha 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · 2025-12-13
24/48Sig. strikes
27/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Valter Walker 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:54 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07-12
0/0Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lukasz Brzeski 1-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12-07
29/70Sig. strikes
32/69Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Barnett 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:27 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26
51/74Sig. strikes
12/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 14-12 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · 2024-03-16
106/250Sig. strikes
143/276Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dustin Jacoby 6-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05
4/18Sig. strikes
10/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 8-7 walk-in Submission · R2 2:28 — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · 2023-05-06
62/81Sig. strikes
36/58Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ion Cutelaba 5-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:02 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · 2022-11-19
24/42Sig. strikes
9/26Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Karl Roberson 4-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · 2022-07-09
20/43Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
10:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nicolae Negumereanu 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · 2022-03-05
95/190Sig. strikes
64/160Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Da Woon Jung 3-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:04 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · 2021-11-13
6/18Sig. strikes
16/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Danilo Marques 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:20 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · 2021-06-26
31/80Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Ulberg 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:19 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
82/148Sig. strikes
146/227Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darko Stosic 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · 2019-08-03
50/123Sig. strikes
60/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 2-3 walk-in Submission · R3 4:20 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · 2019-03-30
40/72Sig. strikes
25/77Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kennedy Nzechukwu) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
10
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
15
Xtreme Knockout
3
Dana White's Contender Series
2
LFA
1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Marcus Buchecha | Draw (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape
2025-12-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Valter Walker | Submission (inverted heel hook) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-07-12 |
UFC | 1 | 0:54 |
| W | Łukasz Brzeski | TKO (punches) | UFC 310
2024-12-07 |
UFC | 1 | 4:51 |
| W | Chris Barnett | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | UFC 308
2024-10-26 |
UFC | 1 | 4:27 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2024-03-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dustin Jacoby | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 |
UFC | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Devin Clark | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 288
2023-05-06 |
UFC | 2 | 2:28 |
| W | Ion Cuțelaba | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
2022-11-19 |
UFC | 2 | 1:02 |
| W | Karl Roberson | TKO (elbows) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-07-09 |
UFC | 3 | 2:19 |
| L | Nicolae Negumereanu | Decision (split) | UFC 272
2022-03-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jung Da-un | KO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
2021-11-13 |
UFC | 1 | 3:04 |
| W | Danilo Marques | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-06-26 |
UFC | 3 | 0:20 |
| W | Carlos Ulberg | KO (punches) | UFC 259
2021-03-06 |
UFC | 2 | 3:19 |
| W | Darko Stošić | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-08-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 |
UFC | 3 | 4:20 |
| W | Dennis Bryant | TKO (head kick and punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 16
2018-08-07 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 1:48 |
| W | Corey Johnson | TKO (punches) | LFA 40
2018-05-25 |
LFA | 2 | 1:18 |
| W | Andre Kavanaugh | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 40
2018-03-10 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 2:40 |
| W | Anton Berzin | Decision (split) | Dana White's Contender Series 7
2017-08-22 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Thai Walwyn | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Knockout 34
2017-01-28 |
Xtreme Knockout | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Foster | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 33
2016-11-05 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 2:06 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kennedy Nzechukwu) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.