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Darko Stosic vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 8-7-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
8-7-1
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
34
AgeΔ 0 yrs
34
6'0"
HeightΔ 5"
6'5"
76"
ReachΔ 7"
83"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
80.8
Layoff (months)Δ 78.9 mo
1.9
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LDLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Darko Stosic hunts takedowns — 3.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Kennedy Nzechukwu rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Kennedy Nzechukwu outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 4.65 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Darko Stosic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 225

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 106
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1262.61/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
6274.65/min · norm 3.48
1954.04/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6054.49/min · norm 3.37
45.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
49.6%norm 48.45%
58.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
51.2%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
30.33/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Darko Stosic

Distance 75.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.6%)

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Darko Stosic

Head 71.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 20.2% (norm 9.7%)

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Head 87.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Stosic L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Nzechukwu L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 86 / 208 41.3% 41.5% 475 / 1076 44.1% 41.5%
In the clinch 21 / 37 56.8% 70.8% 81 / 99 81.8% 70.8%
On the ground 19 / 32 59.4% 72.9% 71 / 89 79.8% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 72 / 198 36.4% 39.2% 513 / 1103 46.5% 39.2%
To the body 13 / 23 too few to rate 72.0% 108 / 152 71.1% 72.0%
To the legs 41 / 56 73.2% 82.1% 6 / 9 too few to rate 82.1%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Stosic L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Nzechukwu L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 180 / 448 40.2% 40.6% 498 / 1085 45.9% 40.6%
In the clinch 11 / 15 too few to rate 68.8% 79 / 114 69.3% 68.8%
On the ground 4 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 28 / 41 68.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 114 / 358 31.8% 37.7% 372 / 950 39.2% 37.7%
To the body 55 / 80 68.8% 72.9% 118 / 155 76.1% 72.9%
To the legs 26 / 29 89.7% 83.1% 115 / 135 85.2% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1150.0% acc · 3.42/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
545.5% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
1083.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
6380.8% def · norm 66.7%
9:5020.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
24:0117.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
2:540:54 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
26:572:59 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.22/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nzechukwu has more cage time on record.