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Ovince Saint Preux vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

UFC 15-13-0 vs. 8-7-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
15-13-0
UFC record
8-7-1
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
43
AgeΔ 9 yrs
34
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'5"
80"
ReachΔ 3"
83"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
24.5
Layoff (months)Δ 22.6 mo
1.9
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LDLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
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

Ovince Saint Preux

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1513
Tier 3 — regional circuit 125

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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

7933.08/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
6274.65/min · norm 3.48
9783.80/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6054.49/min · norm 3.37
45.9%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
49.6%norm 48.45%
47.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
51.2%norm 52.75%
60.35/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
30.33/15 · norm 0.40

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

Ovince Saint Preux

Distance 88.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.3% (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)

Ovince Saint Preux

Head 74.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.3% (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 Preux L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Nzechukwu L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 653 / 1526 42.8% 41.5% 475 / 1076 44.1% 41.5%
In the clinch 75 / 112 67.0% 70.8% 81 / 99 81.8% 70.8%
On the ground 65 / 91 71.4% 72.9% 71 / 89 79.8% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 478 / 1290 37.1% 39.2% 513 / 1103 46.5% 39.2%
To the body 218 / 312 69.9% 72.0% 108 / 152 71.1% 72.0%
To the legs 97 / 127 76.4% 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 Preux L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Nzechukwu L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 737 / 1531 48.1% 40.6% 498 / 1085 45.9% 40.6%
In the clinch 148 / 204 72.5% 68.8% 79 / 114 69.3% 68.8%
On the ground 93 / 118 78.8% 70.4% 28 / 41 68.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 537 / 1249 43.0% 37.7% 372 / 950 39.2% 37.7%
To the body 217 / 316 68.7% 72.9% 118 / 155 76.1% 72.9%
To the legs 224 / 288 77.8% 83.1% 115 / 135 85.2% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1528.3% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
545.5% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
5268.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
6380.8% def · norm 66.7%
29:3811.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
24:0117.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
50:092:55 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
26:572:59 per 15 · norm 2:50
60.35/15 · 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 — Preux has more cage time on record.