Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:53
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	59.3%
Expected Rounds (xR)	1.78
% Fights Inside the Distance	73.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	51-47 (52.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	22-25 (46.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-21 (58.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	61.8%
% Time in Control	18.0%
% Time Controlled	20.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.03
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.28
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.2%
Distance Strike Defense	54.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.55
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.66
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.67
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.63
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.25
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.69

Career Stats

Statistic	Kennedy Nzechukwu
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	80.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:41
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	8:53
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:46

Fight History

vs. Marcus Buchecha

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kennedy Nzechukwu24/4850%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:37

Marcus Buchecha27/4461%TD 3/13Ctrl 6:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	9/18	50%	0/0	0:38	—
	Marcus Buchecha	2/9	22%	2/9	2:22	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	7/18	39%	0/0	0:10	—
	Marcus Buchecha	25/35	71%	1/2	3:39	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	8/12	67%	0/0	2:49	—
	Marcus Buchecha	0/0	—	0/2	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Valter Walker

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025

Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 0:54

Kennedy Nzechukwu0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Valter Walker4/1136%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	0/0	—	0/0	0:03	—
	Valter Walker	4/11	36%	1/2	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Lukasz Brzeski

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:51

Kennedy Nzechukwu29/7041%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Lukasz Brzeski32/6946%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	29/70	41%	0/0	0:04	1
	Lukasz Brzeski	32/69	46%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Barnett

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 4:27

Kennedy Nzechukwu51/7469%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Barnett12/3435%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	51/74	69%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Barnett	12/34	35%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura • Mar 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kennedy Nzechukwu106/25042%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

Ovince Saint Preux143/27652%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	22/57	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	26/57	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	29/80	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	44/79	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	55/113	49%	0/0	0:08	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	73/140	52%	0/2	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Dustin Jacoby

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font • Aug 2023

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:22

Kennedy Nzechukwu4/1822%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dustin Jacoby10/3330%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Jacoby	10/33	30%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Devin Clark

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:28

Kennedy Nzechukwu62/8177%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:42

Devin Clark36/5862%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	41/53	77%	0/1	2:35	—
	Devin Clark	25/37	68%	1/3	0:44	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	21/28	75%	0/0	1:07	—
	Devin Clark	11/21	52%	0/1	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 1:02

Kennedy Nzechukwu24/4257%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:14

Ion Cutelaba9/2635%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	2/6	33%	0/1	1:07	—
	Ion Cutelaba	5/6	83%	2/6	3:32	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	22/36	61%	0/0	0:07	1
	Ion Cutelaba	4/20	20%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Karl Roberson

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev • Jul 2022

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 2:19

Kennedy Nzechukwu20/4347%TD 5/7Ctrl 10:46

Karl Roberson9/1947%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	3/8	38%	2/4	4:16	—
	Karl Roberson	1/2	50%	0/3	0:23	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	2/7	29%	2/2	4:41	—
	Karl Roberson	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	15/28	54%	1/1	1:49	—
	Karl Roberson	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nicolae Negumereanu

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kennedy Nzechukwu95/19050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nicolae Negumereanu64/16040%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	16/28	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nicolae Negumereanu	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	24/48	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nicolae Negumereanu	17/42	40%	1/3	2:43	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	55/114	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nicolae Negumereanu	27/74	36%	0/2	0:45	—

LOSS

vs. Da Woon Jung

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:04

Kennedy Nzechukwu6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Da Woon Jung16/4933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Da Woon Jung	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Danilo Marques

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:20

Kennedy Nzechukwu31/8039%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Danilo Marques10/1856%TD 2/12Ctrl 7:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Danilo Marques	0/1	0%	1/1	4:55	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	16/47	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danilo Marques	9/15	60%	1/11	2:47	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danilo Marques	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Ulberg

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:19

Kennedy Nzechukwu82/14855%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

Carlos Ulberg146/22764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	38/72	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Carlos Ulberg	83/120	69%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	44/76	58%	0/0	0:05	1
	Carlos Ulberg	63/107	59%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darko Stosic

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler • Aug 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kennedy Nzechukwu50/12341%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Darko Stosic60/13445%TD 4/10Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	9/32	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darko Stosic	29/43	67%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darko Stosic	15/43	35%	1/1	0:21	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	15/37	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darko Stosic	16/48	33%	3/8	1:27	—

LOSS

vs. Paul Craig

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:20

Kennedy Nzechukwu40/7256%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:22

Paul Craig25/7732%TD 1/16Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	12/17	71%	0/0	1:46	—
	Paul Craig	5/18	28%	1/8	1:13	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	20/36	56%	0/0	0:58	—
	Paul Craig	11/29	38%	0/4	0:09	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	8/19	42%	0/0	1:38	—
	Paul Craig	9/30	30%	0/4	0:15	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Dennis Bryant

DWCS 2.8 • Aug 2018

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:48

Kennedy Nzechukwu19/2286%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dennis Bryant19/3259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	19/22	86%	0/0	0:00	1
	Dennis Bryant	19/32	59%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anton Berzin

DWCS 1.7 • Aug 2017

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kennedy Nzechukwu102/31133%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anton Berzin66/14147%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	18/56	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anton Berzin	30/59	51%	2/2	0:00	—

R2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	32/113	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anton Berzin	17/43	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	52/142	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anton Berzin	19/39	49%	0/4	0:00	—

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History

Prior to UFC