Fighter Summary

80

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Heavyweight #21

Record: 7-5

Active: 5 years, 7 months

Ratings and Rankings
Metric Rating Ranking
Performance 80
B-
21
Power 86
B
15
Offensive 81
B-
20
Defensive 86
B
15
Records
Overall 7-5 (58.3%)
Versus Top 10 1-0 (100%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 2-4 (33.3%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 5-1 (83.3%)
Last 5 Fights 3-2 (60%)
Superlatives
Best Win Light Heavyweight #3 Carlos Ulberg (6-1)
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
Worst Loss Light Heavyweight #42 Paul Craig (9-9)
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Round 3 SUB Triangle Choke
Other Statistics
Finishes 6 (50%)
KOs 5 (41.7%)
Submissions 1 (8.3%)
Decisions 1 (8.3%)
Opponent Record 68-67
Average Opponent Rank 29.6
Long Streak W 3 (06/26/2021)
Current Streak W 1

Recent Trend Analysis

Fight Results
ResultOpponent
W
2024-10-26
Chris Barnett (2-3)
Heavyweight #37
Round 1 KO/TKO Knee
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
L
2024-03-16
Ovince Saint Preux (15-13)
Light Heavyweight #31
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
L
2023-08-05
Dustin Jacoby (7-6)
Light Heavyweight #19
Round 1 KO/TKO Punch
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
W
2023-05-06
Devin Clark (8-9)
Light Heavyweight #35
Round 2 SUB Guillotine Choke
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
W
2022-11-19
Ion Cutelaba (7-9)
Light Heavyweight #32
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 #38
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 (6-1)
Light Heavyweight #3
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 #42
Round 3 SUB Triangle Choke
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje