Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Stats, Record & Fight History
Kennedy Nzechukwu is 8-7-1 in the UFC, fighting at light heavyweight, landing 4.65 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy, averaging 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes.
UFC record: 8-7-1
Division: Light Heavyweight
Height: 6'5"
Reach: 83"
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 34
Wins: 6 KO/TKO · 1 Submission · 1 Decision
Losses: 3 KO/TKO · 2 Submission · 2 Decision
Career numbers (16 UFC fights)
Totals across every UFC fight, per minute in the cage. Source data: UFCStats.
Sig. strikes landed per min: 4.65
Sig. strikes absorbed per min: 4.49
Striking accuracy: 50%
Striking defense: 51%
Takedowns per 15 min: 0.56
Takedown accuracy: 45%
Takedown defense: 81%
Submission attempts per 15 min: 0.22
Control time per fight: 1:30
UFC fights: last 10 of 16
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues, 22 Aug 2026 |
| D | Marcus Buchecha | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape, 13 Dec 2025 |
| L | Valter Walker | Submission | 1 | 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira, 12 Jul 2025 |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:51 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura, 07 Dec 2024 |
| W | Chris Barnett | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway, 26 Oct 2024 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura, 16 Mar 2024 |
| L | Dustin Jacoby | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font, 05 Aug 2023 |
| W | Devin Clark | Submission | 2 | 2:28 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, 06 May 2023 |
| W | Ion Cutelaba | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba, 19 Nov 2022 |
| W | Karl Roberson | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev, 09 Jul 2022 |
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