USA
Kennedy Nzechukwu
“African Savage”
HEAVYWEIGHT
14
WINS
6
LOSSES
1
DRAWS
—
STREAK
Next fight
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO71%SUB7%DECISION22%
STRIKING ACC.49%
TAKEDOWN ACC.45%
4.96
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
0.50
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.20
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Fight history
21 FIGHTSDLWWLLWWWL
DDRAWR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 14, 2025
D
DRAWR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 14, 2025
NzechukwuFight StatsBuchecha
24/48 · 50%Sig. Strikes27/44 · 61%
58/87Total Strikes47/66
0/0Takedowns3/13 · 23%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
3:37Control6:20
LSUBMISSIONR1 0:54· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
L
SUBMISSIONR1 0:54· UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
NzechukwuFight StatsWalker
0/0Sig. Strikes4/11 · 36%
0/0Total Strikes4/11
0/0Takedowns1/2 · 50%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts1
0:03Control0:28
WKO/TKOR1 4:51· UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
W
KO/TKOR1 4:51· UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
NzechukwuFight StatsBrzeski
29/70 · 41%Sig. Strikes32/69 · 46%
29/70Total Strikes32/69
0/0Takedowns0/2 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:04Control0:00
WKO/TKOR1 4:27· UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
W
KO/TKOR1 4:27· UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
NzechukwuFight StatsBarnett
51/74 · 69%Sig. Strikes12/34 · 35%
51/74Total Strikes12/34
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
NzechukwuFight StatsPreux
106/250 · 42%Sig. Strikes143/276 · 52%
106/250Total Strikes143/276
0/1 · 0%Takedowns0/2 · 0%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:08Control0:06
LKO/TKOR1 1:22· UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · Aug 6, 2023
L
KO/TKOR1 1:22· UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · Aug 6, 2023
NzechukwuFight StatsJacoby
4/18 · 22%Sig. Strikes10/33 · 30%
4/18Total Strikes10/33
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:04
WSUBMISSIONR2 2:28· UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 7, 2023
W
SUBMISSIONR2 2:28· UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 7, 2023
NzechukwuFight StatsClark
62/81 · 77%Sig. Strikes36/58 · 62%
79/98Total Strikes61/90
0/1 · 0%Takedowns1/4 · 25%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
3:42Control1:04
WKO/TKOR2 1:02· UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022
W
KO/TKOR2 1:02· UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022
NzechukwuFight StatsCutelaba
24/42 · 57%Sig. Strikes9/26 · 35%
24/42Total Strikes30/57
0/1 · 0%Takedowns2/8 · 25%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:14Control3:32
WKO/TKOR3 2:19· UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
W
KO/TKOR3 2:19· UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
NzechukwuFight StatsRoberson
20/43 · 47%Sig. Strikes9/19 · 47%
64/114Total Strikes16/26
5/7 · 71%Takedowns0/3 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
10:46Control0:23
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 6, 2022
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 6, 2022
NzechukwuFight StatsNegumereanu
95/190 · 50%Sig. Strikes64/160 · 40%
97/192Total Strikes81/178
0/0Takedowns1/5 · 20%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control3:28
LKO/TKOR1 3:04· UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021
L
KO/TKOR1 3:04· UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021
NzechukwuFight StatsJung
6/18 · 33%Sig. Strikes16/49 · 33%
6/18Total Strikes16/49
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsDanilo MarquesKO/TKOR3 0:20· UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021
W
vsDanilo Marques
KO/TKOR3 0:20· UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021
NzechukwuFight StatsMarques
31/80 · 39%Sig. Strikes10/18 · 56%
31/80Total Strikes34/60
0/0Takedowns2/12 · 17%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control7:42
WKO/TKOR2 3:19· UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
W
KO/TKOR2 3:19· UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
NzechukwuFight StatsUlberg
82/148 · 55%Sig. Strikes146/227 · 64%
84/150Total Strikes146/227
0/1 · 0%Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:05Control0:05
WvsDarko StošićUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Aug 3, 2019
W
vsDarko Stošić
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Aug 3, 2019
NzechukwuFight StatsStošić
50/123 · 41%Sig. Strikes60/134 · 45%
50/123Total Strikes63/137
0/0Takedowns4/10 · 40%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control2:08
LSUBMISSIONR3 4:20· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
L
SUBMISSIONR3 4:20· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
NzechukwuFight StatsCraig
40/72 · 56%Sig. Strikes25/77 · 32%
47/80Total Strikes31/83
0/0Takedowns1/16 · 6%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts2
4:22Control1:37
WKO/TKOR1 1:48· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8 · Aug 8, 2018
W
KO/TKOR1 1:48· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8 · Aug 8, 2018
NzechukwuFight StatsBryant
19/22 · 86%Sig. Strikes19/32 · 59%
19/22Total Strikes19/32
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
W
vsCorey Johnsonlfa
KO/TKOR2 1:18· LFA 40: Aguilar vs. Le · May 25, 2018
W
vsAndre KavanaughNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 2:40· XKO: Xtreme Knockout 40 · Mar 10, 2018
WSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7 · Aug 23, 2017
W
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7 · Aug 23, 2017
NzechukwuFight StatsBerzin
102/311 · 33%Sig. Strikes66/141 · 47%
103/312Total Strikes66/142
0/0Takedowns2/7 · 29%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts1
0:00Control0:00
W
vsThai WalwynNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· XKO: Xtreme Knockout 34 · Jan 28, 2017
W
vsMatt FosterNon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 2:06· XKO: Xtreme Knockout 33 · Nov 5, 2016