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Kennedy Nzechukwu
Kennedy

Nzechukwu

Κένεντι Ενζετσούκου
“African Savage”
Heavyweight11 UFC fights since 2022
RecordUFC 2022+ 5–5–1
Wins · W14
Losses · L5
Draws · D0
Finishes79%11 / 14Losing streak · 1
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Form · last 5
LKO/TKOGazievDDRAWBuchechaLSUBMISSIONWalkerWKO/TKOBrzeskiWKO/TKOBarnett
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Nzechukwu 14–5–0

Last 5 fights

Recent formAll fights →
L
vsShamil Gaziev
KO/TKOR1 · 1:20
UFC Fight Night23.08.2026
D
vsMarcus Buchecha
DRAWR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night14.12.2025
L
vsValter Walker
SUBMISSIONR1 · 0:54
UFC Fight Night13.07.2025
W
vsLukasz Brzeski
KO/TKOR1 · 4:51
UFC 31007.12.2024
W
vsChris Barnett
KO/TKOR1 · 4:27
UFC 30826.10.2024

Streaks and numbers

UFC 2022+Records →
Streak1LCurrent streakLast fight · 22.08.2026
Fastest4:27Fastest finishR1 vs Barnett · 26.10.2024
Finish rate79%Finish rate10 KO/TKO · 1 SUB
Most strikes250Most strikes in a fightvs Preux · UFC Fight Night
Knockdowns2Knockdowns in the UFCsince 2022 · 11 fights
Takedowns5Takedownsof 10 attempts
Control1:47Control per fightaverage, fights with stats
Sub attempts2Submission attemptssince 2022 · 11 fights

Fight history

UFC since 2022
DateOpponentEventResultMethodRdTime
2026
23.08.2026
Shamil Gaziev 4–3 · UFC 2022+23.08.2026UFC Fight NightHeavyweightLKO/TKOR1 · 1:2011:20
2025
14.12.2025
Marcus Buchecha 0–2–1 · UFC 2022+14.12.2025UFC Fight NightHeavyweightDDRAWR3 · 5:0035:00
13.07.2025
Valter Walker 15–1–013.07.2025UFC Fight NightHeavyweightLSUBMISSIONR1 · 0:5410:54
2024
07.12.2024
Lukasz Brzeski 1–6 · UFC 2022+07.12.2024UFC 310HeavyweightWKO/TKOR1 · 4:5114:51
26.10.2024
Chris Barnett 23–9–026.10.2024UFC 308HeavyweightWKO/TKOR1 · 4:2714:27
16.03.2024
Ovince Saint Preux 27–18–016.03.2024UFC Fight NightLight HeavyweightLDECISIONR3 · 5:0035:00
2023
06.08.2023
Dustin Jacoby 6–4 · UFC 2022+06.08.2023UFC Fight NightLight HeavyweightLKO/TKOR1 · 1:2211:22
07.05.2023
Devin Clark 14–9–007.05.2023UFC 288Light HeavyweightWSUBMISSIONR2 · 2:2822:28
2022
20.11.2022
Ion Cutelaba 4–6 · UFC 2022+20.11.2022UFC Fight NightWKO/TKOR2 · 1:0221:02
10.07.2022
Karl Roberson 0–2 · UFC 2022+10.07.2022UFC Fight NightWKO/TKOR3 · 2:1932:19
05.03.2022
Nicolae Negumereanu 2–1 · UFC 2022+05.03.2022UFC 272LDECISIONR3 · 5:0035:00

Stats

Career averages · UFC 2022+ · 11 fights

Against the average · Heavyweight

Career rates
NzechukwuHeavyweight average (53 fighters)
Strikes / min
9.837.71
+28%
Opponent strikes / min
8.787.69
+14%
Takedowns / 15 min
0.901.43
-37%
Takedown accuracy
50%41%
+22%
Control time / fight
1:472:00
-11%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.360.30
+20%
Calculated from API-MMA fight totals · since 2022Δ = difference from the average

Strike distribution

HEAD · BODY · LEGS
HEAD85%
699 strikesdiv. avg 80%
BODY14%
118 strikesdiv. avg 12%
LEGS1%
6 strikesdiv. avg 8%
Total strikes823
Opponent / min8.78
Power strikes51%

Strikes per fight

Against the opponent
Nzechukwu — strikesOpponent — strikes
8158183325027674347069011484475
Clark2023
Jacoby2023
Preux2024
Barnett2024
Brzeski2024
Walker2025
Buchecha2025
Gaziev2026