“Chosen” Heavyweight
Kennedy Nzechukwu
8-7-1
UFC record, 16 fights, 134.8 min
14-7-1 C
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'5"
- Reach
- 83"
- Weight
- 244 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Sat, Jun 13, 1992, age 34
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 30, 2019
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 22, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
6 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, elbows to head from back control, knee to body at distance, knee to head at distance, punches to head at distance), 1 submission, 1 decision in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 6 | 3 |
| Submission | 1 | 2 |
| Decision | 1 | 2 |
| All | 8 | 7 |
1 draw not in either column
02/Career rates
16 fights, 134.8 min
Sig strikes landed
4.65 per min
627 in 134.8 min, 16 fights
Sig strike accuracy
49.6%
627 of 1,264 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.49 per min
605 of 1,240 landed on him in 134.8 min
Takedowns
0.56 per 15 min
5 of 11 · 134.8 min
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
5 of 11 attempts
Takedown defence
63 of 78
defended of attempted on him, 134.8 min
Control time
2:40 per 15 min
24:01 of 134:46
Knockdowns
3
scored in 134.8 min, 16 fights
Submission attempts
0.22 per 15 min
2 in 134.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
76% distance, 13% clinch, 11% ground
475 distance, 81 clinch, 71 ground of 627 landed
What he hits
82% head, 17% body, 1% leg
513 head, 108 body, 6 leg of 627 landed
Cage time
134:46
16 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 5 | 2-2-1 | 26.5 | 107 of 199 | 4.03 | 0 of 0 | 3:44 of 26:32 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| Light Heavyweight | 11 | 6-5-0 | 108.2 | 520 of 1,065 | 4.80 | 5 of 11 | 20:17 of 108:14 | 2 | 5 in 6 |
| All | 16 | 8-7-1 | 134.8 | 627 of 1,264 | 4.65 | 5 of 11 | 24:01 of 134:46 | 3 | 7 in 8 |
04/By year
2019 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 1.3 | 3 of 7 | 2.25 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 1:20 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0-1-1 | 15.9 | 24 of 48 | 1.51 | 0 of 0 | 3:40 of 15:54 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 24.3 | 186 of 394 | 7.65 | 0 of 1 | 0:12 of 24:18 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 8.8 | 66 of 99 | 7.47 | 0 of 1 | 3:42 of 8:50 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 33.4 | 139 of 275 | 4.17 | 5 of 8 | 12:00 of 33:21 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 21.7 | 119 of 246 | 5.48 | 0 of 1 | 0:05 of 21:43 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 29.3 | 90 of 195 | 3.07 | 0 of 0 | 4:22 of 29:20 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 16 | 8-7-1 | 134.8 | 627 of 1,264 | 4.65 | 5 of 11 | 24:01 of 134:46 | 3 | 7 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 16 of 16 | 66.0 | 245 of 478 | 3.71 | 2 of 7 | 10:29 of 65:58 | 1 | 0 | 6, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 10 of 16 | 41.8 | 211 of 430 | 5.05 | 2 of 3 | 7:08 of 41:49 | 2 | 1 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 16 | 27.0 | 171 of 356 | 6.34 | 1 of 1 | 6:24 of 26:59 | 0 | 1 | 7, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
16 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 22, 2026UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | Shamil GazievHeavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:20Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:20 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 13, 2025UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Marcus BuchechaHeavyweight | DUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 28. Ron McCarthy 28 - 28. Tony Weeks 28 - 28. | 24 of 48 | 0 of 0 | 3:37 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 12, 2025UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | Valter WalkerHeavyweight | LSubmission, R1 0:54Heel Hook After Drop to Ground | 0 of 0 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 0:54 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 7, 2024UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Lukasz BrzeskiHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:51Punch to Head At Distance | 29 of 70 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 1 | 4:51 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Chris BarnettHeavyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:27Knee to Body At Distance | 51 of 74 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:27 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 16, 2024UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Ovince Saint PreuxLight Heavyweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Adalaide Byrd 28 - 29. Derek Cleary 29 - 28. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. | 106 of 250 | 0 of 1 | 0:08 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 5, 2023UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | Dustin JacobyLight Heavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:22Punch to Head At Distance | 4 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 6, 2023UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | Devin ClarkLight Heavyweight | WSubmission, R2 2:28Guillotine Choke Standing | 62 of 81 | 0 of 1 | 3:42 | 0 | 7:28 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Ion CutelabaLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:02Knee to Head At Distance | 24 of 42 | 0 of 1 | 1:14 | 1 | 6:02 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 9, 2022UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | Karl RobersonLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 2:19Elbows to Head From Back Control | 20 of 43 | 5 of 7 | 10:46 | 0 | 12:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 5, 2022UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Nicolae NegumereanuLight Heavyweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Tony Weeks 27 - 29. Sal D'amato 29 - 27. Doug Crosby 27 - 29. | 95 of 190 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Da Woon JungLight Heavyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 3:04Elbows to Head In Clinch | 6 of 18 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:04 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 26, 2021UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | Danilo MarquesLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 0:20Punches to Head At Distance | 31 of 80 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 10:20 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Carlos UlbergLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:19Punch to Head At Distance | 82 of 148 | 0 of 1 | 0:05 | 1 | 8:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 3, 2019UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | Darko StosicLight Heavyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Two Points Deducted: Low Blows by Stosic Cardo Urso 26 - 29. Munah Holland 26 - 29. Jon Bilyk 27 - 28. | 50 of 123 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 30, 2019UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Paul CraigLight Heavyweight | LSubmission, R3 4:20Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 40 of 72 | 0 of 0 | 4:22 | 0 | 14:20 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.