Kennedy Nzechukwu
"African Savage"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 196 cm |
| Reach | 211 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
20
fights
14
✅ wins
6
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
4
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 30, 2019
UFC debuts
July 12, 2025
UFC last fight
1h58:26
time in the cage
8:28
avg time by combat
57.1%
win rate
87.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1518
as of July 12, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1545
on May 06, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
72
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head strikes landed | 96 | 20.64 / round |
| 2. | Ko tko | 93 | 6 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 89 | 100 |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 89 | 82% |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 89 | 25.33 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 4 | 0.25 / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 29 | 0.21 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes accuracy | 38 | 51% |
| 4. | Submissions attempted | 41 | 0.08 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 48 | 52s / round |
79
Boxing Score
30
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+1.01
/ round
💫 Strike differential
19.4 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
20.9 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.3%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
53.7%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
48
Wrestling Score
52
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.5 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
45.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
81.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
52s / round
⏱ Control Time
52s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
82.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
50.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC Fight History
July 12, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Heel Hook) at round 1 (54s).
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December 07, 2024 - UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:51).
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October 26, 2024 - UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (4:27).
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March 16, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 05, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:22).
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May 06, 2023 - UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (2:28).
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November 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 2 (1:02).
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July 09, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 3 (2:19).
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March 05, 2022 - UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (3:04).
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June 26, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (20s).
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March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (3:19).
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August 03, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 30, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 3 (4:20).
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Fighter's fights