Kennedy Nzechukwu
16 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (88%)
Kennedy Nzechukwu UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Kennedy Nzechukwu is 8-7-1 in the UFC across 16 fights, with 6 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 14-7-1, 6-0 of it outside the UFC. Nzechukwu competes at light heavyweight as a southpaw striker, standing 6'5" with a 83" reach at 34 years old. The last bout was a loss to Shamil Gaziev by knockout in Aug 2026.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 87th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (5.0 sig. strikes/min).
Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC win rate is 50% (8 of 16 fights), and 88% of those wins came by finish. Nzechukwu averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 46% accuracy and stops 82% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 14-7-1
- UFC Record
- 8-7-1
- Height
- 6'5"
- Reach
- 83"
- Age
- 34
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Shamil Gaziev · KO/TKO · Aug 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Kennedy Nzechukwu's Last 5 Fights
Nzechukwu is 2-2-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Shamil Gaziev · KO/TKO · R1 1:20 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Aug 2026
- Draw vs Marcus Buchecha · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 2025
- Loss vs Valter Walker · Submission · R1 0:54 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 2025
- Win vs Lukasz Brzeski · KO/TKO · R1 4:51 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 2024
- Win vs Chris Barnett · KO/TKO · R1 4:27 · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 2024
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Average
Kennedy Nzechukwu lands 15.7 strikes in R1 but 27.2 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC Fight History
16 UFC fights on record (8-7-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | 2026-08-22 |
| D/NC | Marcus Buchecha | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | 2025-12-13 |
| L | Valter Walker | Submission | R1 · 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | 2025-07-12 |
| W | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:51 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | 2024-12-07 |
| W | Chris Barnett | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:27 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 2024-10-26 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | 2024-03-16 |
| L | Dustin Jacoby | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | 2023-08-05 |
| W | Devin Clark | Submission | R2 · 2:28 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | 2023-05-06 |
| W | Ion Cutelaba | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | 2022-11-19 |
| W | Karl Roberson | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 2022-07-09 |
| L | Nicolae Negumereanu | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | 2022-03-05 |
| L | Da Woon Jung | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:04 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | 2021-11-13 |
| W | Danilo Marques | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:20 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | 2021-06-26 |
| W | Carlos Ulberg | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:19 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 2021-03-06 |
| W | Darko Stosic | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | 2019-08-03 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission | R3 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | 2019-03-30 |
How Nzechukwu Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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