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Kennedy Nzechukwu
“Chosen”
Nigeria
14-7-1W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 83"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- War Room MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1726
Scouting Report
- L
- D
- D
- L
- W
Won 1 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Nzechukwu is a finisher. His wins come as 11 KO/TKOs, 1 submission and 3 decisions, an 80% finish rate. He puts people to sleep far more often than he goes to the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Shamil Gaziev (15-3-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he drew with Marcus Buchecha, then lost to Valter Walker (16-1-0) by first-round submission.
- Style
- Southpaw with an 83" reach at 6'5". He lands 4.94 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy and absorbs 4.55, defending 51%. Takedown defense is 80%; he attempts 0.49 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 11 KO/TKO (73%)
- 1 Submission (7%)
- 3 Decision (20%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 80%
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
15 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 45-14-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1716
- Lossvs Shamil Gaziev15-3-0 · Power Index 1790KO/TKO · R1 · 1:20Aug 22, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues
Fight stats
Stat Kennedy Nzechukwu Shamil Gaziev Sig. strikes 3/7 2/5 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 2 - Drawvs Marcus Almeida5-3-1 · Power Index 1675Draw (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
- Drawvs Marcus BuchechaDrawDec 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night
- Lossvs Valter Walker16-1-0 · Power Index 1850Submission · R1 · 0:54Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
- Winvs Lukasz Brzeski9-7-1 · Power Index 1548KO/TKO · R1 · 4:51Dec 8, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
Career Stats
Based on 18 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.94
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.55
- Striking defense
- 51%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.49
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 80%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20