Heavyweight Bout

Kennedy Nzechukwu

“Chosen”

Record: 8-7-1
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 5"
Reach: 83"
Weight: 236 lbs.
Born: Jun 13, 1992

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 16
Minutes: 134.8
Knockdowns: 3
Sig. accuracy: 49.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 45.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 2:40

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted627/1264

Accuracy49.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head81.8%
Body17.2%
Leg1.0%

Position

Distance75.8%
Clinch12.9%
Ground11.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head61.5%
Body19.5%
Leg19.0%

Position absorbed

Distance82.3%
Clinch13.1%
Ground4.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns5/11

TD accuracy45.5%

TD per 150.6

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.2

Reversals0

Control24:01

Control per 152:40

Against

Takedowns absorbed15/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded26:57

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.4	29.5%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.3	66.7%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.1	100.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Shamil Gaziev
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:20
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. RodriguesAug 22, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 3/7 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
D vs Marcus Buchecha
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. KapeDec 13, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 24/48 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:37
Loss vs Valter Walker
Submission · Round 1 · 0:54
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraJul 12, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 0/0 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Lukasz Brzeski
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:51
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraDec 7, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 29/70 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Win vs Chris Barnett
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:27
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 51/74 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Ovince Saint Preux
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. TyburaMar 16, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 106/250 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:08
Loss vs Dustin Jacoby
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FontAug 5, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 4/18 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Devin Clark
Submission · Round 2 · 2:28
UFC 288: Sterling vs. CejudoMay 6, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 62/81 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 3:42
Win vs Ion Cutelaba
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:02
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaNov 19, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 24/42 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:14
Win vs Karl Roberson
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:19
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. FizievJul 9, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 20/43 · TD 5/7 · Ctrl 10:46

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