Fighter dossier

ID 3C412D7A701F55F1

Official MMA record

Kennedy Nzechukwu

“African Savage”

Professional record

14-6-1

Division: Heavyweight
Age: 34
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 205 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: Tx

Profile summary

Kennedy Nzechukwu is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 14-6-1.

Career file

Professional career statistics

14-6-1

Total fights

Rounds fought

35.3

Current streak

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Finish rate

71.4%

Win methods

KO / TKO9

Submission1

Decision3

Loss methods

KO / TKO2

Submission2

Decision2

Career length

9y 1m 7d

Fights per year

2.3

Longest layoff

1y 7m 3d

Quickest turnaround

1m 10d

Quick hits

Fastest win

01:48

Fastest KO

01:48

Fastest submission

04:51

Finished rate

66.7%

Avg. fight length · wins

07:58

Avg. fight length · losses

08:16

Avg. rounds · wins

1.6

Avg. rounds · losses

1.7

Official record

Professional fight record

22 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Aug 22, 2026	Next	Shamil Gaziev 13-3-0	Heavyweight	Scheduled UFC FIGHT NIGHT 285: HERNANDEZ vs RODRIGUES	R3/05:00
Dec 13, 2025	D	Marcus Buchecha 5-2-0	Heavyweight	Draw · Unanimous Draw UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ROYVAL vs KAPE Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 12, 2025	L	Valter Walker 11-1-0	Heavyweight	Submission · Heel Hook UFC FN ON ESPN 192: LEWIS vs TEIXEIRA Verified	R1/00:54
Dec 7, 2024	W	Lukasz Brzeski 8-5-1	Heavyweight	Submission · Arm Bar UFC 310: PANTOJA vs ASAKURA Verified	R1/04:51
Oct 26, 2024	W	Chris Barnett 21-7-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC 308: TOPURIA vs HOLLOWAY Verified	R1/04:27
Mar 16, 2024	L	Ovince St. Preux 26-17-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC FN 154 ON ESPN: TUIVASA vs TYBURA Verified	R3/05:00
Aug 5, 2023	L	Dustin Jacoby 18-7-1	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC FN 137 ON ESPN: SANDHAGEN vs FONT Verified	R1/01:22
May 6, 2023	W	Devin Clark 14-7-0	Light-heavyweight	Result pending · Guillotine Choke UFC 288: STERLING vs CEJUDO Verified	R2/02:28
Nov 19, 2022	W	Ion Cutelaba 15-8-1	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC FN 117 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVAK Verified	R2/01:02
Jul 9, 2022	W	Karl Roberson 9-5-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC FN 106 ON ESPN: DOS ANJOS vs FIZIEV Verified	R3/02:19
Mar 5, 2022	L	Nicolae Negumereanu 11-1-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL Verified	R3/05:00
Nov 13, 2021	L	Da Un Jung 14-2-1	Light-heavyweight	KO UFC FN 87 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs RODRIGUEZ Verified	R1/03:04
Jun 26, 2021	W	Danilo Marques 9-2-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC FN 75 ON ESPN: GANE vs VOLKOV Verified	R3/00:20
Mar 6, 2021	W	Carlos Ulberg 3-0-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA Verified	R2/03:19
Aug 3, 2019	W	Darko Stosic 13-2-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on ESPN 5 Verified	R3/05:00
Mar 30, 2019	L	Paul Craig 11-3-0	Light-heavyweight	Submission · Triangle Choke UFC on ESPN #2 Verified	R3/04:20
Aug 7, 2018	W	Dennis Bryant 5-1-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC DWTNCS - Season 2, Episode 8 Verified	R1/01:48
May 25, 2018	W	Corey Johnson 0-0-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC Legacy Fighting Alliance: LFA 40 - Pro Verified	R2/02:24
Mar 10, 2018	W	Andre Kavanaugh 7-13-0	Heavyweight	TKO/RSC Xtreme Knockout 40 Verified	R1/02:41
Aug 22, 2017	W	Anton Berzin 5-1-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Split Decision DWTNCS #7 Verified	R3/05:00
Jan 28, 2017	W	Thai Walwyn 0-0-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision Xtreme Knockout 34 Verified	R3/03:00
Nov 5, 2016	W	Matthew Foster 8-8-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC Xtreme Knockout 33 Verified	R2/02:06

Verified denotes commission-confirmed data. Exhibition bouts do not count toward the displayed record.

Career file

Amateur career statistics

1-0-0