Kennedy NzechukwuStriker

Heavyweight · 14-6-1 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
6'5"
195.58 cm
Reach
6'11"
210.82 cm
Age
34
Elo Rating
1554.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 111 Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.96 significant strikes per minute — better than 90% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Stops 80% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 84% of Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.58 significant strikes per minute — worse than 86% of Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.96
    Top 10%
  • Striking accuracy
    46%
    Bottom 40%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.58
    Bottom 14%
  • Striking defense
    51%
    Bottom 46%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.50
    Bottom 32%
  • Takedown accuracy
    45%
    Top 35%
  • Takedown defense
    80%
    Top 16%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.20
    Bottom 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1496, higher than 23% of Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1554).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520254:27Barnett4:51Brzeski0:54Walker15:00Buchecha1:20Gaziev
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LShamil Gaziev
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues
2026-08-23 · KO/TKO, R1 1:20
DMarcus Buchecha
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-12-13
LValter Walker
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-07-12 · Submission, R1 0:54
WLukasz Brzeski
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-12-07 · KO/TKO, R1 4:51
WChris Barnett
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-10-26 · KO/TKO, R1 4:27
LOvince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2024-03-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LDustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 · KO/TKO, R1 1:22
WDevin Clark
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2023-05-06 · Submission, R2 2:28
WIon Cutelaba
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-11-19 · KO/TKO, R2 1:02
WKarl Roberson
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-07-09 · KO/TKO, R3 2:19
LNicolae Negumereanu
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2022-03-05 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LDa Woon Jung
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-11-13 · KO/TKO, R1 3:04
WDanilo Marques
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-06-26 · KO/TKO, R3 0:20
WCarlos Ulberg
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2021-03-06 · KO/TKO, R2 3:19
WDarko Stosic
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-08-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LPaul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · Submission, R3 4:20