Kennedy Nzechukwu
Active“Chosen”
8-6-1
UFC record
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Finish rate
- 88%
- UFC fights
- 15
- Active
- 2019–2025
- Height
- 6'5"
- Reach
- 83"
- Weight
- 236 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- DOB
- 1992-06-13 (34y 65d)
- Pro record
- 14-6-1
- Born
- Imo State, Nigeria
- SLpM
- 4.96
- Str Acc
- 46%
- SApM
- 4.58
- Str Def
- 51%
- TD Avg
- 0.50
- TD Acc
- 45%
- TD Def
- 80%
- Sub Avg
- 0.20
Fight history
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Marcus Buchecha | D | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2025-07-12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | Valter Walker | L | SUB · Heel Hook | 1 | 0:54 | |
| 2024-12-07 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Lukasz Brzeski | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 4:51 | |
| 2024-10-26 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Chris Barnett | W | KO/TKO · Knee | 1 | 4:27 | |
| 2024-03-16 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Ovince Saint Preux | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2023-08-05 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | Dustin Jacoby | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 1:22 | |
| 2023-05-06 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | Devin Clark | W | SUB · Guillotine Choke | 2 | 2:28 | |
| 2022-11-19 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Ion Cutelaba | W | KO/TKO · Knee | 2 | 1:02 | |
| 2022-07-09 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | Karl Roberson | W | KO/TKO · Elbows | 3 | 2:19 | |
| 2022-03-05 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Nicolae Negumereanu | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2021-11-13 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Da Woon Jung | L | KO/TKO · Elbows | 1 | 3:04 | |
| 2021-06-26 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | Danilo Marques | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 3 | 0:20 | |
| 2021-03-06 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Carlos Ulberg | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 3:19 | |
| 2019-08-03 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | Darko Stosic | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2019-03-30 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Paul Craig | L | SUB · Triangle Choke | 3 | 4:20 |