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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 2Card to be announced
IN 6DAUG 22
Gregory RodriguesRodrigues
VS
Anthony HernandezHernandez
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
IN 6DAUG 22
Ketlen VieiraVieira
VS
Cris CyborgCyborg
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 3Card to be announced
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Darrius FlowersFlowers
VS
Taiyilake NuerajiNueraji
Road to UFC Season 5: Semifinals
AUG29
Song YadongYadong
VS
Umar NurmagomedovNurmagomedov
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
SEP1
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 4Card to be announced
SEP5
Salahdine ParnasseParnasse
VS
Dan HookerHooker
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Card to be announced
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Super RIZIN 5Rizin Fighting Federation
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Jean SilvaSilva
VS
Yair RodriguezRodriguez
Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
SEP15
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 6Card to be announced
SEP19
Alexandre PantojaPantoja
VS
Joshua VanVan
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 7Card to be announced
HeavyweightActive

Kennedy Nzechukwu

“African Savage”
Country
Nigeria
Record
14-6-1
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'5"
Reach
83"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate79%
11 of 14 wins inside the distance · 54th percentile
Durability81%
Stopped in 19% of bouts — 4 of 21 · 57th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
8:34
Avg bout length
—
Streak
0
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.99
745 landed from 1590 attempts — 47% accuracy · 61st percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.50
5 landed from 11 attempts — 45% accuracy · 50th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.40
4 in 16 statted bouts · 25th percentile
Control time16%
24m of 2h 29m fought · 71st percentile
Strikes by target
Head 84%
Body 15%
Leg 1%
Of 745 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 16 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 29m of fight time, of the 21 bouts on record
Next fightNzechukwu vs Shamil GazievUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Aug 22, 2026
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Aug 22, 2026Shamil GazievUpcoming——UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Dec 14, 2025Marcus BuchechaNCDrawR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Jul 12, 2025Valter WalkerLOSSSUBHeel HookR1 · 0:54UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Dec 7, 2024Lukasz BrzeskiWINKOPunchR1 · 4:51UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Oct 26, 2024Chris BarnettWINKOKneeR1 · 4:27UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Mar 16, 2024Ovince Saint PreuxLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
Aug 5, 2023Dustin JacobyLOSSKOPunchR1 · 1:22UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
May 6, 2023Devin ClarkWINSUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 2:28UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Nov 19, 2022Ion CutelabaWINKOKneeR2 · 1:02UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Jul 9, 2022Karl RobersonWINKOElbowsR3 · 2:19UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Mar 5, 2022Nicolae NegumereanuLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Nov 13, 2021Da Woon JungLOSSKOElbowsR1 · 3:04UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Jun 26, 2021Danilo MarquesWINKOPunchesR3 · 0:20UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
Mar 6, 2021Carlos UlbergWINKOPunchR2 · 3:19UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Aug 3, 2019Darko StošićWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Mar 30, 2019Paul CraigLOSSSUBTriangle ChokeR3 · 4:20UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Aug 8, 2018Dennis BryantWINKOKickR1 · 1:48Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8
May 25, 2018Corey JohnsonWINKOKO/TKOR2LFA 40: Aguilar vs. Le
Mar 10, 2018Andre KavanaughWINKOTKOR1 · 2:40XKO: Xtreme Knockout 40
Aug 23, 2017Anton BerzinWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7
Jan 28, 2017Thai WalwynWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00XKO: Xtreme Knockout 34
Nov 5, 2016Matt FosterWINKOTKOR2 · 2:06XKO: Xtreme Knockout 33
Shamil Gaziev
Aug 22, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Upcoming
Marcus Buchecha
Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
NC
DrawR3 · 5:00
Valter Walker
Jul 12, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
LOSS
SUBHeel HookR1 · 0:54
Lukasz Brzeski
Dec 7, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 4:51
Chris Barnett
Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
WIN
KOKneeR1 · 4:27
Ovince Saint Preux
Mar 16, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Dustin Jacoby
Aug 5, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 1:22
Devin Clark
May 6, 2023 · UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
WIN
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 2:28
Ion Cutelaba
Nov 19, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
WIN
KOKneeR2 · 1:02
Karl Roberson
Jul 9, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
WIN
KOElbowsR3 · 2:19
Nicolae Negumereanu
Mar 5, 2022 · UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Da Woon Jung
Nov 13, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
LOSS
KOElbowsR1 · 3:04
Danilo Marques
Jun 26, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
WIN
KOPunchesR3 · 0:20
Carlos Ulberg
Mar 6, 2021 · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 3:19
Darko Stošić
Aug 3, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Paul Craig
Mar 30, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
LOSS
SUBTriangle ChokeR3 · 4:20
Dennis Bryant
Aug 8, 2018 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8
WIN
KOKickR1 · 1:48
Corey Johnson
May 25, 2018 · LFA 40: Aguilar vs. Le
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Andre Kavanaugh
Mar 10, 2018 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 40
WIN
KOTKOR1 · 2:40
Anton Berzin
Aug 23, 2017 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Thai Walwyn
Jan 28, 2017 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 34
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Matt Foster
Nov 5, 2016 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 33
WIN
KOTKOR2 · 2:06