Kennedy Nzechukwu
NigeriaKennedy Nzechukwu, “African Savage”, is a Heavyweight from Nigeria with an official record of 14-6-1. The 21 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for are scored 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 10 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a bout with Marcus Buchecha at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape on 14 December 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Shamil Gaziev | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Marcus Buchecha | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Valter Walker | LOSS | SUBHeel Hook | R1 · 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Lukasz Brzeski | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:51 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Chris Barnett | WIN | KOKnee | R1 · 4:27 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Ovince Saint Preux | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Dustin Jacoby | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font |
| May 6, 2023 | Devin Clark | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 2:28 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Ion Cutelaba | WIN | KOKnee | R2 · 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Karl Roberson | WIN | KOElbows | R3 · 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Nicolae Negumereanu | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Da Woon Jung | LOSS | KOElbows | R1 · 3:04 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Danilo Marques | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 0:20 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Carlos Ulberg | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 3:19 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Darko Stošić | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Paul Craig | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R3 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje |
| Aug 8, 2018 | Dennis Bryant | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 1:48 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8 |
| May 25, 2018 | Corey Johnson | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 40: Aguilar vs. Le |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Andre Kavanaugh | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:40 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 40 |
| Aug 23, 2017 | Anton Berzin | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7 |
| Jan 28, 2017 | Thai Walwyn | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 34 |
| Nov 5, 2016 | Matt Foster | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 2:06 | XKO: Xtreme Knockout 33 |
Wins, losses and draws are Kennedy Nzechukwu’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 22 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Kennedy Nzechukwu’s record, in numbers
Kennedy Nzechukwu’s official record is 14-6-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 21 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest — because the two cover the same 21 bouts but do not score all of them the same way.
The 14 wins break down as 10 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision — 11 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 79%. Across all 21 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 34 seconds.
Kennedy Nzechukwu has been stopped 4 times in the 21 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 19% of them.
Of the 21 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 2 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 498 Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Kennedy Nzechukwu has a finish rate above 54% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 57% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Kennedy Nzechukwu is listed at 6ft 5in with a reach of 83in, fights southpaw and is 34, born 12 June 1992.
These figures are recomputed from Kennedy Nzechukwu’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.