Kennedy Nzechukwu “African Savage”

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Age 33
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Kennedy Nzechukwu is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 14-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 7 days
Rounds Fought 32.3
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 7 months, 3 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 10 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 1 3
Losses 2 2 2
Finish Rate 71.4%
Finished Rate 66.7%
Win by Decision Rate 21.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 64.3%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 7.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 33.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:48
Fastest KO 01:48
Fastest SUB 04:51
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:58
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:16
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/13/2025 Unknown
(14-6-0) 		Marcus Buchecha
(5-2-0) 		HW Unknown
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 266: ROYVAL vs KAPE 		3 05:00
OFF 07/12/2025 L
(14-5-0) 		Valter Walker
(12-1-0) 		HW
( 238.0 vs. 244.5 ) 		Submission (Heel Hook)
UFC FN ON ESPN 192: LEWIS vs TEIXEIRA 		1 00:54
OFF 12/07/2024 W
(13-5-0) 		Lukasz Brzeski
(8-7-1) 		HW
( 236.5 vs. 234.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC 310: PANTOJA vs ASAKURA 		1 04:51
OFF 10/26/2024 W
(12-5-0) 		Chris Barnett
(21-8-0) 		LHW
( 241.0 * vs. 264.0* ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 308: TOPURIA vs HOLLOWAY 		1 04:27
OFF 03/16/2024 L
(12-4-0) 		Ovince St. Preux
(27-18-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 154 ON ESPN: TUIVASA vs TYBURA 		3 05:00
OFF 08/05/2023 L
(12-3-0) 		Dustin Jacoby
(21-9-1) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 137 ON ESPN: SANDHAGEN vs FONT 		1 01:22
OFF 05/06/2023 W
(11-3-0) 		Devin Clark
(14-10-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 ) 		Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 288: STERLING vs CEJUDO 		2 02:28
OFF 11/19/2022 W
(10-3-0) 		Ion Cutelaba
(18-11-1) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 117 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVAK 		2 01:02
OFF 07/09/2022 W
(9-3-0) 		Karl Roberson
(9-7-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 202.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 106 ON ESPN: DOS ANJOS vs FIZIEV 		3 02:19
OFF 03/05/2022 L
(9-2-0) 		Nicolae Negumereanu
(13-2-0) 		LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.5 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL 		3 05:00
OFF 11/13/2021 L
(9-1-0) 		Da Un Jung
(15-6-1) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.5 ) 		KO
UFC FN 87 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs RODRIGUEZ 		1 03:04
OFF 06/26/2021 W
(8-1-0) 		Danilo Marques
(13-6-0) 		LHW
( 205.5 vs. 205.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 75 ON ESPN: GANE vs VOLKOV 		3 00:20
OFF 03/06/2021 W
(7-1-0) 		Carlos Ulberg
(12-1-0) 		LHW
( 205.5 vs. 205.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA 		2 03:19
OFF 08/03/2019 W
(6-1-0) 		Darko Stosic
(21-8-0) 		LHW
( 205.5 vs. 206.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on ESPN 5 		3 05:00
OFF 03/30/2019 L
(6-0-0) 		Paul Craig
(18-10-1) 		LHW
( 205.5 vs. 205.0 ) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC on ESPN #2 		3 04:20
OFF 08/07/2018 W
(5-0-0) 		Dennis Bryant
(5-2-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
DWTNCS - Season 2, Episode 8 		1 01:48
OFF 05/25/2018 W
(4-0-0) 		Corey Johnson
(0-2-0) 		LHW
( 206.0 vs. 203.7 ) 		TKO/RSC
Legacy Fighting Alliance: LFA 40 - Pro 		2 02:24
OFF 03/10/2018 W
(3-0-0) 		Andre Kavanaugh
(7-14-0) 		HW
( 224.0 vs. 230.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
Xtreme Knockout 40 		1 02:41
OFF 08/22/2017 W
(2-0-0) 		Anton Berzin
(5-2-0) 		LHW
( 204.5 vs. 205.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
DWTNCS #7 		3 05:00
OFF 01/28/2017 W
(1-0-0) 		Thai Walwyn
(1-3-0) 		LHW
( 205.0 vs. 201.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Xtreme Knockout 34 		3 03:00
OFF 11/05/2016 W
(0-0-0) 		Matthew Foster
(9-14-0) 		LHW
( 203.0 vs. 205.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Xtreme Knockout 33 		2 02:06

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 1.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 0 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:59
Fastest KO 02:59
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 02:59
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 11/19/2015 W
(0-0-0) 		Anthony Salinas
(0-1-0) 		HW
( 216.2 vs. 224.2 ) 		TKO/RSC
Legacy Amateur Series 20 (Black Tie Brawl 2) 		1 02:59

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class