Kennedy Nzechukwu “African Savage”

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Age 32
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Kennedy Nzechukwu is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 13-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 months, 21 days
Rounds Fought 31.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 7 months, 3 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 12 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 0 3
Losses 2 1 2
Finish Rate 69.2%
Finished Rate 60.0%
Win by Decision Rate 23.1%
Loss by Decision Rate 40.0%
Win by KO Rate 69.2%
Loss by KO Rate 40.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 20.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:48
Fastest KO 01:48
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:13
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:45
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/07/2024 Unknown
(13-5-0)
Lukasz Brzeski
(8-5-1)
HW Unknown
UFC 310: PANTOJA vs ASAKURA
3 05:00
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
(19-9-1)
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
(14-9-0)
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
(17-10-1)
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
(9-1-0)
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
(21-7-0)
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
(18-9-1)
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