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Kennedy NzechukwuAfrican Savage

14-7-1 · MatchWiz rating 1556

Age34Height6'5"Reach83"StanceSouthpawDivisionHeavyweightCampFortis MMACountryNigeria

Rating trend

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current 1556 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Kennedy Nzechukwu is 10-7 across 18 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1556 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

80% of Kennedy's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 4.5 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

The number attached to Kennedy is a matchup output, not a ranking. Rating versus rating, then style versus style, then the things that bite in this sport specifically — age and time off. It gets graded on the fight board like every other call.

What we'd flag

Two limits worth carrying. We only hold UFC and Contender Series fights from 2015, so anything before that is invisible to these numbers. And a single punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning — this sport punishes confident predictions more than most.

Kennedy Nzechukwu — FAQ

What is Kennedy Nzechukwu's record?

10-7 across 18 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1556 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Kennedy Nzechukwu?

He lands 4.8 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 4.5, with 0.5 takedowns per 15 minutes and 80% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Kennedy Nzechukwu's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Aug 22, 2026Shamil GazievL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues-19
Dec 14, 2025Marcus BuchechaD · Draw R3UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape-4
Jul 12, 2025Valter WalkerL · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira-23
Dec 7, 2024Lukasz BrzeskiW · KO/TKO R1UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura+11
Oct 26, 2024Chris BarnettW · KO/TKO R1UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway+16
Mar 16, 2024Ovince Saint PreuxL · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura-19
Aug 6, 2023Dustin JacobyL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font-19
May 7, 2023Devin ClarkW · Submission R2UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo+16
Nov 19, 2022Ion CutelabaW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba+15
Jul 9, 2022Karl RobersonW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev+15
Mar 6, 2022Nicolae NegumereanuL · Decision - Split R3UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal-17
Nov 13, 2021Da Woon JungL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez-19
Jun 26, 2021Danilo MarquesW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov+18
Mar 6, 2021Carlos UlbergW · KO/TKO R2UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya+38
Aug 3, 2019Darko StošićW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler+31
Mar 30, 2019Paul CraigL · Submission R3UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje-48
Aug 8, 2018Dennis BryantW · KO/TKO R1Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 8+35
Aug 23, 2017Anton BerzinW · Decision - Split R3Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 7+29

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →