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Kennedy Nzechukwu

UFC Record
8-7-1
Age
34
Height
6'5"
Reach
83"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1448Today
1622Best, Mar 2021
1506Classic Elo
#227 Men: Pound for Pound#27 Heavyweight
140015001600170020202021202220232024202520261540 going into Paul Craig, Mar 20191584 going into Darko Stosic, Aug 20191622 going into Carlos Ulberg, Mar 20211438 going into Danilo Marques, Jun 20211482 going into Da Woon Jung, Nov 20211460 going into Nicolae Negumereanu, Mar 20221498 going into Karl Roberson, Jul 20221534 going into Ion Cutelaba, Nov 20221558 going into Devin Clark, May 20231558 going into Dustin Jacoby, Aug 20231532 going into Ovince Saint Preux, Mar 20241479 going into Chris Barnett, Oct 20241505 going into Lukasz Brzeski, Dec 20241514 going into Valter Walker, Jul 20251484 going into Marcus Buchecha, Dec 20251475 going into Shamil Gaziev, Aug 20261448 today1448
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1506Today
1546Best, Aug 2023
1448Fighter Elo
#285 Men: Pound for Pound#32 Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

14501500155020202021202220232024202520261500 going into Paul Craig, Mar 20191483 going into Darko Stosic, Aug 20191500 going into Carlos Ulberg, Mar 20211516 going into Danilo Marques, Jun 20211533 going into Da Woon Jung, Nov 20211517 going into Nicolae Negumereanu, Mar 20221501 going into Karl Roberson, Jul 20221516 going into Ion Cutelaba, Nov 20221531 going into Devin Clark, May 20231546 going into Dustin Jacoby, Aug 20231530 going into Ovince Saint Preux, Mar 20241513 going into Chris Barnett, Oct 20241528 going into Lukasz Brzeski, Dec 20241541 going into Valter Walker, Jul 20251524 going into Marcus Buchecha, Dec 20251522 going into Shamil Gaziev, Aug 20261506 today1506
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.65Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
50%Striking Accuracy
4.49Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
51%Striking Defense
0.33Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.56Takedowns per 15 Minutes
46%Takedown Accuracy
81%Takedown Defense
0.22Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
18%Share of Fight Time in Control
8.4 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins611
Losses322

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Shamil GazievKO/TKO · R1 1:20Aug 22, 2026UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuShamil Gaziev
1475Fighter Elo Going In1358
1522Classic Elo Going In1506
3 of 7Significant Strikes2 of 5
3 of 7Total Strikes2 of 5
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Drawvs. Marcus BuchechaUnanimous DecisionDec 13, 2025UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuMarcus Buchecha
1484Fighter Elo Going In1507
1524Classic Elo Going In1487
24 of 48Significant Strikes27 of 44
58 of 87Total Strikes47 of 66
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:37Control Time6:20
Lossvs. Valter WalkerSubmission · R1 0:54Jul 12, 2025UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuValter Walker
1514Fighter Elo Going In1543
1541Classic Elo Going In1514
0 of 0Significant Strikes4 of 11
0 of 0Total Strikes4 of 11
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:03Control Time0:28
Winvs. Lukasz BrzeskiKO/TKO · R1 4:51Dec 7, 2024UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuLukasz Brzeski
1505Fighter Elo Going In1402
1528Classic Elo Going In1461
29 of 70Significant Strikes32 of 69
29 of 70Total Strikes32 of 69
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:04Control Time0:00
Winvs. Chris BarnettKO/TKO · R1 4:27Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuChris Barnett
1479Fighter Elo Going In1262
1513Classic Elo Going In1500
51 of 74Significant Strikes12 of 34
51 of 74Total Strikes12 of 34
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Ovince Saint PreuxSplit DecisionMar 16, 2024UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuOvince Saint Preux
1532Fighter Elo Going In1370
1530Classic Elo Going In1516
106 of 250Significant Strikes143 of 276
106 of 250Total Strikes143 of 276
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 2
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:06
Lossvs. Dustin JacobyKO/TKO · R1 1:22Aug 5, 2023UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuDustin Jacoby
1558Fighter Elo Going In1483
1546Classic Elo Going In1530
4 of 18Significant Strikes10 of 33
4 of 18Total Strikes10 of 33
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:04
Winvs. Devin ClarkSubmission · R2 2:28May 6, 2023UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuDevin Clark
1558Fighter Elo Going In1405
1531Classic Elo Going In1519
62 of 81Significant Strikes36 of 58
79 of 98Total Strikes61 of 90
0 of 1Takedowns1 of 4
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
3:42Control Time1:04
Winvs. Ion CutelabaKO/TKO · R2 1:02Nov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuIon Cutelaba
1534Fighter Elo Going In1560
1516Classic Elo Going In1481
24 of 42Significant Strikes9 of 26
24 of 42Total Strikes30 of 57
0 of 1Takedowns2 of 8
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:14Control Time3:32
Winvs. Karl RobersonKO/TKO · R3 2:19Jul 9, 2022UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuKarl Roberson
1498Fighter Elo Going In1412
1501Classic Elo Going In1488
20 of 43Significant Strikes9 of 19
64 of 114Total Strikes16 of 26
5 of 7Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
10:46Control Time0:23
Lossvs. Nicolae NegumereanuSplit DecisionMar 5, 2022UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuNicolae Negumereanu
1460Fighter Elo Going In1381
1517Classic Elo Going In1514
95 of 190Significant Strikes64 of 160
97 of 192Total Strikes81 of 178
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time3:28
Lossvs. Da Woon JungKO/TKO · R1 3:04Nov 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuDa Woon Jung
1482Fighter Elo Going In1607
1533Classic Elo Going In1545
6 of 18Significant Strikes16 of 49
6 of 18Total Strikes16 of 49
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Danilo MarquesKO/TKO · R3 0:20Jun 26, 2021UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuDanilo Marques
1438Fighter Elo Going In1597
1516Classic Elo Going In1529
31 of 80Significant Strikes10 of 18
31 of 80Total Strikes34 of 60
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 12
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time7:42
Winvs. Carlos UlbergKO/TKO · R2 3:19Mar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuCarlos Ulberg
1622Fighter Elo Going In1545
1500Classic Elo Going In1500
82 of 148Significant Strikes146 of 227
84 of 150Total Strikes146 of 227
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:05
Winvs. Darko StosicUnanimous DecisionAug 3, 2019UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuDarko Stosic
1584Fighter Elo Going In1520
1483Classic Elo Going In1499
50 of 123Significant Strikes60 of 134
50 of 123Total Strikes63 of 137
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 10
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time2:08
Lossvs. Paul CraigSubmission · R3 4:20Mar 30, 2019UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Kennedy NzechukwuPaul Craig
1540Fighter Elo Going In1376
1500Classic Elo Going In1485
40 of 72Significant Strikes25 of 77
47 of 80Total Strikes31 of 83
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 16
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts2
4:22Control Time1:37