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ELO RATING

Kennedy Nzechukwu

"African Savage"

MMA Record: 14-6-0
UFC Record: 8-6-0
Heavyweight
Weight Class

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 5'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
83'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Jun 13 1992
Age
33
Peak ELO
1103
ELO Rank
227 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
218-95-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1020.1
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1004.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.33
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
46%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.89
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
51%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.55
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
45%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2025-07-12 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira Valter Walker SUB Heel Hook 1 0:54 Loss
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Lukasz Brzeski KO/TKO Punch 1 4:51 Win
2024-10-26 UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Chris Barnett KO/TKO Knee 1 4:27 Win
2024-03-16 UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Ovince Saint Preux S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2023-08-05 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Dustin Jacoby KO/TKO Punch 1 1:22 Loss
2023-05-06 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Devin Clark SUB Guillotine Choke 2 2:28 Win
2022-11-19 UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Ion Cutelaba KO/TKO Knee 2 1:02 Win
2022-07-09 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Karl Roberson KO/TKO Elbows 3 2:19 Win
2022-03-05 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Nicolae Negumereanu S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2021-11-13 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Da Woon Jung KO/TKO Elbows 1 3:04 Loss
2021-06-26 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Danilo Marques KO/TKO Punches 3 0:20 Win
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Carlos Ulberg KO/TKO Punch 2 3:19 Win
2019-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Darko Stosic U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Paul Craig SUB Triangle Choke 3 4:20 Loss

Kennedy Nzechukwu ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
14 2025-07-12 Valter Walker 1026 Loss -19 1084
13 2024-12-07 Lukasz Brzeski 973 Win +16 1103
12 2024-10-26 Chris Barnett 1012 Win +18 1087
11 2024-03-16 Ovince Saint Preux 1059 Loss 0 1069
10 2023-08-05 Dustin Jacoby 1063 Loss -17 1069
9 2023-05-06 Devin Clark 1026 Win +19 1086
8 2022-11-19 Ion Cutelaba 999 Win +19 1067
7 2022-07-09 Karl Roberson 985 Win +19 1048
6 2022-03-05 Nicolae Negumereanu 1003 Loss 0 1029
5 2021-11-13 Da Woon Jung 1056 Loss -15 1029
4 2021-06-26 Danilo Marques 1034 Win +22 1044
3 2021-03-06 Carlos Ulberg 1000 Win +21 1022
2 2019-08-03 Darko Stosic 1004 Win +17 1001
1 2019-03-30 Paul Craig 994 Loss -16 984

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