Kennedy Nzechukwu MMA Stats & News

Kennedy Nzechukwu

African Savage

USA

Books next bout
HeavyweightUFC
May 31, 2025
Nzechukwu will take on Valter Walker in a heavyweight bout at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Nzechukwu has won two straight fights to push his UFC record to 8-5. He's coming off a cancellation, however, as he was slated to face Martin Buday at UFC Vegas 105 but pulled out for undisclosed reasons. Now, he'll get his chance to step back into the ring against an opponent in Walker who has also won two straight bouts.
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Out for UFC Vegas 105
HeavyweightUFC
April 3, 2025
Nzechukwu (undisclosed) will no longer fight Saturday at UFC Vegas 105, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nzechukwu has been pulled from Saturday's fight at the last minute, and the reason is currently unknown. He was scheduled to fight Martin Buday, who will now fight Uran Satybaldiev on very short notice.
Third heavyweight bout schedueld
HeavyweightUFC
February 4, 2025
Nzechukwu will take on Martin Buday in a heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 105 on April 5, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nzechukwu has won two straight bouts, most recently taking care of Lukasz Brzeski back in December. That pushed his UFC record to 8-5, and he'll look to make it three straight wins against an opponent in Buday who is also coming off a win. Nzechukwu has an inch of height on Buday, as well as six inches of wingspan on him.
Second victory in span of six weeks
HeavyweightUFC
December 7, 2024
Nzechukwu defeated Lukas Brzeski via TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 1 at UFC 310 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Stepping in for Tallison Teixeira (undisclosed) on short notice, Nzechukwu has his second victory in a span of six weeks. He absorbed zero damage in his first-round knockout win over Chris Barnett in late-October, so it was smart to get right back to work. It was similar outcome this time around. Kennedy stayed to the outside before popping Brzeski with a two-piece combination that closed the show and went on to earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. We'll have to see how Nzechukwu fares at heavyweight when the competition level increases, but he certainly looks much more comfortable not having to cut down to the 206-pound light heavyweight limit.
Filling in for Teixeira
HeavyweightUFC
November 22, 2024
Nzechukwu will fight Lukasz Brzeski at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Just under a month removed from his bounce-back win over Chris Barnett, Nzechukwu will now step in to fight Brzeski, taking the place of Tallison Teixeira (undisclosed). Nzechukwu had lost his previous two fights prior to his win in October, but Brzeski has dealt with his own struggles, losing four of his first five UFC bouts.
Shines in return to heavyweight
HeavyweightUFC
October 26, 2024
Nzechukwu defeated Chris Barnett via TKO (strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1 at UFC 308 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
ANALYSIS
Kennedy was scheduled to face Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Justin Tafa here, only to have both drop out. He finally got in there against Barnett and dominated as the largest favorite on the card at -750. Returning to heavyweight for the first time since 2016, Nzechukwu simply stayed to the outside and used his massive reach edge to pick his opponent apart at distance. The fact Barnett appeared to suffer a knee injury jumping up and down during introductions didn't help matters (in Nzechukwu's favor). Still just 32 years of age, Nzechukwu is young enough to make some waves in a thin heavyweight division, but this result tells us nothing about his future potential in the division. We'll see how he looks his next time out.