Kennedy Nzechukwu “African Savage”

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

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 7 years, 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

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 12/07/2024
(13-5-0)
Lukasz Brzeski
(8-5-1)
HW
UFC 310: MUHAMMAD vs RAKHMONOV
3 05:00
10/26/2024 W
(12-5-0)
Chris Barnett
(21-7-0)
LHW
(241.0* vs. 264.0*)
TKO/RSC
UFC 308: TOPURIA vs HOLLOWAY
1 04:27
03/16/2024 L
(12-4-0)
Ovince St. Preux
(26-17-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 206.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 154 ON ESPN: TUIVASA vs TYBURA
3 05:00
08/05/2023 L
(12-3-0)
Dustin Jacoby
(18-7-1)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 205.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 137 ON ESPN: SANDHAGEN vs FONT
1 01:22
05/06/2023 W
(11-3-0)
Devin Clark
(14-7-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 205.0)
(Guillotine Choke)
UFC 288: STERLING vs CEJUDO
2 02:28
11/19/2022 W
(10-3-0)
Ion Cutelaba
(15-8-1)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 206.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 117 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVAK
2 01:02
07/09/2022 W
(9-3-0)
Karl Roberson
(9-5-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 202.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 106 ON ESPN: DOS ANJOS vs FIZIEV
3 02:19
03/05/2022 L
(9-2-0)
Nicolae Negumereanu
(11-1-0)
LHW
(206.0 vs. 205.5)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL
3 05:00
11/13/2021 L
(9-1-0)
Da Un Jung
(14-2-1)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 204.5)
KO
UFC FN 87 ON ESPN: HOLLOWAY vs RODRIGUEZ
1 03:04
06/26/2021 W
(8-1-0)
Danilo Marques
(9-2-0)
LHW
(205.5 vs. 205.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 75 ON ESPN: GANE vs VOLKOV
3 00:20
03/06/2021 W
(7-1-0)
Carlos Ulberg
(2-0-0)
LHW
(205.5 vs. 205.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA
2 03:19
08/03/2019 W
(6-1-0)
Darko Stosic
(13-2-0)
LHW
(205.5 vs. 206.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on ESPN 5
3 05:00
03/30/2019 L
(6-0-0)
Paul Craig
(11-3-0)
LHW
(205.5 vs. 205.0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC on ESPN #2
3 04:20
08/07/2018 W
(5-0-0)
Dennis Bryant
(5-1-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 205.5)
TKO/RSC
DWTNCS - Season 2, Episode 8
1 01:48
05/25/2018 W
(4-0-0)
Corey Johnson
(0-0-0)
LHW
(206.0 vs. 203.7)
TKO/RSC
Legacy Fighting Alliance: LFA 40 - Pro
2 02:24
03/10/2018 W
(3-0-0)
Andre Kavanaugh
(7-13-0)
HW
(224.0 vs. 230.5)
TKO/RSC
Xtreme Knockout 40
1 02:41
08/22/2017 W
(2-0-0)
Anton Berzin
(5-1-0)
LHW
(204.5 vs. 205.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
DWTNCS #7
3 05:00
01/28/2017 W
(1-0-0)
Thai Walwyn
(0-0-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 201.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Xtreme Knockout 34
3 03:00
11/05/2016 W
(0-0-0)
Matthew Foster
(8-8-0)
LHW
(203.0 vs. 205.0)
TKO/RSC
Xtreme Knockout 33
2 02:06
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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

Amateur Record: 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 1.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
11/19/2015 W
(0-0-0)
Anthony Salinas
(0-0-0)
HW
(216.2 vs. 224.2)
TKO/RSC
Legacy Amateur Series 20 (Black Tie Brawl 2)
1 02:59
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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