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Kennedy Nzechukwu

Kennedy Nzechukwu#28 HW

PRECISION STRIKER
FINISHER
established · 15 UFC fights
12-7
Record
9 KO · 1 SUB · 2 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinWinLossLoss
Recent form
34
Age
196 cm
Height
211 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-08-22
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P73
Volume
P74
Striking Efficiency
P80
Range Sniper
P84
Kickboxing
P52
Clinch Striking
P77
Defensive Striking
P26
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P28
Pressure Wrestling
P19
Top Control
P48
Submission
P30
Anti-Wrestling
P19
Grappling Defense
P68
Scrambler
P11
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P70
Finisher
P89
Damage Resistance
P35
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P6
Pace
P48
Late Fighter
P68
GLOBAL
Versatility
P58
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. PRECISION STRIKER2026-08-22 → CURRENT
  2. CLINCH STRIKER2025-07-12 → 2026-08-22 · 2 fights
  3. PRECISION STRIKER2024-12-07 · 1 fight
  4. CLINCH STRIKER2023-08-05 → 2024-10-26 · 3 fights
  5. POWER STRIKER2023-05-06 · 1 fight
  6. PRECISION STRIKER2022-03-05 → 2022-11-19 · 3 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-08-22
Striking
5.03
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
4.83
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
50%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
52%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.38
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.50
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.63
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.38
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
45%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
82%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:33
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.25
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head82%
Body17%
Leg1%
Position
Distance77%
Clinch13%
Ground10%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2149R3187increasing
TakedownsR1100R271R336declining
ControlR1100R2118R391stable

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
50%
Model correct (5/10)
4/8
Fighter wins when model favored
1/2
Fighter wins when model underdog
3/6
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-08-22
vs Shamil Gaziev Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
53.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-07-12
vs Valter Walker Loss · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
37.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-12-07
vs Lukasz Brzeski Win · KO/TKO
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
76.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-10-26
vs Chris Barnett Win · KO/TKO
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
79.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-16
vs Ovince Saint Preux Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
68.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-08-05
vs Dustin Jacoby Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
70.0%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-05-06
vs Devin Clark Win · SUB
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
62.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-11-19
vs Ion Cutelaba Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
47.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-07-09
vs Karl Roberson Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
61.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-03-05
vs Nicolae Negumereanu Loss · DEC
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
65.1%
Model · pick ✗
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