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Kennedy Nzechukwu

Fighter profile

Kennedy Nzechukwu

HW14-6-1P4P #298Div #21
Form
5.3
2.3
6.6
7.0
4.5
76
Overall
SoS 45
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
76
Kicking
63
Clinch
74
Striking def.
66
Wrestling off.
59
Wrestling def.
73
Ground game
71
Submissions
62
Grappling def.
74
Profile
Age34
Height6'5"
Reach83"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2016
UFC record8-6-1
Last fight2025-12-13
Octagon time133.4 min
Avg fight8.9 min
Career length9y 9m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:11 LHW · 4 HW (now)

Striking offense1528
92nd
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1485
11th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1500
58th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1508
69th
HW avg 1505
Momentum38
72nd
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 2 losses
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (13%)Submission(33%) 2
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(—) 0
0 (0%)Submission(—) 0
2 (33%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes624
Sig. accuracy50%
Sig. attempted1257
Total strikes730
Total attempted1396
Knockdowns3
Head510
Body108
Leg6
Distance472
Clinch81
Ground71

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed603
Sig. defense51%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.370
Body abs.118
Leg abs.115
Distance abs.496
Clinch abs.79
Ground abs.28

Grappling · offense

Takedowns5
TD accuracy45%
TD attempted11
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time24:01

Grappling · defense

TD defense81%
TDs absorbed15
TD att. faced78
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time26:57

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 15 UFC fights · 133:26 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Kennedy has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
191W–69Lwin 73.5%div #133/167pct 21st
WinsSoft
99W–37Lwin 72.8%div #107/150pct 29th
LossesSoft
92W–32Lwin 74.2%div #136/162pct 17th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1530 elodiv #107/167pct 37th
WinsAverage
1520 elodiv #98/151pct 36th
LossesAverage
1544 elodiv #88/162pct 46th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall26W–25L51.0%
Wins26W–25L51.0%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Kennedy, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−0.21u−1.5% ROI

over 14 close-line bets

Average odds
-178

64% implied

As favorite
6W–5L

ROI −19.8%

Avg -227

As underdog
2W–1L

ROI +65.3%

Avg +125

Based on 14 of 14 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.