Kennedy Nzechukwu

"American Savage"

AGE	33 / Jun 13, 1992
HEIGHT	6'5" / 195.58 cm
WEIGHT	238 lbs / 107.95 kg

ASSOCIATION
Fortis MMA

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 14

KO / TKO

71%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

21%

Losses 6

KO / TKO

33%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

33%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Valter Walker	UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira Jul / 12 / 2025	Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) Eric McMahon VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:54
win	Lukasz Brzeski	UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura Dec / 07 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:51
win	Chris Barnett	UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway Oct / 26 / 2024	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:27
loss	Ovince St. Preux	UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura Mar / 16 / 2024	Decision (Split) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Dustin Jacoby	UFC on ESPN 50 - Sandhagen vs. Font Aug / 05 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Gary Copeland VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:22
win	Devin Clark	UFC 288 - Sterling vs. Cejudo May / 06 / 2023	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Gasper Oliver VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:28
win	Ion Cutelaba	UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba Nov / 19 / 2022	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:02
win	Karl Roberson	UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul / 09 / 2022	TKO (Elbows) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:19
loss	Nicolae Negumereanu	UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal Mar / 05 / 2022	Decision (Split) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Da Woon Jung	UFC Fight Night 197 - Holloway vs. Rodriguez Nov / 13 / 2021	KO (Elbows) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:04
win	Danilo Marques	UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov Jun / 26 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:20
win	Carlos Ulberg	UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar / 06 / 2021	KO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:19
win	Darko Stosic	UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler Aug / 03 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Gary Copeland VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Paul Craig	UFC on ESPN 2 - Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar / 30 / 2019	Submission (Triangle Choke) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:20
win	Dennis Bryant	Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 8 Aug / 07 / 2018	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:48
win	Corey Johnson	LFA 40 - Aguilar vs. Le May / 25 / 2018	TKO (Punches)	2	1:18
win	Andre Kavanaugh	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 40 Mar / 10 / 2018	TKO (Punches)	1	2:40
win	Anton Berzin	Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 7 Aug / 22 / 2017	Decision (Split) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Thai Walwyn	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 34 Jan / 28 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Don Turnage	3	5:00
win	Matt Foster	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 33 Nov / 05 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Aladin Martinez	2	2:06

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Anthony Salinas	USACA - Legacy Amateur Series 20 Nov / 20 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Aladin Martinez	1	2:59

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