"Chosen" · HEAVYWEIGHT

KENNEDY NZECHUKWU

8-7-1UFC record

6' 5"Height

83"Reach

236 lbsWeight

SouthpawStance

34Age

FIGHT HISTORY.

16 UFC FIGHTS

UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Aug 22, 2026

L vs Shamil Gaziev

Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R1 1:20

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 13, 2025

D vs Marcus Buchecha

Heavyweight Bout · Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025

L vs Valter Walker

Heavyweight Bout · Submission · R1 0:54

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 7, 2024

W vs Lukasz Brzeski

Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R1 4:51

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024

W vs Chris Barnett

Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R1 4:27

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024

L vs Ovince Saint Preux

Light Heavyweight Bout · Decision - Split · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · Aug 5, 2023

L vs Dustin Jacoby

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R1 1:22

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023

W vs Devin Clark

Light Heavyweight Bout · Submission · R2 2:28

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022

W vs Ion Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R2 1:02

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022

W vs Karl Roberson

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R3 2:19

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022

L vs Nicolae Negumereanu

Light Heavyweight Bout · Decision - Split · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021

L vs Da Woon Jung

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R1 3:04

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021

W vs Danilo Marques

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R3 0:20

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021

W vs Carlos Ulberg

Light Heavyweight Bout · KO/TKO · R2 3:19

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Aug 3, 2019

W vs Darko Stosic

Light Heavyweight Bout · Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019

L vs Paul Craig

Light Heavyweight Bout · Submission · R3 4:20

QUICK ANSWERS.

What is Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC record?

Kennedy Nzechukwu is 8-7-1 in the UFC across 16 fights on file, most recently at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues on Aug 22, 2026.

Who did Kennedy Nzechukwu fight last?

Kennedy Nzechukwu lost to Shamil Gaziev at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues on Aug 22, 2026 by KO/TKO in round 1 (1:20).

How tall is Kennedy Nzechukwu and what is the reach?

Kennedy Nzechukwu stands 6' 5" with a 83 inch reach and fights from a southpaw stance.

How old is Kennedy Nzechukwu?

Kennedy Nzechukwu is 34 years old (born Jun 13, 1992).

Data: UFC official statistics via the open scrape_ufc_stats dataset. Records count UFC bouts only.