Kennedy Nzechukwu

“American Savage”

Next Fight - July 12, 2025

UFC on ESPN 70 - Lewis vs. Teixeira

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Kennedy Nzechukwu

(14 - 5 - 0)

Valter Walker

(13 - 1 - 0)

Age: 33 | Jun 13, 1992

Nationality: United States

Weight Class: Heavyweight

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 237 lbs

Reach: 83.0"

Professional Record

19 fights	14 wins	5 losses
KO/TKOs	10	2
Submissions	1	1
Decisions	3	2

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
WIN	14 - 5 - 0	Lukasz Brzeski	UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura	December 07, 2024	TKO (Punches)	Chris Tognoni	1	4:51
WIN	13 - 5 - 0	Chris Barnett	UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway	October 26, 2024	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)	Jason Herzog	1	4:27
LOSS	12 - 5 - 0	Ovince St. Preux	UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura	March 16, 2024	Decision (Split)	Mark Smith	3	5:00
LOSS	12 - 4 - 0	Dustin Jacoby	UFC on ESPN 50 - Sandhagen vs. Font	August 05, 2023	TKO (Punches)	Gary Copeland	1	1:22
WIN	12 - 3 - 0	Devin Clark	UFC 288 - Sterling vs. Cejudo	May 06, 2023	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Gasper Oliver	2	2:28
WIN	11 - 3 - 0	Ion Cutelaba	UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba	November 19, 2022	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)	Keith Peterson	2	1:02
WIN	10 - 3 - 0	Karl Roberson	UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev	July 09, 2022	TKO (Elbows)	Herb Dean	3	2:19
LOSS	9 - 3 - 0	Nicolae Negumereanu	UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal	March 05, 2022	Decision (Split)	Mark Smith	3	5:00
LOSS	9 - 2 - 0	Da Woon Jung	UFC Fight Night 197 - Holloway vs. Rodriguez	November 13, 2021	KO (Elbows)	Chris Tognoni	1	3:04
WIN	9 - 1 - 0	Danilo Marques	UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov	June 26, 2021	TKO (Punches)	Jason Herzog	3	0:20
WIN	8 - 1 - 0	Carlos Ulberg	UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya	March 06, 2021	KO (Punches)	Herb Dean	2	3:19
WIN	7 - 1 - 0	Darko Stosic	UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler	August 03, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Gary Copeland	3	5:00
LOSS	6 - 1 - 0	Paul Craig	UFC on ESPN 2 - Barboza vs. Gaethje	March 30, 2019	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Keith Peterson	3	4:20
WIN	6 - 0 - 0	Dennis Bryant	Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 8	August 07, 2018	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	Herb Dean	1	1:48
WIN	5 - 0 - 0	Corey Johnson	LFA 40 - Aguilar vs. Le	May 25, 2018	TKO (Punches)		2	1:18
WIN	4 - 0 - 0	Andre Kavanaugh	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 40	March 10, 2018	TKO (Punches)		1	2:40
WIN	3 - 0 - 0	Anton Berzin	Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 7	August 22, 2017	Decision (Split)	Mark Smith	3	5:00
WIN	2 - 0 - 0	Thai Walwyn	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 34	January 28, 2017	Decision (Unanimous)	Don Turnage	3	5:00
WIN	1 - 0 - 0	Matt Foster	XKO - Xtreme Knockout 33	November 05, 2016	TKO (Punches)	Aladin Martinez	2	2:06