Professional Record
14-7-1
Current Elo Rating
1562
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#23
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#303
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 196 cm
- Reach
- 211 cm
- Weight
- 106.6 kg
- Age
- 34 years
- Place of birth
- Nigeria
- UFC debut
- August 22, 2017
- Team / gym
- War Room MMA
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Kennedy Nzechukwu has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Kennedy Nzechukwuvs.Shamil Gaziev
L · tko
- Date
- August 22, 2026
- Elo change
- -60
Career Statistics
Professional Record
14-7-1
UFC Record
8-7-1
16 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,562
Peak Elo
1,685
Wins by method
6KO/TKO1Submissions1Decisions
Finish rate87.5%
From peak-123
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Karl Roberson
Achievements and career
- Best recorded streak: 3 straight wins
Elo History
16 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1562
Peak Elo
1685
Total
+62
UFC Fight History
Aug 22, 2026
TKO
Elo
1562
Change
-60
Dec 13, 2025
Decision
Elo
1622
Change
-6
Jul 12, 2025
Submission
Elo
1628
Change
-57
Dec 07, 2024
Łukasz Brzeski
TKO
Elo
1685
Change
+48
Oct 26, 2024
Chris Barnett
TKO
Elo
1637
Change
+37
Mar 16, 2024
Ovince St. Preux
Decision
Elo
1600
Change
-25
Aug 05, 2023
TKO
Elo
1625
Change
-55
May 06, 2023
Devin Clark
Submission
Elo
1681
Change
+50
Nov 19, 2022
TKO
Elo
1631
Change
+50
Jul 09, 2022
Karl Roberson
TKO
Elo
1581
Change
+56
Mar 05, 2022
Nicolae Negumereanu
Decision
Elo
1525
Change
-23
Nov 13, 2021
Da Woon Jung
TKO
Elo
1548
Change
-51
Jun 26, 2021
Danilo Marques
TKO
Elo
1599
Change
+55
Mar 06, 2021
TKO
Elo
1545
Change
+50
Aug 03, 2019
Darko Stošić
Decision
Elo
1495
Change
+40
Mar 30, 2019
Paul Craig
Submission
Elo
1455
Change
-45
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | L | Shamil Gaziev | TKO | 1562 | -60 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | D | Marcus Buchecha | Decision | 1622 | -6 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | L | Valter Walker | Submission | 1628 | -57 |
| Dec 07, 2024 | W | Łukasz Brzeski | TKO | 1685 | +48 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | W | Chris Barnett | TKO | 1637 | +37 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | L | Ovince St. Preux | Decision | 1600 | -25 |
| Aug 05, 2023 | L | Dustin Jacoby | TKO | 1625 | -55 |
| May 06, 2023 | W | Devin Clark | Submission | 1681 | +50 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | W | Ion Cutelaba | TKO | 1631 | +50 |
| Jul 09, 2022 | W | Karl Roberson | TKO | 1581 | +56 |
| Mar 05, 2022 | L | Nicolae Negumereanu | Decision | 1525 | -23 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | L | Da Woon Jung | TKO | 1548 | -51 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | W | Danilo Marques | TKO | 1599 | +55 |
| Mar 06, 2021 | W | Carlos Ulberg | TKO | 1545 | +50 |
| Aug 03, 2019 | W | Darko Stošić | Decision | 1495 | +40 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | L | Paul Craig | Submission | 1455 | -45 |
Fight history outside the UFC
6 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Aug 07, 2018
Dennis Bryant
TKO · Head Kick & Punches · R1 · 1:48
DWCS · DW's Contender Series 2018
May 25, 2018
Corey Johnson
TKO · R2 · 1:18
LFA · LFA 40: Aguilar vs. Le
Mar 10, 2018
Andre Kavanaugh
TKO · Punches · R1 · 2:40
XKO · XKO 40
Aug 22, 2017
Anton Berzin
Decision · Split
DWCS · DW's Contender Series 2017
Competitive Profile
Kennedy Nzechukwu’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.