Savage nicknames
Nzechukwu is nicknamed "American Savage" and "African Savage".
MMAUFCHeavyweightSouthpaw
Kennedy Nzechukwu
NigeriaAge, record and fight historyKennedy Nzechukwu is a UFC fighter who has fought at Heavyweight since 2024 and fights out of Dallas, Texas.
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About Kennedy Nzechukwu
Kennedy Nzechukwu is a UFC fighter who was born on June 13, 1992, in Imo State, Nigeria, and began his professional career in 2016. He fights from the southpaw stance. Nzechukwu lost to Paul Craig by submission in round 3 at 4:20 in his first UFC fight, at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje on Mar 30, 2019. He fought at Light Heavyweight in the UFC from 2019 to 2024.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history16
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | Shamil Gaziev | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:20 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Marcus Buchecha | D | Draw (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | Valter Walker | L | Submission | 1 | 0:54 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Lukasz Brzeski | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:51 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Chris Barnett | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:27 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Ovince Saint Preux | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | Dustin Jacoby | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:22 |
| May 6, 2023 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | Devin Clark | W | Submission | 2 | 2:28 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Ion Cutelaba | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:02 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | Karl Roberson | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:19 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Nicolae Negumereanu | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Da Woon Jung | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:04 |
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| Jun 26, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | Danilo Marques | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 0:20 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Carlos Ulberg | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:19 |
| Aug 3, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | Darko Stosic | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Paul Craig | L | Submission | 3 | 4:20 |
How he is doing now
UFC record8-7-116 fights since 2019
Since moving up2-2at heavyweight, since 2024
Last fightAug 22lost to Shamil Gaziev
Last 52-2-1LDLWWNewest first. Lost his last fight.
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Career
10years2016 to 2026
- 2019UFC debutLost to Paul Craig
- 2024HeavyweightMoved up a division
- Aug 22, 2026Latest fightLost to Shamil Gaziev
How his UFC fights ended
8 wins
KO/TKO 6Submission 1Decision 1
7 losses
KO/TKO 3Submission 2Decision 2
1 draw
Divisions
- Heavyweight: 2-22024 to 2026, 5 UFC fights
- Light Heavyweight: 6-52019 to 2024, 11 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Mar 30, 2019: lost to Paul Craig by submissionFight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje, round 3, 4:20
Latest fight
Aug 22, 2026: lost to Shamil Gaziev by KO/TKOFight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues, round 1, 1:20
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.