Kennedy Nzechukwu "Chosen"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-7-1 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record55-51-3 (51.9%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents8-11 (42.1%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height6' 5"
Reach83"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.65
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.49
Striking accuracy50%
Striking defense51%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.56
Takedowns landed / attempted45%
Takedown defense81%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.22
Average fight time8.4 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-22Shamil Gaziev3-3BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:20UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
2025-12-13Marcus Buchecha0-1BalancedDDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-07-12Valter Walker2-1GrapplerLSubmission R1 0:54UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2024-12-07Lukasz Brzeski1-4StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:51UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-10-26Chris Barnett2-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:27UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-03-16Ovince Saint Preux14-12BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2023-08-05Dustin Jacoby6-4-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:22UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-05-06Devin Clark8-7WrestlerWSubmission R2 2:28UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2022-11-19Ion Cutelaba5-7-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 1:02UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-07-09Karl Roberson4-5BalancedWKO/TKO R3 2:19UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-03-05Nicolae Negumereanu2-1BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2021-11-13Da Woon Jung3-0-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 3:04UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-06-26Danilo Marques2-0GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 0:20UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-03-06Carlos UlbergUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 3:19UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2019-08-03Darko Stosic1-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-03-30Paul Craig2-3Submission grapplerLSubmission R3 4:20UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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