Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Chosen”

Kennedy Nzechukwu

14-6-115 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

High Variance

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

6'5"ht·83"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightDMarcus Buchecha·U-DEC·R3·5mo ago

Fighter Context

8–6–1UFC·

6KO

1Sub

1Dec

8.9min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–5(8 fights)

100%finish rate

-1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.38

Neutral

50%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.075

Average

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

50%

Average

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nzechukwu

Blitzer

Head Hunter

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.96

Str. Accuracy46%

624UFC landed/1,257attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.9 vs avg4.58

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / fight0.20

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg36%ile0.48

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

84%

Body

15%

Leg

By Position

Distance79%

Clinch11%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	21	24
Avg. Absorbed	18	21	18
Avg. Net	-2	+1	+6

Grappling

Nzechukwu·85s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.50

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.24

TD Accuracy45%

5UFC landed/11attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

63UFC defended/78opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 8

Submission1 / 8

Decision1 / 8

KD → Finish

3/3Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission2 / 6

Decision2 / 6

Loss Pattern

3 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 5 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

2 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

0.5pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 9 less in second half of career

15 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=10

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

5.0

6.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.2

4.9

4.7

Diff

-0.4

+0.1

+1.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-38%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Nzechukwu — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Marcus Buchecha

U-DEC R3Dec '25

-3

·24 SS (50%)·27 abs·3 td taken·217s ctrl

Valter Walker

SUB R1 · 0:54Jul '25

-4

·4 abs·1 td taken

Lukasz Brzeski

KO/TKO R1 · 4:51Dec '24

-3

·29 SS (41%)·32 abs·1 kd landed

Chris Barnett

KO/TKO R1 · 4:27Oct '24

+39

·51 SS (69%)·12 abs

Ovince Saint PreuxVeteran

S-DEC R3Mar '24

-37

·106 SS (42%)·143 abs·0/1 td·8s ctrl·1 kd taken

Dustin Jacoby

KO/TKO R1 · 1:22Aug '23

-6

·4 SS (22%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

Devin ClarkVeteran

SUB R2 · 2:28May '23

+26

·62 SS (77%)·36 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·222s ctrl·1 sub att

Ion Cutelaba

KO/TKO R2 · 1:02Nov '22

+15

·24 SS (57%)·9 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·74s ctrl·1 kd landed

Karl Roberson

KO/TKO R3 · 2:19Jul '22

+11

·20 SS (47%)·9 abs·5/7 td·646s ctrl·1 sub att

Nicolae Negumereanu

S-DEC R3Mar '22

+31

·95 SS (50%)·64 abs·1 td taken

Nzechukwu — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WDennis BryantDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2018

WAnton BerzinDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2017

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Chosen”

Kennedy Nzechukwu

14-6-115 UFC

Form

6'5"ht·83"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightDMarcus Buchecha·U-DEC·5mo ago

Fighter Context

8–6–1UFC·

6KO

1Sub

1Dec

8.9min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.38

50%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.075

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

50%

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nzechukwu

Heavyweight avg

BlitzerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.96

Str. Accuracy46%

624UFC landed/1,257attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.9 vs avg4.58

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / Fight0.20

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg36%ile0.48

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

84%

Body

15%

Leg

By Position

Dist79%

Clinch11%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=10	R3 n=7
Landed	16	21	24
Absorbed	18	21	18
Net	-2	+1	+6

Grappling

Nzechukwu

Heavyweight avg

85s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.50

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.24

TD Accuracy45%

5UFC landed/11attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

63UFC defended/78opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%2 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

0.5pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=10

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

5.0

6.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.2

4.9

4.7

Diff

-0.4

+0.1

+1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nzechukwu — UFC Fight Log

Marcus Buchecha

U-DEC·R3·Dec '25

24 SS (50%)·27 abs·3 td taken·217s ctrl

Valter Walker

SUB·R1·Jul '25

4 abs·1 td taken

Lukasz Brzeski

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '24

29 SS (41%)·32 abs·1 kd

Chris Barnett

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '24

51 SS (69%)·12 abs

Ovince Saint PreuxVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Mar '24

106 SS (42%)·143 abs·0/1 td·8s ctrl·1 kd taken

Dustin Jacoby

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '23

4 SS (22%)·10 abs·1 kd taken

Devin ClarkVeteran

SUB·R2·May '23

62 SS (77%)·36 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·222s ctrl·1 sub

Ion Cutelaba

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '22

24 SS (57%)·9 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·74s ctrl·1 kd

Nzechukwu — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WDennis BryantDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2018

WAnton BerzinDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2017

Round 115 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

n=15

n=10

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2