Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-6, 10) was born in Imo State, Nigeria on June 13, 1992. At the age of 24 years on November 5, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Matt Foster, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 30, 2019, 26-year old Kennedy Nzechukwu made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje against a 31-year old Paul Craig but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Nzechukwu's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Valter Walker at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 33 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kennedy Nzechukwu's best fights have been against Chris Barnett, Ion Cuțelaba, Carlos Ulberg, Danilo Marques, Karl Roberson, Devin Clark and Łukasz Brzeski.
Nzechukwu has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Jul 12, 2025 33 years 14-6 (10) | Valter Walker | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Inverted heel hook |
19 | Dec 7, 2024 32 years, 5 months 14-5 (10) | Łukasz Brzeski | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Oct 26, 2024 32 years, 4 months 13-5 (9) | 38 years, 4 months 23-8 (18) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches |
17  | Mar 16, 2024 31 years, 9 months 12-5 (8) | 40 years, 11 months 26-17 (18) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Aug 5, 2023 31 years, 1 months 12-4 (8) | 35 years, 4 months 18-7-1 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
15  | May 6, 2023 30 years, 10 months 12-3 (8) | 33 years 14-7 (5) | UFC | HW | 2 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
14  | Nov 19, 2022 30 years, 5 months 11-3 (8) | 28 years, 11 months 16-8-1 (14) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
13  | Jul 9, 2022 30 years 10-3 (7) | 31 years, 9 months 9-5 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
12  | Mar 5, 2022 29 years, 8 months 9-3 (6) | 27 years, 6 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Nov 13, 2021 29 years, 5 months 9-2 (6) | Jung Da-un | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows |
10  | Jun 26, 2021 29 years 9-1 (6) | 35 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | Mar 6, 2021 28 years, 8 months 8-1 (5) | 30 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Aug 3, 2019 27 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | 27 years, 5 months 13-2 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Mar 30, 2019 26 years, 9 months 6-1 (4) | 31 years, 4 months 10-3 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
6 | Aug 7, 2018 26 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Dennis Bryant | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
5 | May 25, 2018 25 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Corey Johnson | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Mar 10, 2018 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Andre Kavanaugh | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Aug 22, 2017 25 years, 2 months 3-0 (1) | Anton Berzin | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 28, 2017 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Thai Walwyn | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 5, 2016 24 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Matt Foster | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
