All fightersKennedy Nzechukwu
“Chosen”
Heavyweight14-7-1RECORD
10KO / TKO WINS
1SUBMISSION WINS
3DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Chosen |
| Date of birth | 13 Jun 1992 |
| Nationality | Not added yet |
| Birthplace | Imo State, Nigeria |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Fortis MMA (2015–2024); War Room MMA (2024–present) |
| Height | 196 cm (6′5″) |
| Reach | 211 cm (83″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 5 Nov 2016 |
| UFC debut | 30 Mar 2019 |
| Last fight | 22 Aug 2026 |
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Fight history
22 professional fights on file (16 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Shamil Gaziev | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | 22 Aug 2026 | Sacramento, California, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Draw | Marcus Buchecha | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | 13 Dec 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Valter Walker | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | 12 Jul 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Eric McMahonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Lukasz Brzeski | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:51 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | 7 Dec 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Chris Barnett | KO/TKO (knee) | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 26 Oct 2024 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | 16 Mar 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Adalaide Byrd 28-29, Derek Cleary 29-28, Junichiro Kamijo 28-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Dustin Jacoby | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | 5 Aug 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Gary CopelandScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Devin Clark | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:28 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | 6 May 2023 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Gasper OliverScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ion Cuțelaba | KO/TKO (knee) | 2 | 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | 19 Nov 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Karl Roberson | KO/TKO (elbows) | 3 | 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 9 Jul 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Nicolae Negumereanu | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | 5 Mar 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Tony Weeks 27-29, Sal D'amato 29-27, Doug Crosby 27-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Da Woon Jung | KO/TKO (elbows in clinch) | 1 | 3:04 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | 13 Nov 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Danilo Marques | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:20 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | 26 Jun 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Carlos Ulberg | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 3:19 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 6 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Darko Stosic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | 3 Aug 2019 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Gary CopelandScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Cardo Urso 29-26, Munah Holland 29-26, Jon Bilyk 28-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | 30 Mar 2019 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Bout Light Heavyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Dennis Bryant | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:48 | Dana White's Contender Series 16 | 7 Aug 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | Corey Johnson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:18 | LFA 40 | 25 May 2018 | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Win | Andre Kavanaugh | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:40 | Xtreme Knockout 40 | 10 Mar 2018 | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Win | Anton Berzin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 7 | 22 Aug 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | Thai Walwyn | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Xtreme Knockout 34 | 28 Jan 2017 | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Win | Matt Foster | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | Xtreme Knockout 33 | 5 Nov 2016 | Dallas, Texas, United States |