Kennedy Nzechukwu biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Imo, Nigeria

Who is Kennedy Nzechukwu?

Kennedy Nzechukwu is a Nigerian professional mixed martial artist born in Imo, Nigeria. His fight name is African Savage.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, United States, Nzechukwu is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USa. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Xtreme Knockout and Legacy Fighting Alliance.
2. He is 6’5″ tall.
3. He holds a professional MMA record of 14 wins and 5 losses.
4. In 2010, he and his family moved from Nigeria to the U.S.
5. In 2015, his mother brought him to Fortis MMA in Dallas where he started his MMA training.
6. From 2015 to 2016, he competed in the heavyweight division.
7. On November 5, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut in Dallas.
8. From 2017 to 2024, he competed in the light heavyweight division.
9. On August 22, 2017, he defeated Anton Berzin via split decision at “Dana White’s Contender Series 7” in Las Vegas.
10. On August 7, 2018, he defeated Dennis Bryant via technical knockout at “Dana White’s Contender Series 16” in Las Vegas.
11. On March 30, 2019, he made his UFC debut.
12. In 2024, he started competing in the heavyweight division again.
13. On June 13, 2024, he turned 32.

Kennedy Nzechukwu’s UFC career timeline

From 2019 to 2024, Nzechukwu fought 13 UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2019

• On March 30, 2019, Paul Craig submitted him at “UFC on ESPN 2” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• On August 3, 2019, he defeated Darko Stošić via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 5” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

2020

2021

• On March 6, 2021, he knocked out Carlos Ulberg at “UFC 259” in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On June 26, 2021, he defeated Danilo Marques via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 30” in Enterprise.
• On November 13, 2021, he was knocked out by Jung Da Un at “UFC Vegas 42” in Enterprise.

2022

• On March 5, 2022, he lost to Nicolae Negumereanu via split decision at “UFC 272” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On July 9, 2022, he defeated Karl Roberson via TKO at “UFC Vegas 58” in Enterprise.
• On November 19, 2022, he defeated Ion Cutelaba via TKO at “UFC Vegas 65” in Enterprise.

2023

• On May 6, 2023, he defeated Devin Clark via technical submission at “UFC 288” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
• On August 5, 2023, he lost to Dustin Jacoby via TKO at “UFC on ESPN 50” in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

2024

• On March 16, 2024, he lost to Ovince Saint Preux via split decision at “UFC Vegas 88” in Enterprise.
• On October 26, 2024, he defeated Chris Barnett via TKO at “UFC 308” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• On December 7, 2024, he defeated Łukasz Brzeski via TKO at “UFC 310” in Paradise.