Nicolae Negumereanuvs
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu (Split Decision)
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, March 5, 2022
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Nicolae Negumereanu defeated Kennedy Nzechukwu by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal, held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
13-2-0
Record
14-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
33
6'0"
Height
6'5"
78"
Reach
83"
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.58
SLpM
4.96
41%
Str. Acc.
46%
5.56
SApM
4.58
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.02
TD Avg.
0.50
28%
TD Acc.
45%
62%
TD Def.
80%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Nicolae Negumereanu · 4-1
- L
- W
- WUFC 272: Covington vs MasvidalSat, Mar 5, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs IgeSat, Jun 19, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Kennedy Nzechukwu · 2-2-1
- DUFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025Submission · R1 · 0:54 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Common Opponents
Nicolae Negumereanu
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 6 fights · 15 fights
35.0
Avg sig. strikes
41.6
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.33
2:07
Avg control time
1:36
71
Career high strikes
106
2
Career high TDs
5
Strike Distribution
Nicolae Negumereanu
Strike target
Kennedy Nzechukwu
75%
Head
82%
10%
Body
17%
15%
Leg
1%
Nicolae Negumereanu
Strike position
Kennedy Nzechukwu
74%
Distance
76%
23%
Clinch
13%
3%
Ground
11%
Fight stats
Nicolae Negumereanu
Kennedy Nzechukwu
0
Knockdowns
0
64 of 160
Significant strikes
95 of 190
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
81 of 178
Total strikes
97 of 192
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:28
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
36 of 126
Head
84 of 177
7 of 10
Body
11 of 13
21 of 24
Leg
0 of 0
55 of 150
Distance
92 of 187
9 of 10
Clinch
3 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 44
Sig. str.
16 of 28
20 of 44
Total str.
16 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 42
Sig. str.
24 of 48
31 of 57
Total str.
26 of 50
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:43
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
27 of 74
Sig. str.
55 of 114
30 of 77
Total str.
55 of 114
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:45
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)