Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov
Light Heavyweight★ Performance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kennedy Nzechukwu
NigeriaKennedy Nzechukwu
“Chosen”
14-6-1
RESULT

Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Danilo Marques (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 0:20
Danilo Marques
BrazilDanilo Marques
11-4-0
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Danilo Marques by TKO in round 3 (0:20) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov, held Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Kennedy Nzechukwu
Danilo Marques
0
Knockdowns
0
31 of 80
Significant strikes
10 of 18
39%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
31 of 80
Total strikes
34 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 12
-
Takedown accuracy
17%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
7:42
Significant strikes by target
28 of 76
Head
6 of 13
3 of 4
Body
4 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
31 of 80
Distance
10 of 18
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
0 of 0
Sig. str.
0 of 1
0 of 0
Total str.
22 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 47
Sig. str.
9 of 15
16 of 47
Total str.
11 of 18
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 11
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:47
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 33
Sig. str.
1 of 2
15 of 33
Total str.
1 of 2
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Kennedy Nzechukwu
-124
55% implied win probability
Open: -106Best: +128
Danilo Marques
+102
50% implied win probability
Open: -117Best: +114

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

SportsbookKennedy NzechukwuDanilo Marques
BetAnything-130+110
BetOnline-129+109
Bookmaker-142+112
Bovada-130+110
Cloudbet-142+114
DraftKings+110-152
FanDuel+128-164
MyBookie-130+100
Pinnacle-142+114
sportsbetio-145+110
sports-interaction-145+110
unibet-136+110

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Danilo Marques?

Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Danilo Marques by TKO in round 3 (0:20) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov, held Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Kennedy Nzechukwu 59%41% Danilo Marques

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Kennedy Nzechukwu
Striking Technician
5 edges
Danilo Marques
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

88Power80
82Speed90
97Precision98
94Durability84
71Engine60
59Wrestling98
74Ground97

Biggest edge Danilo Marques, Takedowns +39

Attribute by attribute

Kennedy Nzechukwu is on the left of every row, Danilo Marques on the right.
96Punch power62
79Kick power98
95Punch speed85
69Kick speed95
97Accuracy98
59Takedowns98
77Ground striking98
71Submissions95
93Chin73
95Body strength94
71Cardio60

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
11-4-0
1673
Power Index rating
1607
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
40
6'5"
196 cm
Height
6'6"
198 cm
83"
211 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Nigeria
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

4.96
SLpM
1.44
46%
Str. Acc.
79%
4.58
SApM
2.52
51%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

0.50
TD Avg.
3.93
45%
TD Acc.
28%
80%
TD Def.
0%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kennedy Nzechukwu · 2-2-1
  • D
    Marcus Almeida
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Valter Walker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 0:54 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Lukasz Brzeski
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:51 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Chris Barnett
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Danilo Marques · 3-2
  • L
    Timothy Johnson
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Satoshi Ishii
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2023 Playoffs · Aug 17, 2023
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcelo Nunes
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season · Jun 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Yorgan De Castro
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2023 Regular Season · Apr 6, 2023
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ras Hylton
    Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 3: Heavyweights · Feb 10, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 2:33 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 8 fights
41.6
Avg sig. strikes
13.8
0.33
Avg takedowns
1.25
1:36
Avg control time
5:39
106
Career high strikes
29
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike target
Danilo Marques
82%
Head
73%
17%
Body
22%
1%
Leg
5%
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike position
Danilo Marques
76%
Distance
49%
13%
Clinch
0%
11%
Ground
51%