Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kennedy Nzechukwu
NigeriaKennedy Nzechukwu
“Chosen”
14-6-1
RESULT

Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 2:19
Karl Roberson
United StatesKarl Roberson
“Baby K”
9-6-0
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Karl Roberson by TKO in round 3 (2:19) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev, held Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Kennedy Nzechukwu
Karl Roberson
0
Knockdowns
0
20 of 43
Significant strikes
9 of 19
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
64 of 114
Total strikes
16 of 26
5 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 3
71%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
10:46
Control time
0:23
Significant strikes by target
18 of 37
Head
4 of 13
2 of 6
Body
4 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 1
3 of 22
Distance
9 of 19
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
17 of 21
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 8
Sig. str.
1 of 2
9 of 17
Total str.
8 of 9
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
4:16
Ctrl
0:23
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 7
Sig. str.
6 of 10
39 of 66
Total str.
6 of 10
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
2 of 7
16 of 31
Total str.
2 of 7
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
1:49
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Karl Roberson?

Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Karl Roberson by TKO in round 3 (2:19) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev, held Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Kennedy Nzechukwu 56%44% Karl Roberson

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
9-6-0
1534
Elo rating
1490
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
35
6'5"
196 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
83"
211 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Nigeria
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.96
SLpM
2.57
46%
Str. Acc.
51%
4.58
SApM
2.42
51%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

0.50
TD Avg.
0.72
45%
TD Acc.
40%
80%
TD Def.
40%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kennedy Nzechukwu · 2-2-1
  • D
    Marcus Buchecha
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Valter Walker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 0:54 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Lukasz Brzeski
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:51 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Chris Barnett
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Karl Roberson · 1-4
  • L
    Kennedy Nzechukwu
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs FizievSat, Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 2:19 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Khalil Rountree Jr.
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 0:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Brendan Allen
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2Sat, Apr 24, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 4:55 · Middleweight
  • L
    Marvin Vettori
    UFC Fight Night: Eye vs CalvilloSat, Jun 13, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 4:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    Roman Kopylov
    UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs KattarSat, Nov 9, 2019
    Submission · R3 · 4:01 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 10 fights
41.6
Avg sig. strikes
20.8
0.33
Avg takedowns
0.40
1:36
Avg control time
1:27
106
Career high strikes
50
5
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike target
Karl Roberson
82%
Head
61%
17%
Body
18%
1%
Leg
21%
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike position
Karl Roberson
76%
Distance
59%
13%
Clinch
16%
11%
Ground
25%