Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Chosen
14-6-1
RESULT

Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 2:19
Karl 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

Betting Odds

Kennedy Nzechukwu
-239
71% implied win probability
Open: -103Best: -155
Karl Roberson
+388
20% implied win probability
Open: -122Best: +1200

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookKennedy NzechukwuKarl Roberson
BetAnything-170+140
BetOnline-170+145
BetUS-170+140
Betway-182+130
Bovada-175+145
Cloudbet-2000+1187
DraftKings-20000+1200
FanDuel-2000+1040
MyBookie-170+140
Pinnacle-584+376
sportsbetio-185+125
sports-interaction-200+150
unibet-155+124

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

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 48%52% Karl Roberson

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
6 edges
Karl Roberson
Complete Fighter
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

88Power87
82Speed79
97Precision84
94Durability74
71Engine65
59Wrestling72
74Ground95

Biggest edge Kennedy Nzechukwu, Chin +28

Attribute by attribute

Kennedy Nzechukwu is on the left of every row, Karl Roberson on the right.
96Punch power93
79Kick power80
95Punch speed78
69Kick speed79
97Accuracy84
59Takedowns72
77Ground striking96
71Submissions94
93Chin65
95Body strength83
71Cardio65

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

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
9-6-0
1662
Power Index rating
1676
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
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 0:54 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:51 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · Mar 16, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Karl Roberson · 0-5
  • L
    BKFC 82: Perry vs. Stephens · Oct 4, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:58
  • L
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · Mar 2, 2024
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 2:19 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 0:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 4:55 · 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%