Saturday, March 16, 2024Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Ovince Saint Preux defeated Kennedy Nzechukwu by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura, held Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Ovince Saint PreuxKennedy Nzechukwu
1
Knockdowns0
143 / 276
Significant strikes106 / 250
52%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
143 / 276
Total strikes106 / 250
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:06
Control time0:08
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Ovince Saint PreuxKennedy Nzechukwu
9869%8580%
Head
3222%1918%
Body
139%22%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
90%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Ovince Saint Preux143 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
8989/213
2929/35
1313/14
Clinch
88/9
33/4
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Kennedy Nzechukwu106 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7878/204
1313/29
22/2
Clinch
77/9
66/6
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Ovince Saint PreuxKennedy Nzechukwu
R1
26
22
10-910-910-9
R2
44
29
10-910-910-9
R3
73
55
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Ovince Saint Preux
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 57
Significant strikes22 / 57
46%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
26 / 57
Total strikes22 / 57
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Kennedy Nzechukwu
0
Knockdowns0
44 / 79
Significant strikes29 / 80
56%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
44 / 79
Total strikes29 / 80
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Kennedy Nzechukwu
1
Knockdowns0
73 / 140
Significant strikes55 / 113
52%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
73 / 140
Total strikes55 / 113
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:06
Control time0:08
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
10
Ovince Saint Preux
2
Kennedy Nzechukwu
●29-28 Preux×7●30-27 Preux×3●29-28 Nzechukwu×2
All 12 media scorecards
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Preux
- MMAMania.com30-27Preux
- Chris De Santiago · Sports Illustrated30-27Preux
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Preux
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Preux
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Preux
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Preux
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press29-28Preux
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Preux
- Val Dewar · Cageside Press29-28Preux
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Nzechukwu
- CombatPress.com29-28Nzechukwu
Fan Scorecards
99 fan scorecards submitted
86%
Ovince Saint Preux
14%
Kennedy Nzechukwu
●29-28 Preux45.5%●30-27 Preux37.4%●29-28 Nzechukwu12.1%●30-26 Preux3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
68%
Preux
R2
79%
Preux
R3
75%
Preux
Betting Odds
Ovince Saint Preux
Open: +316Best: +475
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Open: -407Best: +370
Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Ovince Saint Preux | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +370 | -625 | |
| BetOnline | +450 | -625 | |
| BetUS | +435 | -660 | |
| Betway | -105 | -133 | |
| Bovada | +475 | -700 | |
| Cloudbet | +436 | -565 | |
| DraftKings | -160 | +124 | |
| FanDuel | -600 | +370 | |
| mybookie | -120 | -110 | |
| Pinnacle | +375 | -503 | |
| SXBet | +448 | -627 | |
| unibet | +475 | -670 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Insights
- Kennedy Nzechukwu absorbs 4.55 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Ovince Saint Preux's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Kennedy Nzechukwu lands 4.94 significant strikes a minute, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
- Ovince Saint Preux spends 89% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Ovince Saint Preux
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Black belt · BJJRafaello Oliveira
- —Runner-up · State HSyouth · Florida 1A
- —University of TennesseeFootball · 2001-2004
Kennedy Nzechukwu
MMA
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —Competitor · DWCSlight-heavyweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
60%84%
Head
27%15%
Body
12%1%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Ovince Saint Preuxlast 3 fights
89%10%
Kennedy Nzechukwulast 10 fights
57%18%25%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ovince Saint Preux Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strikes landed / min
3.034.94
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.334.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.090.49
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
36%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
67%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ovince Saint Preux · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersKennedy Nzechukwu · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.03
Strikes landed / min4.94
3.33
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.55
1.09 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.49 / 1.1
36%
Takedown accuracy45%
67%
Takedown defence80%
1:04
Control time / fight1:20
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Ovince Saint Preux27 UFC fights · 693 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%292/890
25%176/251
14%96/124
Clinch
6%44/71
3%20/23
0%0/0
Ground
9%64/89
0%1/1
0%0/0
Kennedy Nzechukwu18 UFC fights · 748 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%499/1263
11%86/131
1%7/10
Clinch
7%55/73
3%26/26
0%0/0
Ground
10%72/91
0%3/3
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Ovince Saint Preux29 of 46 ended early · 63%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Kennedy Nzechukwu16 of 22 ended early · 73%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Ovince Saint Preux2-3
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · Mar 16, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Blanchfield · Feb 18, 2023TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira · May 13, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:46 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:30 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards · Jun 24, 2018Submission · R1 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018Submission · R1 · 3:48 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami · Sep 23, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov · Apr 22, 2017Submission · R2 · 2:11 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · Feb 4, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 6, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015Submission · R3 · 3:10 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:54 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux · Aug 17, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal · Dec 16, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WStrikeforce: Challengers 13 · Jan 6, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu 2 · Dec 3, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
Kennedy Nzechukwu2-2-1
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · Mar 16, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019Submission · R3 · 4:20 · Light Heavyweight
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 16 · Aug 7, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 7 · Aug 22, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
Frequently asked questions
Who won Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu?
Ovince Saint Preux defeated Kennedy Nzechukwu by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura, held Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu?
The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
Was Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 86% of 99 fan cards scored it for Ovince Saint Preux; 83% of 12 media scores picked Ovince Saint Preux.