Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Fight stats
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Marcus Buchecha
0
Knockdowns
0
24 of 48
Significant strikes
27 of 44
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
61%
58 of 87
Total strikes
47 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 13
—
Takedown accuracy
23%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:37
Control time
6:20
Significant strikes by target
21 of 43
Head
23 of 38
3 of 5
Body
4 of 6
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
13 of 32
Distance
2 of 12
2 of 2
Clinch
2 of 4
9 of 14
Ground
23 of 28
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 18
Sig. str.
2 of 9
23 of 32
Total str.
3 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 9
0
Sub. att
0
0:38
Ctrl
2:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 18
Sig. str.
25 of 35
7 of 18
Total str.
40 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
3:39
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 12
Sig. str.
0 of 0
28 of 37
Total str.
4 of 4
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:49
Ctrl
0:19
Judges' Scorecards
- − Nzechukwu was docked 1 point in round 2 — Eye poke
Media Scores
0
Nzechukwu
8
Draw
3
Buchecha
●28–28 Draw×8●28–27 Buchecha×2●29–27 Buchecha
All 11 media scorecards▾
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com28–28Draw
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection28–28Draw
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com28–28Draw
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno28–28Draw
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com28–28Draw
- CombatPress.com28–28Draw
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com28–28Draw
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com28–28Draw
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com28–27Buchecha
- MMA Latinoamerica28–27Buchecha
- Jimmy Smith · Bellator29–27Buchecha
Fan Scorecards
10%
Nzechukwu
49%
Draw
41%
Buchecha
70 fan scorecards submitted
●28–28 Draw48.6%●29–27 Buchecha20%●28–27 Buchecha17.1%●29–27 Nzechukwu5.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
81%
Nzechukwu
R2
71%
Buchecha
R3
91%
Nzechukwu
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
14-6-1
Record
5-3-1
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
36
6'5"
196 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
83"
211 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
Nigeria
Nationality
Brazil
Striking Profile
4.96
SLpM
1.59
46%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.58
SApM
2.15
51%
Str. Def.
50%
Grappling Profile
0.50
TD Avg.
2.02
45%
TD Acc.
16%
80%
TD Def.
0%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.40
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Kennedy Nzechukwu · 2-2-1
Marcus Buchecha · 0-2-1
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 15 fights · 3 fights
41.6
Avg sig. strikes
19.7
0.33
Avg takedowns
1.67
1:36
Avg control time
4:11
106
Career high strikes
27
5
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike target
Marcus Buchecha
82%
Head
69%
17%
Body
25%
1%
Leg
5%
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Strike position
Marcus Buchecha
76%
Distance
42%
13%
Clinch
14%
11%
Ground
44%