Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Marcus Buchecha won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, December 13, 2025·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupKennedy Nzechukwu: Pressure fightervsMarcus Buchecha: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Kennedy Nzechukwu has 80pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Kennedy Nzechukwu (53.5%).
- Kennedy Nzechukwu has a 15cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Red Corner
VS
Marcus Buchecha
Blue Corner
-126
(56%)
Vegas Odds
+108
(48%)
33
Age
36
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'5"
Height
6'2"
210.82 cm
Reach
195.58 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Kennedy Nzechukwu
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Aug 23L
vs Ovince Saint Preux · Mar 24W
KOvs Chris Barnett · Oct 24W
KOvs Lukasz Brzeski · Dec 24L
SUBvs Valter Walker · Jul 25Marcus Buchecha
oldest →latest
L
vs Martin Buday · Jul 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Kennedy NzechukwuMetricMarcus Buchecha
4.96
Strikes / min
1.59
4.58
Strikes absorbed / min
2.15
51%
Strike defense
50%
0.50
TDs / 15 min
2.02
80%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.38evenly matched on net striking-0.56
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Kennedy NzechukwuMarcus Buchecha
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Kennedy Nzechukwu(10 fights)Marcus Buchecha(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+32.1-32.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+14.0-14.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.8-0.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
Kennedy Nzechukwu
StanceSouthpaw
Height77.0"
Reach83.0"
Fights15
Marcus Buchecha
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights2