Clark vs Nzechukwu

Who won Clark vs Nzechukwu?

Kennedy Nzechukwu beat Devin Clark by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 288, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Clark vs Nzechukwu stats

Devin Clark stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kennedy Nzechukwu made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kennedy Nzechukwu marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Devin Clark's UFC record stood at 8-9-0, while Kennedy Nzechukwu's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Nzechukwu had a massive power advantage over Clark, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Clark's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Clark had a slight advantage over Nzechukwu, with a 7% submission rate over Nzechukwu's 0%.

Devin Clark was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Nzechukwu had a height advantage of 5 inches over Clark. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Clark was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Nzechukwu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 54 to Nzechukwu's 40.

Clark vs Nzechukwu form

Kennedy Nzechukwu had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nick Negumereanu at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Da Un Jung at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Danilo Marques at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Clark's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Nzechukwu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Clark vs Nzechukwu?

Devin Clark was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Kennedy Nzechukwu made his way into the ring at 27/50 (-190) with oddsmakers.