When was Marques vs Nzechukwu?

Danilo Marques fought Kennedy Nzechukwu on Saturday 26th June 2021.

Marques vs Nzechukwu - News, Head-To-Head, Tape & Tickets

UFC Vegas 30

Marques

Jun 26 2021

Saturday

UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States

Prelim

3 rounds contest @ Light Heavyweight

Nzechukwu

11-2-0

KO 3

8-1-0

The tape

Age

6' 6" / 198 cm

Height

6' 5" / 196 cm

77.6" / 197 cm

Reach

83.1" / 211 cm

Tape record

SUBUDUDSUBSD

Form

KOUDSUBKOKO

Wins

By KO

KO%

By SUB

SUB%

Loses

Stopped

Tapped

Draws

2014

Debut

2016

Bouts

Rounds

1 hours, 20 minutes

Fight Time

1 hours, 25 minutes

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

UFC

Bellator

Tapology

Danilo Marques vs Kennedy Nzechukwu report

Who won Marques vs Nzechukwu?

Kennedy Nzechukwu beat Danilo Marques by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 30, on Saturday 26th June 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Marques vs Nzechukwu stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kennedy Nzechukwu made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Danilo Marques' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Kennedy Nzechukwu marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Danilo Marques' UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Kennedy Nzechukwu's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Nzechukwu had a large advantage in power over Marques, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Marques' 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marques had a massive advantage over Nzechukwu, boasting a 45% submission rate over Nzechukwu's 0%.

Danilo Marques was the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Marques had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nzechukwu. Despite this, Nzechukwu had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Marques was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Nzechukwu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 36 to Nzechukwu's 40.

Activity check

Nzechukwu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.