Nzechukwu vs Brzeski

Who won Nzechukwu vs Brzeski?

Kennedy Nzechukwu beat Lukasz Brzeski by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Nzechukwu vs Brzeski stats

Kennedy Nzechukwu stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lukasz Brzeski made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kennedy Nzechukwu's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Lukasz Brzeski marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Lukasz Brzeski's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Nzechukwu had an advantage in power over Brzeski, with a 69% knock out percentage over Brzeski's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brzeski had an advantage over Nzechukwu, with a 22% submission rate over Nzechukwu's 8%.

Kennedy Nzechukwu was the same age as Lukasz Brzeski, at 32 years old.

Nzechukwu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brzeski. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Nzechukwu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 6 months later than Brzeski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 40 to Brzeski's 33.

Nzechukwu vs Brzeski form

Nzechukwu had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chris Barnett at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had beaten Devin Clark at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Lukasz Brzeski had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Michael Parkin at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Valter Walker at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Karl Williams at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Martin Buday at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kennedy Nzechukwu had been fighting more than Lukasz Brzeski.

Going to this contest, Kennedy Nzechukwu had last fought 4 months and 16 days ago, while Lukasz Brzeski's last outing had been 7 months and 15 days ago.

Nzechukwu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Brzeski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nzechukwu vs Brzeski start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nzechukwu vs Brzeski?

Kennedy Nzechukwu was a 9/50 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Lukasz Brzeski made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.