Nzechukwu vs Walker

Who won Nzechukwu vs Walker?

Valter Walker beat Kennedy Nzechukwu by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

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 Walker stats

Kennedy Nzechukwu stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Valter Walker made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kennedy Nzechukwu's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Valter Walker marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Kennedy Nzechukwu's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Valter Walker's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Nzechukwu had a large advantage in power over Walker, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Walker's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had an advantage over Nzechukwu, with a 23% submission rate over Nzechukwu's 7%.

Kennedy Nzechukwu was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nzechukwu.

Nzechukwu was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 41 to Walker's 32.

Nzechukwu vs Walker 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

Nzechukwu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Walker's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Nzechukwu vs Walker start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:50 PM UTC , which was 7:50 PM EST or 4:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:50 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nzechukwu vs Walker?

Kennedy Nzechukwu was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Valter Walker made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.