UFC UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Final

Karl Roberson vs Kennedy Nzechukwu

Karl Roberson
United States

Karl Roberson

“Baby K”

9-6

VS
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Nigeria

Kennedy Nzechukwu

“Chosen”

14-7-1

Winner

Winner

Kennedy Nzechukwu

KO/TKO (Elbows · Head · From Back Control) · Round 3 — 2:19

9 July 2022 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kennedy Nzechukwu beat Karl Roberson by KO/TKO in round 3 at 2:19.
  • Kennedy Nzechukwu landed 64 of 114 total strikes and 5 of 7 takedowns, with 10:46 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 18-20, 18-20, 18-20.

Tale of the tape

Karl RobersonKennedy Nzechukwu
9-6Record14-7-1
31Age on fight night30
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′5″ (196 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach83″ (211 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
Killer B Combat Sports AcademyTeamFortis MMA
Neptune, New Jersey, United StatesFromImo State, Imo, Nigeria

Fight statistics

16of 26 · 62%Total strikes landed64of 114 · 56%
4of 13Head strikes50of 95
11of 12Body strikes12of 17
1of 1Leg strikes2of 2
0of 3Takedowns5of 7
0Submission attempts1
0:23Control time10:46

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Karl RobersonRoundKennedy Nzechukwu
8/9strikes0/3TD0KD0:23controlR19/17strikes2/4TD0KD4:16control
6/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR239/66strikes2/2TD0KD4:41control
2/7strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR316/31strikes1/1TD0KD1:49control

Judges’ scorecards

Doug Crosby

9R1109R210

18total20

Adalaide Byrd

9R1109R210

18total20

Junichiro Kamijo

9R1109R210

18total20

Form going into the fight

Karl Roberson

  1. LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R2 0:252022
  2. LBrendan Allensubmission R1 4:552021
  3. LMarvin Vettorisubmission R1 4:172020
  4. WRoman Kopylovsubmission R3 4:012019
  5. WWellington Turmansplit decision2019

Kennedy Nzechukwu

  1. LNicolae Negumereanusplit decision2022
  2. LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1 3:042021
  3. WDanilo MarquesKO/TKO R3 0:202021
  4. WCarlos UlbergKO/TKO R2 3:192021
  5. WDarko Stosicunanimous decision2019

Also on this card

Rafael Dos Anjos vs Rafael FizievKO/TKO R5 0:18Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyanunanimous decisionDouglas Silva de Andrade vs Said Nurmagomedovunanimous decisionChase Sherman vs Jared VanderaaKO/TKO R3 3:10Aiemann Zahabi vs Ricky Turciosunanimous decision

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