Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Shamil Gaziev — Honest Elo Matchup & Stats Comparison

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CORNER A

Kennedy Nzechukwu

8-7-1 UFC record
KO 6 · Sub 1 Finishes
-1 Streak
34 Age
6'5"196 cm Height
83"211 cm Reach
Southpaw Stance
1520 Global Elo
1478 Elo Rating

Notable

88% of wins by KO or submission

CORNER B

Shamil Gaziev

4-3-0 UFC record
KO 3 · Sub 0 Finishes
+1 Streak
36 Age
6'4"193 cm Height
78"198 cm Reach
Orthodox Stance
1545 Global Elo
1498 Elo Rating

Notable

75% of wins by KO/TKO
50% of wins finished in round 1

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Notable

division-context facts

Nzechukwu

Finishes 88% of wins (6 KO · 1 SUB).

Nzechukwu

Reach advantage of ~5".

Tale of the tape

8-7-1	UFC record	4-3-0
KO 6 · Sub 1	Finishes	KO 3 · Sub 0
-1	Streak	+1
34	Age	36
6'5" 196 cm	Height	6'4" 193 cm
83" 211 cm	Reach	78" 198 cm
Southpaw	Stance	Orthodox
1520	Global Elo	1545
1478	Elo rating	1498

Kennedy Nzechukwu — Notable ▼

At a glance

88% of wins by KO or submission

Shamil Gaziev — Notable ▼

At a glance

75% of wins by KO/TKO
50% of wins finished in round 1

Kennedy Nzechukwu — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 627 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg

82% Head

Head 82%
Body 17%
Leg 1%

Positions distance · clinch · ground

76% Distance

Distance 76%
Clinch 13%
Ground 11%

Shamil Gaziev — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 165 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg

72% Head

Head 72%
Body 27%
Leg 2%

Positions distance · clinch · ground

72% Distance

Distance 72%
Clinch 19%
Ground 8%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.65

2.97

div avg 4.48

50%

45%

div avg 53%

4.49

5.09

div avg 3.40

51%

45%

div avg 51%

0.56

1.08

div avg 1.90

45%

33%

div avg 42%

81%

83%

div avg 72%

0.22

0.00

div avg 0.83

div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division

The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Kennedy Nzechukwu

88% finish rate

KO 6 · Sub 1

can finish?

Shamil Gaziev

finished 100%

3 of 3 losses

Shamil Gaziev

75% finish rate

KO 3 · Sub 0

can finish?

Kennedy Nzechukwu

finished 71%

5 of 7 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Shamil Gaziev has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1546 vs 1496, 0 quality wins to 0.

Kennedy Nzechukwu red corner

Avg opp Elo (last 5)

1496

Developing slate

Quality wins (1600+)

of 8 UFC wins

Toughest win

Danilo Marques

Elo 1551 at fight time

Expected wins

8.4

−0.4 below schedule

Opponent Elo over career · 16 fights

1471

1526

Shamil Gaziev blue corner

Avg opp Elo (last 5)

1546

UFC level

Quality wins (1600+)

of 4 UFC wins

Toughest win

Martin Buday

Elo 1599 at fight time

Expected wins

3.2

+0.8 above schedule

Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights

1599

1539

Corner A recent form

Kennedy Nzechukwu

L Shamil Gaziev KO/TKO · R1

Aug 22, 2026
D Marcus Buchecha Decision - Unanimous

Dec 13, 2025
L Valter Walker Submission · R1

Jul 12, 2025
W Lukasz Brzeski KO/TKO · R1

Dec 7, 2024
W Chris Barnett KO/TKO · R1

Oct 26, 2024
L Ovince Saint Preux Decision - Split

Mar 16, 2024
L Dustin Jacoby KO/TKO · R1

Aug 5, 2023
W Devin Clark Submission · R2

May 6, 2023
W Ion Cutelaba KO/TKO · R2

Nov 19, 2022
W Karl Roberson KO/TKO · R3

Jul 9, 2022
L Nicolae Negumereanu Decision - Split

Mar 5, 2022
L Da Woon Jung KO/TKO · R1

Nov 13, 2021
W Danilo Marques KO/TKO · R3

Jun 26, 2021
W Carlos Ulberg KO/TKO · R2

Mar 6, 2021
W Darko Stosic Decision - Unanimous

Aug 3, 2019
L Paul Craig Submission · R3

Mar 30, 2019

Corner B recent form

Shamil Gaziev

W Kennedy Nzechukwu KO/TKO · R1

Aug 22, 2026
L Brando Pericic KO/TKO · R2

May 2, 2026
L Waldo Cortes Acosta KO/TKO · R1

Nov 22, 2025
W Thomas Petersen KO/TKO · R1

Feb 1, 2025
W Don'Tale Mayes Decision - Unanimous

Aug 3, 2024
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO/TKO · R4

Mar 2, 2024
W Martin Buday KO/TKO · R2

Dec 16, 2023

Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Kennedy Nzechukwu & Shamil Gaziev on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.