FinishedPrelims · #8
UFC Fight Night · Sunday, 23 August 2026
KO/TKOPunch
Round1
Time1:20
Fight time1:20
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Shamil
Kennedy
Striking
5
Strikes
7
2
Power strikes
3
1
Knockdowns
0
Target
4
Head
7
1
Body
0
0
Legs
0
Grappling
0/0
Takedowns
0/0
0
Sub attempts
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by mebrdzoli.ge
Dominance
Share42%Share of strikes58%
40%Share of power strikes60%
0%Fight time in control
0:00 · 0:00 / 1:200%
0:00 · 0:00 / 1:200%
Strike map
Strike mapTale of the tape
Career rates · since 2022GazievNzechukwu
6.55Strikes / min9.83
1.1Takedowns / 15 min0.9
33Takedown accuracy %50
40Control time %23
0.54Knockdowns / 15 min0.36
75Wins by finish %100
Key numbers
Key numbers · Gaziev5
Gaziev: 5 strikes — his average since 2022 is 52 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights-2
Strike differential in this bout: 5–7.
Differential · this bout2
Power strikes — 40% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights0:00
Control time — 0% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Shamil Gaziev
UFC 2022–4–3
·Streak1W
- Wvs Kennedy NzechukwuKO/TKOR1 · 1:20 · 23 Aug 2026
- Lvs Brando PericicKO/TKOR2 · 3:44 · 2 May 2026
- Lvs Waldo Cortes-AcostaKO/TKOR1 · 1:22 · 22 Nov 2025
- Wvs Thomas PetersenKO/TKOR1 · 3:12 · 1 Feb 2025
- Wvs Don'Tale MayesDEC30–27 ×3 · 3 Aug 2024
Kennedy Nzechukwu Heavyweight
Record14–5–0
·Streak1L
- Lvs Shamil GazievKO/TKOR1 · 1:20 · 23 Aug 2026
- Dvs Marcus BuchechaDrawR3 · 5:00 · 14 Dec 2025
- Lvs Valter WalkerSUBR1 · 0:54 · 13 Jul 2025
- Wvs Lukasz BrzeskiKO/TKOR1 · 4:51 · 7 Dec 2024
- Wvs Chris BarnettKO/TKOR1 · 4:27 · 26 Oct 2024
