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Light Heavyweight

3 Rounds

Kennedy Nzechukwu won · U-DEC R3

Elo1380

Elo1504

Darko StosicvsKennedy NzechukwuUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Saturday, August 3, 2019Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Kennedy Nzechukwu won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDarko Stosic: WrestlervsKennedy Nzechukwu: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Kennedy Nzechukwu wins(51.4%)

Actual result: Kennedy Nzechukwu wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Kennedy Nzechukwu at +100 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Stance matchup historically favors Kennedy Nzechukwu (53.5%).
Kennedy Nzechukwu has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Darko Stosic

Red Corner

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Blue Corner

-120

(55%)

Vegas Odds

+100

(50%)

1380

Elo

1504

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

6'0"

Height

6'5"

193.04 cm

Reach

210.82 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Darko StosicL2 streak

oldest →

KOvs Jeremy Kimball · Jul 18

vs Devin Clark · Jun 19

vs Jamahal Hill · Jan 20

latest

Kennedy Nzechukwu

oldest →

vs Ovince Saint Preux · Mar 24

KOvs Chris Barnett · Oct 24

KOvs Lukasz Brzeski · Dec 24

SUBvs Valter Walker · Jul 25

vs Marcus Buchecha · Dec 25

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Darko StosicMetricKennedy Nzechukwu

2.61

Strikes / min

4.96

4.04

Strikes absorbed / min

4.58

58%

Strike defense

51%

3.42

TDs / 15 min

0.50

83%

Takedown defense

80%

0.00

Sub atts / 15 min

0.20

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-1.43Δ 1.81 — meaningful gap+0.38

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Darko StosicKennedy Nzechukwu

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Darko Stosic(4 fights)Kennedy Nzechukwu(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red -124.0|Blue +124.0

Recent Form

Red +0.6|Blue -0.6

Striker Score

Red +0.5|Blue -0.5

Grappler Score

Red 0.0|Blue 0.0

EVEN

Layoff

Red -63.0|Blue +63.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Darko StosicTargetKennedy Nzechukwu

By target zone

26% acc · 35%

Head

37% acc · 76%

78% acc · 12%

Body

56% acc · 20%

71% acc · 53%

Leg

67% acc · 4%

By position

43% acc · 80%

Distance

39% acc · 94%

50% acc · 17%

Clinch

67% acc · 3%

Ground

100% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Darko Stosic rounds

even

Kennedy Nzechukwu rounds

Round 1Darko Stosic edged it

Sig. strikes29

Takedowns0

Control0:20

9Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Kennedy Nzechukwu edged it

Sig. strikes15

Takedowns1

Control0:21

26Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 3Darko Stosic edged it

Sig. strikes16

Takedowns3

Control1:27

15Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

60 / 134

Sig Strikes

50 / 123

44.7%

Sig Str %

38.7%

63 / 137

Total Strikes

50 / 123

4 / 10

TDs

0 / 0

45.7%

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

2:08

Ctrl Time

0:00

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	9 / 32	9 / 32	0 / 0
1	Darko Stosic	29 / 43	29 / 43	0 / 1
2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	26 / 54	26 / 54	0 / 0
2	Darko Stosic	15 / 43	15 / 43	1 / 1
3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	15 / 37	15 / 37	0 / 0
3	Darko Stosic	16 / 48	19 / 51	3 / 8

Darko Stosic

StanceOrthodox

Height72.0"

Reach76.0"

Fights4

Kennedy Nzechukwu

StanceSouthpaw

Height77.0"

Reach83.0"

Fights15