Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Carlos Ulberg — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Carlos Ulberg

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Kennedy NzechukwuWinner

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

Saturday, March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 3:19 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 3:19

Kennedy NzechukwuRound 2Carlos Ulberg

44 / 76Sig. strikes63 / 107

58%Accuracy59%

44 / 76Total strikes63 / 107

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:05Control0:00

13.3Pace / min19.0

100%Control share0%

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 82% · clinch 2% · ground 16%

Carlos Ulberg

Targethead 76% · body 13% · leg 11%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeCarlos Ulberg landed 63 significant strikes to 44.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike pace moved +75% from R1 to R2, 13.3 against 7.6 per minute.
Phase shiftKennedy Nzechukwu's ground share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 16% on the ground against 82% at distance.
Accuracy shiftCarlos Ulberg's significant-strike accuracy moved -10 pts, 59% against 69%.
Target shiftCarlos Ulberg's head share of landed strikes moved +12 pts, to 76% head with 13% body and 11% leg.
Defensive driftCarlos Ulberg absorbed significant strikes +75% faster than in R1, 13.3 against 7.6 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Carlos Ulberg

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

82Kennedy Nzechukwu sig. strikes

146Carlos Ulberg sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+75%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Kennedy Nzechukwu)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.