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UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Saturday, August 22, 2026 · Golden 1 Center · Sacramento · CA
Full card → Result Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu Method KO/TKO (Punch) Round · time Round 1 · 1:20 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Mike Beltran Sig. strikes Kennedy Nzechukwu 3/7 · Shamil Gaziev 2/5 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Kennedy Nzechukwu 3/7 · Shamil Gaziev 2/5 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu
KO/TKO (Punch) · Round 1 · 1:20 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 1:20
R1
Kennedy Nzechukwu Round 1 Shamil Gaziev
3 / 7 Sig. strikes 2 / 5
43% Accuracy 40%
3 / 7 Total strikes 2 / 5
0 Knockdowns 1
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:00 Control 0:00
2.3 Pace / min 1.5
— Control share —
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Shamil Gaziev
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
3 Kennedy Nzechukwu sig. strikes
2 Shamil Gaziev sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
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.
Fight stats 1 round · PropSports round stats 3 / 7 Sig. strikes 2 / 5
43% Accuracy 40%
3 / 7 Total strikes 2 / 5
0 Knockdowns 1
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
0:00 Control 0:00
3 Head 2
0 Body 0
0 Leg 0
Kennedy Nzechukwu Shamil Gaziev
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Kennedy Nzechukwu
Tale of the tape 14-7-1 Record 15-3-0
34 Age 36
6'5" Height 6'4"
83" Reach 78.5"
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
4.94 Sig. str./min 2.90
0.49 TD / 15 min 1.03
Kennedy Nzechukwu 10-6-1 in archive
7 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
80% Finish rate
