Nicolae Negumereanu vs Kennedy Nzechukwu — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Nicolae Negumereanu vs Kennedy Nzechukwu

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Nicolae NegumereanuWinner

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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

Saturday, March 5, 2022 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithTony Weeks · 27-29Sal D'amato · 29-27Doug Crosby · 27-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Nicolae NegumereanuRound 3Kennedy Nzechukwu

27 / 74Sig. strikes55 / 114

36%Accuracy48%

30 / 77Total strikes55 / 114

0Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:45Control0:00

5.4Pace / min11.0

100%Control share0%

Nicolae Negumereanu

Targethead 78% · body 15% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 4% · ground 0%

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Targethead 91% · body 9% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeKennedy Nzechukwu landed 55 significant strikes to 27.Striking edgeKennedy Nzechukwu struck at 48% accuracy to 36%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upNicolae Negumereanu's significant-strike pace moved +59% from R2 to R3, 5.4 against 3.4 per minute.
Target shiftNicolae Negumereanu's head share of landed strikes moved +31 pts, to 78% head with 15% body and 7% leg.
Control swingNicolae Negumereanu's control time moved -118s, 45s against 163s.
Defensive driftNicolae Negumereanu absorbed significant strikes +129% faster than in R2, 11.0 against 4.8 per minute.
Pace upKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike pace moved +129% from R2 to R3, 11.0 against 4.8 per minute.
Defensive driftKennedy Nzechukwu absorbed significant strikes +59% faster than in R2, 5.4 against 3.4 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.

Nicolae Negumereanu

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.

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.

Fight summary

64Nicolae Negumereanu sig. strikes

95Kennedy Nzechukwu sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+129%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Kennedy Nzechukwu)