Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Ovince Saint PreuxWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

Saturday, March 16, 2024 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Ovince Saint Preux def. Kennedy Nzechukwu

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

Referee · Mark SmithAdalaide Byrd · 28-29Derek Cleary · 29-28Junichiro Kamijo · 28-29Source · 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

Ovince Saint PreuxRound 3Kennedy Nzechukwu

73 / 140Sig. strikes55 / 113

52%Accuracy49%

73 / 140Total strikes55 / 113

1Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:06Control0:08

14.6Pace / min11.0

43%Control share57%

Ovince Saint Preux

Targethead 79% · body 21% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 84% · clinch 15% · ground 1%

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Targethead 84% · body 16% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 78% · clinch 22% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeOvince Saint Preux landed 73 significant strikes to 55.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upOvince Saint Preux's significant-strike pace moved +66% from R2 to R3, 14.6 against 8.8 per minute.
Grappling pressureOvince Saint Preux attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Defensive driftOvince Saint Preux absorbed significant strikes +90% faster than in R2, 11.0 against 5.8 per minute.
Pace upKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike pace moved +90% from R2 to R3, 11.0 against 5.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftKennedy Nzechukwu's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 49% against 36%.
Defensive driftKennedy Nzechukwu absorbed significant strikes +66% faster than in R2, 14.6 against 8.8 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.

Ovince Saint Preux

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

143Ovince Saint Preux sig. strikes

106Kennedy Nzechukwu sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+90%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Kennedy Nzechukwu)