UFC on ESPN 65: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday Prediction for Tomorrow, 04/05/25

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC on ESPN 65 will see Kennedy Nzechukwu take on Martin Buday. This will be a fight in the UFC Heavyweight division. Nzechukwu enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-5 and 10-5 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.37 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 46%. Nzechukwu absorbs 4.89 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is decent at best, averaging 0.56 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 45% and a takedown defense of 81%.

Buday enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-2 and 6-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.84 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 53%. Buday absorbs 5.54 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is not strong, averaging just 0.21 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 25% and a takedown defense of 100%.

Nzechukwu is a massive favorite in this fight, so we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Buday has seen 2 of his last 3 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Nzechukwu has seen 6 of his last 7 UFC fights do the same. For that reason, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our lean.