Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 101: DECLARATION
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Aaron Riley
Aaron Riley
30-14-1
RESULT

Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson
“Sugar”
16-7-0
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Wachovia Center

Aaron Riley defeated Shane Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 101: DECLARATION, held Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Wachovia Center.

Fight stats

Aaron Riley
Shane Nelson
0
Knockdowns
0
50 of 122
Significant strikes
28 of 74
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
154 of 236
Total strikes
80 of 128
2 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 5
40%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
7:45
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
28 of 96
Head
13 of 59
18 of 22
Body
14 of 14
4 of 4
Leg
1 of 1
16 of 74
Distance
15 of 57
24 of 35
Clinch
13 of 17
10 of 13
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 39
Sig. str.
14 of 28
36 of 55
Total str.
30 of 45
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:34
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 51
Sig. str.
11 of 31
41 of 78
Total str.
26 of 46
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:32
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
12 of 32
Sig. str.
3 of 15
77 of 103
Total str.
24 of 37
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:39
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Jeff Blatnick
#RileyNelson
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Eric Colón
#RileyNelson
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Nelson Hamilton
#RileyNelson
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

4
Riley
–
0
Nelson
●30–27 Riley×4
All 4 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Riley
0%
Nelson
4 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Riley100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Riley
R2
100%
Riley
R3
100%
Riley

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kevin Mulhall
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

30-14-1
Record
16-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
45
Age
41
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.45
SLpM
1.38
34%
Str. Acc.
31%
3.78
SApM
2.84
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.18
TD Avg.
1.31
34%
TD Acc.
18%
60%
TD Def.
54%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Aaron Riley · 2-3
  • L
    Justin Salas
    UFC on FOX: Johnson vs MoragaSat, Jul 27, 2013
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Tony Ferguson
    UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGESun, Sep 25, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Joe Brammer
    UFC 114: RAMPAGE vs EVANSSat, May 29, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ross Pearson
    UFC 105: Couture vs VeraSat, Nov 14, 2009
    TKO · R2 · 4:38 · Lightweight
  • W
    Shane Nelson
    UFC 101: DECLARATIONSat, Aug 8, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Shane Nelson · 2-2
  • L
    Matt Wiman
    UFC 107: Penn vs SanchezSat, Dec 12, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 101: DECLARATIONSat, Aug 8, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 96: Jackson vs JardineSat, Mar 7, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Lightweight
  • W
    George Roop
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir FinaleSat, Dec 13, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 4 fights
34.9
Avg sig. strikes
15.8
0.89
Avg takedowns
1.00
2:04
Avg control time
2:21
98
Career high strikes
28
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Aaron Riley
Strike target
Shane Nelson
47%
Head
62%
29%
Body
32%
24%
Leg
6%
Aaron Riley
Strike position
Shane Nelson
61%
Distance
57%
32%
Clinch
24%
7%
Ground
19%