Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
RESULT

Junior Dos Santos def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Junior Dos Santos
Junior Dos Santos
“Cigano”
21-9-0
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States

Junior Dos Santos defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen, held Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Fight stats

Roy Nelson
Junior Dos Santos
0
Knockdowns
1
40 of 101
Significant strikes
130 of 282
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
40 of 101
Total strikes
138 of 291
0 of 7
Takedowns
1 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:31
Control time
0:20
Significant strikes by target
38 of 99
Head
96 of 236
1 of 1
Body
33 of 44
1 of 1
Leg
1 of 2
35 of 90
Distance
109 of 239
5 of 11
Clinch
20 of 41
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
11 of 24
Sig. str.
49 of 95
11 of 24
Total str.
50 of 96
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:57
Ctrl
0:11
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 31
Sig. str.
27 of 80
8 of 31
Total str.
30 of 84
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:34
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 46
Sig. str.
54 of 107
21 of 46
Total str.
58 of 111
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:09
Referee
Marcos Rosales
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-14-0
Record
21-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
42
6'0"
Height
6'4"
73"
Reach
77"
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Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.18
SLpM
4.49
36%
Str. Acc.
47%
4.79
SApM
3.33
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.14
TD Avg.
0.30
27%
TD Acc.
50%
65%
TD Def.
81%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Roy Nelson · 2-3
  • L
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  • W
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    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jared Rosholt
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Junior Dos Santos · 1-4
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs MorenoSun, Dec 13, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 2:34 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 252: Miocic vs CormierSun, Aug 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:47 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Curtis Blaydes
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos SantosSun, Jan 26, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Francis Ngannou
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos SantosSun, Jun 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos SantosSun, Mar 10, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:58 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 23 fights
23.1
Avg sig. strikes
48.2
0.84
Avg takedowns
0.22
2:10
Avg control time
0:20
60
Career high strikes
157
7
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Roy Nelson
Strike target
Junior Dos Santos
78%
Head
61%
12%
Body
34%
10%
Leg
4%
Roy Nelson
Strike position
Junior Dos Santos
72%
Distance
85%
19%
Clinch
8%
9%
Ground
7%