Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
RESULT

Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
“Vai Cavalo”
24-9-1
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Fabricio Werdum defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit, held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Roy Nelson
Fabricio Werdum
0
Knockdowns
0
26 of 69
Significant strikes
91 of 136
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
67%
55 of 99
Total strikes
98 of 145
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:44
Control time
1:05
Significant strikes by target
18 of 60
Head
47 of 88
5 of 5
Body
24 of 27
3 of 4
Leg
20 of 21
21 of 59
Distance
78 of 121
4 of 9
Clinch
13 of 15
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 9
Sig. str.
20 of 36
27 of 32
Total str.
25 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:14
Ctrl
0:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 37
Sig. str.
39 of 50
15 of 41
Total str.
40 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 23
Sig. str.
32 of 50
13 of 26
Total str.
33 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:30
Ctrl
0:10

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#NelsonWerdum
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Chris Lee
#NelsonWerdum
1––
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Glenn Trowbridge
#NelsonWerdum
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Nelson
–
6
Werdum
●30–27 Werdum×6
All 6 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Nelson
5%
Draw
95%
Werdum
19 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Werdum68.4%●30–26 Werdum15.8%●29–29 Draw5.3%●30–28 Werdum5.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
84%
Werdum
R2
90%
Werdum
R3
90%
Werdum

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Josh Rosenthal
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-14-0
Record
24-9-1
0
Win Streak
1
50
Age
48
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.18
SLpM
3.59
36%
Str. Acc.
52%
4.79
SApM
2.64
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.14
TD Avg.
1.75
27%
TD Acc.
31%
65%
TD Def.
31%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Roy Nelson · 2-3
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs ReisSun, Apr 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Antonio Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs LansbergSun, Sep 25, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team ClaudiaSat, Jul 9, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jared Rosholt
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonSun, Feb 7, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Fabricio Werdum · 3-2
  • W
    Alexander Gustafsson
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC 249: Ferguson vs GaethjeSat, May 9, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs VolkovSat, Mar 17, 2018
    TKO · R4 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs TyburaSat, Nov 18, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Walt Harris
    UFC 216: Ferguson vs LeeSat, Oct 7, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 18 fights
23.1
Avg sig. strikes
49.4
0.84
Avg takedowns
0.89
2:10
Avg control time
2:00
60
Career high strikes
155
7
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Roy Nelson
Strike target
Fabricio Werdum
78%
Head
64%
12%
Body
19%
10%
Leg
17%
Roy Nelson
Strike position
Fabricio Werdum
72%
Distance
76%
19%
Clinch
13%
9%
Ground
12%