Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
“DC”
22-3-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Daniel Cormier def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Daniel Cormier defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III, held Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Daniel Cormier
Roy Nelson
0
Knockdowns
0
74 of 148
Significant strikes
17 of 82
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
21%
83 of 157
Total strikes
26 of 91
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
60%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:52
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
50 of 121
Head
11 of 72
13 of 15
Body
1 of 4
11 of 12
Leg
5 of 6
59 of 129
Distance
16 of 78
12 of 15
Clinch
1 of 4
3 of 4
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 24
Sig. str.
2 of 14
22 of 30
Total str.
4 of 16
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:31
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 57
Sig. str.
7 of 29
29 of 59
Total str.
11 of 33
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:20
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
31 of 67
Sig. str.
8 of 39
32 of 68
Total str.
11 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Gino Garcia
#CormierNelson
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Ruben Najera
#CormierNelson
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Jon Schorle
#CormierNelson
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

13
Cormier
–
0
Nelson
●30–27 Cormier×13
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Cormier
0%
Nelson
42 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Cormier92.9%●29–28 Cormier2.4%●30–28 Cormier2.4%●30–24 Cormier2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
98%
Cormier
R2
93%
Cormier
R3
98%
Cormier

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Jacob Montalvo
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-3-0 (1 NC)
Record
22-14-0
0
Win Streak
0
47
Age
50
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.25
SLpM
2.18
52%
Str. Acc.
36%
2.92
SApM
4.79
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.83
TD Avg.
1.14
44%
TD Acc.
27%
80%
TD Def.
65%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Daniel Cormier · 3-2
  • L
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 252: Miocic vs CormierSun, Aug 16, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 241: Cormier vs MiocicSat, Aug 17, 2019
    TKO · R4 · 4:09 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC 230: Cormier vs LewisSat, Nov 3, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 226: Miocic vs CormierSun, Jul 8, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Volkan Oezdemir
    UFC 220: Miocic vs NgannouSun, Jan 21, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 19 fights
60.9
Avg sig. strikes
23.1
1.64
Avg takedowns
0.84
4:29
Avg control time
2:10
181
Career high strikes
60
4
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Daniel Cormier
Strike target
Roy Nelson
77%
Head
78%
13%
Body
12%
11%
Leg
10%
Daniel Cormier
Strike position
Roy Nelson
59%
Distance
72%
23%
Clinch
19%
18%
Ground
9%