Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
“The Monster”
17-7-1
RESULT

Kyle Nelson def. Matt Frevola (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola
“The SteamRolla”
11-6-1
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada

Kyle Nelson defeated Matt Frevola by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez, held Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Rogers Arena, Vancouver.

Fight stats

Kyle Nelson
Matt Frevola
1
Knockdowns
0
63 of 135
Significant strikes
43 of 136
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
32%
92 of 170
Total strikes
60 of 155
2 of 5
Takedowns
2 of 3
40%
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
3:11
Control time
1:58
Significant strikes by target
41 of 103
Head
23 of 103
14 of 23
Body
10 of 20
8 of 9
Leg
10 of 13
46 of 106
Distance
39 of 129
7 of 14
Clinch
4 of 7
10 of 15
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
23 of 55
Sig. str.
15 of 54
30 of 64
Total str.
19 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
1:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
29 of 57
Sig. str.
21 of 69
32 of 60
Total str.
22 of 70
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:20
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 23
Sig. str.
7 of 13
30 of 46
Total str.
19 of 25
2 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:43
Ctrl
0:37

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#NelsonFrevola
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Sal D'Amato
#NelsonFrevola
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Jake Maxim
#NelsonFrevola
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

12
Nelson
–
0
Frevola
●30–26 Nelson×7●30–27 Nelson×3●29–27 Nelson×2
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

97%
Nelson
3%
Frevola
60 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Nelson51.7%●30–27 Nelson20%●29–28 Nelson10%●30–25 Nelson8.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
57%
Nelson
R2
78%
Nelson
R3
95%
Nelson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-7-1
Record
11-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
36
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.60
SLpM
3.30
45%
Str. Acc.
39%
4.58
SApM
3.76
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.18
TD Avg.
2.34
23%
TD Acc.
41%
66%
TD Def.
40%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kyle Nelson · 3-2
  • L
    Terrance McKinney
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 0:24 · Lightweight
  • W
    Matt Frevola
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Steve Garcia
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs BradySat, Sep 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bill Algeo
    UFC Atlantic CitySat, Mar 30, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Fernando Padilla
    UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2Sun, Sep 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Matt Frevola · 2-3
  • L
    Kyle Nelson
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Farès Ziam
    UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint DenisSat, Sep 28, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:59 · Lightweight
  • L
    Benoit Saint Denis
    UFC 295: Procházka vs PereiraSat, Nov 11, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:31 · Lightweight
  • W
    Drew Dober
    UFC 288: Sterling vs CejudoSat, May 6, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 4:08 · Lightweight
  • W
    Ottman Azaitar
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs PereiraSat, Nov 12, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:30 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 12 fights
34.4
Avg sig. strikes
28.3
0.75
Avg takedowns
1.25
1:58
Avg control time
1:15
82
Career high strikes
66
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Kyle Nelson
Strike target
Matt Frevola
56%
Head
66%
26%
Body
19%
18%
Leg
15%
Kyle Nelson
Strike position
Matt Frevola
84%
Distance
70%
13%
Clinch
11%
3%
Ground
19%