Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
“The Monster”
17-7-1
RESULT

Kyle Nelson def. Blake Bilder (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Blake Bilder
Blake Bilder
“El Animal”
8-2-1
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada

Kyle Nelson defeated Blake Bilder by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana, held Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Rogers Arena, Vancouver.

Fight stats

Kyle Nelson
Blake Bilder
0
Knockdowns
0
59 of 126
Significant strikes
45 of 120
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
83 of 150
Total strikes
84 of 159
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 3
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:21
Control time
2:45
Significant strikes by target
24 of 76
Head
26 of 96
20 of 31
Body
2 of 4
15 of 19
Leg
17 of 20
57 of 124
Distance
45 of 119
2 of 2
Clinch
0 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 47
Sig. str.
22 of 51
28 of 56
Total str.
42 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:18
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 39
Sig. str.
12 of 30
23 of 43
Total str.
12 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:14
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 40
Sig. str.
11 of 39
32 of 51
Total str.
30 of 58
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:03
Ctrl
1:09

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#NelsonBilder
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Jason Darrah
#NelsonBilder
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Jerin Valel
#NelsonBilder
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

14
Nelson
–
0
Bilder
●30–27 Nelson×7●29–28 Nelson×7
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

90%
Nelson
2%
Draw
8%
Bilder
50 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Nelson48%●30–27 Nelson42%●29–28 Bilder6%●29–29 Draw2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
54%
Bilder
R2
94%
Nelson
R3
90%
Nelson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Sal Ram
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-7-1
Record
8-2-1
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
35
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.60
SLpM
3.81
45%
Str. Acc.
48%
4.58
SApM
4.15
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.18
TD Avg.
0.31
23%
TD Acc.
7%
66%
TD Def.
71%
—
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
Blake Bilder · 1-2
  • L
    JeongYeong Lee
    UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs ImavovSat, Feb 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Kyle Nelson
    UFC 289: Nunes vs AldanaSat, Jun 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Shane Young
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 3 fights
34.4
Avg sig. strikes
58.3
0.75
Avg takedowns
0.33
1:58
Avg control time
3:15
82
Career high strikes
111
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Kyle Nelson
Strike target
Blake Bilder
56%
Head
52%
26%
Body
9%
18%
Leg
39%
Kyle Nelson
Strike position
Blake Bilder
84%
Distance
91%
13%
Clinch
7%
3%
Ground
1%