Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
“The Warmaster”
35-8-0
RESULT

Josh Barnett def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
Monday, September 28, 2015
Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan

Josh Barnett defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson, held Monday, September 28, 2015 at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Fight stats

Josh Barnett
Roy Nelson
0
Knockdowns
0
146 of 205
Significant strikes
60 of 114
71%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
215 of 276
Total strikes
92 of 149
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 10
—
Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:22
Control time
7:51
Significant strikes by target
92 of 147
Head
38 of 85
52 of 56
Body
15 of 19
2 of 2
Leg
7 of 10
51 of 95
Distance
28 of 62
95 of 110
Clinch
29 of 49
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 26
Sig. str.
7 of 13
27 of 36
Total str.
22 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:38
Ctrl
2:51
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
44 of 65
Sig. str.
16 of 35
65 of 87
Total str.
19 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:17
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 31
Sig. str.
15 of 30
33 of 43
Total str.
22 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:37
Ctrl
2:25
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
39 of 50
Sig. str.
4 of 10
57 of 68
Total str.
6 of 12
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:35
Ctrl
1:22
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
25 of 33
Sig. str.
18 of 26
33 of 42
Total str.
23 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:15
Ctrl
1:13
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

35-8-0
Record
22-14-0
1
Win Streak
0
48
Age
49
6'3"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.20
SLpM
2.18
50%
Str. Acc.
36%
2.11
SApM
4.79
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.26
TD Avg.
1.14
55%
TD Acc.
27%
55%
TD Def.
65%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Josh Barnett · 3-2
  • W
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs BarnettSat, Sep 3, 2016
    Submission · R3 · 2:53 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ben Rothwell
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs BaderSun, Jan 31, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 3:48 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Roy Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Travis Browne
    UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2Sat, Dec 28, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Frank Mir
    UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2Sat, Aug 31, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 1:56 · 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: Dos Anjos vs AlvarezThu, Jul 7, 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 10 fights · 19 fights
39.2
Avg sig. strikes
23.1
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.84
2:54
Avg control time
2:10
146
Career high strikes
60
2
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Josh Barnett
Strike target
Roy Nelson
63%
Head
78%
30%
Body
12%
7%
Leg
10%
Josh Barnett
Strike position
Roy Nelson
34%
Distance
72%
44%
Clinch
19%
22%
Ground
9%