Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
Heavyweight★ Performance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Josh Barnett
United StatesJosh Barnett
“The Warmaster”
35-8-0
RESULT

Josh Barnett def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Roy Nelson
United StatesRoy 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. The judges scored it 48-47, 50-45, 48-47, Josh Barnett won the decision.

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

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Craig
#BarnettNelson
1910
2109
3910
4109
5109
Total4847
Evan Field
#BarnettNelson
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Charlie Keech
#BarnettNelson
1109
2109
3910
4109
5910
Total4847

Media Scores

12
Barnett
-
0
Nelson
●50-45 Barnett×6●49-46 Barnett×3●48-47 Barnett×2●50-46 Barnett
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

94%
Barnett
4%
Draw
2%
Nelson
54 fan scorecards submitted
●50-45 Barnett53.7%●49-46 Barnett20.4%●48-47 Barnett11.1%●49-47 Barnett5.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
59%
Barnett
R2
96%
Barnett
R3
82%
Barnett
R4
94%
Barnett
R5
93%
Barnett

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson?

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. The judges scored it 48-47, 50-45, 48-47, Josh Barnett won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson?

The judges scored it 48-47, 50-45, 48-47, Josh Barnett won the decision.

Was Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 94% of 54 fan cards scored it for Josh Barnett; 100% of 12 media scores picked Josh Barnett.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Josh Barnett 50%50% Roy Nelson

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

Josh Barnett
Complete Fighter
8 edges
Roy Nelson
Knockout Artist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

86Power83
78Speed66
95Precision70
92Durability88
60Engine54
67Wrestling93
96Ground81

Biggest edge Roy Nelson, Takedowns +26

Attribute by attribute

Josh Barnett is on the left of every row, Roy Nelson on the right.
95Punch power99
76Kick power67
92Punch speed80
64Kick speed52
95Accuracy70
67Takedowns93
99Ground striking94
93Submissions67
92Chin98
92Body strength78
60Cardio54

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

35-8-0
Record
22-14-0
1797
Power Index rating
1798
1
Win Streak
0
48
Age
50
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
78"
198 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

-
vs
BJJKung FuNo-Gi Grappling
Josh Barnett

No background on record

Roy Nelson
  • 2009Black belt · BJJ · Renzo Gracie
  • 2007IFL Heavyweight Championship · International Fight League (IFL)
  • 2009Contract winner · Tuf · Heavyweight
  • 2007Champion · Ifl Grand Prix · Heavyweight

Camp Country Club · Las Vegas, US

Striking Profile

3.20
SLpM
2.18
50%
Str. Acc.
36%
2.11
SApM
4.79
57%
Str. Def.
46%

Grappling Profile

1.26
TD Avg.
1.14
55%
TD Acc.
27%
55%
TD Def.
65%
1.40
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Josh Barnett · 2-1-2
  • D
    Phil De Fries
    KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek · Feb 24, 2024
    Decision
  • W
    Shoma Shibisai
    INOKI BOM-BA-YE × Ganryujima in Ryogoku · Dec 28, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:20 · Super Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcin Rozalski
    Genesis 1: Różal vs. Barnett · Oct 23, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:00
  • L
    Gordon Ryan
    QUINTET 3 · Oct 5, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 2:09
  • D
    Gregor Gracie
    QUINTET 1 · Apr 11, 2018
    Draw · R1 · 4:00
Roy Nelson · 1-4
  • L
    Alan Belcher
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · Nov 10, 2023
    Split Decision · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dillon Cleckler
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · May 5, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:24
  • L
    Valentin Moldavsky
    Bellator 244 · Aug 21, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    Frank Mir
    Bellator 231 · Oct 25, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    Mirko Filipovic
    Bellator 216 · Feb 16, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · 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%