Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Roy Nelson
United StatesRoy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
RESULT

Roy Nelson def. Jared Rosholt (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Jared Rosholt
United StatesJared Rosholt
“The Big Show”
14-4-0
Sunday, February 7, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Roy Nelson defeated Jared Rosholt by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson, held Sunday, February 7, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Roy Nelson won the decision.

Fight stats

Roy Nelson
Jared Rosholt
0
Knockdowns
0
42 of 121
Significant strikes
36 of 120
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
42 of 121
Total strikes
36 of 120
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
36 of 114
Head
26 of 106
2 of 3
Body
5 of 7
4 of 4
Leg
5 of 7
42 of 120
Distance
34 of 115
0 of 1
Clinch
2 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 36
Sig. str.
13 of 37
6 of 36
Total str.
13 of 37
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 36
Sig. str.
11 of 35
16 of 36
Total str.
11 of 35
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 49
Sig. str.
12 of 48
20 of 49
Total str.
12 of 48
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#NelsonRosholt
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Junichiro Kamijo
#NelsonRosholt
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Chris Lee
#NelsonRosholt
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

12
Nelson
2
Draw
1
Rosholt
●29-28 Nelson×12●29-29 Draw×2●29-28 Rosholt
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

89%
Nelson
3%
Draw
8%
Rosholt
36 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Nelson58.3%●30-27 Nelson22.2%●30-28 Nelson8.3%●29-28 Rosholt8.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Rosholt
R2
92%
Nelson
R3
94%
Nelson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Roy Nelson
-125
56% implied win probability
Open: -157Best: -103
Jared Rosholt
+107
48% implied win probability
Open: +132Best: +140

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

SportsbookRoy NelsonJared Rosholt
Bookmaker-103-117
Bovada-125-105
Pinnacle-158+140

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Roy Nelson vs Jared Rosholt?

Roy Nelson defeated Jared Rosholt by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson, held Sunday, February 7, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Roy Nelson won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Roy Nelson vs Jared Rosholt?

The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Roy Nelson won the decision.

Was Roy Nelson vs Jared Rosholt a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 89% of 36 fan cards scored it for Roy Nelson; 92% of 13 media scores picked Roy Nelson.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Roy Nelson 48%52% Jared Rosholt

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)

Roy Nelson
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Jared Rosholt
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

83Power64
66Speed50
70Precision54
88Durability83
54Engine88
93Wrestling99
81Ground95

Biggest edge Roy Nelson, Punch power +34

Attribute by attribute

Roy Nelson is on the left of every row, Jared Rosholt on the right.
99Punch power65
67Kick power63
80Punch speed47
52Kick speed52
70Accuracy54
93Takedowns99
94Ground striking99
67Submissions91
98Chin70
78Body strength96
54Cardio88

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

Tale of the Tape

22-14-0
Record
14-4-0
1787
Power Index rating
1804
0
Win Streak
0
50
Age
40
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BJJKung FuNo-Gi Grappling
vs
-
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

Jared Rosholt

No background on record

Striking Profile

2.18
SLpM
2.08
36%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.79
SApM
1.52
46%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

1.14
TD Avg.
1.83
27%
TD Acc.
41%
65%
TD Def.
66%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Jared Rosholt · 3-2
  • L
    Ali Isaev
    Professional Fighters League - 2019 Season PFL Championships · Dec 31, 2019
    TKO · R4 · 4:09 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Muhammed DeReese
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Kelvin Tiller
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 30, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 0:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Satoshi Ishii
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season · Aug 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 0:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Denis Goltsov
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season · Jun 5, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 16 fights
23.1
Avg sig. strikes
27.8
0.84
Avg takedowns
2.06
2:10
Avg control time
5:32
60
Career high strikes
43
7
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Roy Nelson
Strike target
Jared Rosholt
78%
Head
62%
12%
Body
22%
10%
Leg
17%
Roy Nelson
Strike position
Jared Rosholt
72%
Distance
21%
19%
Clinch
12%
9%
Ground
66%