Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Kyle Nelson
Kyle Nelson
“The Monster”
17-7-1
RESULT

Matt Sayles def. Kyle Nelson (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 3:16
WIN
Matt Sayles
Matt Sayles
8-4-0
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada

Matt Sayles defeated Kyle Nelson by Submission in round 3 (3:16) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy, held Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa.

Fight stats

Kyle Nelson
Matt Sayles
0
Knockdowns
0
26 of 93
Significant strikes
75 of 147
28%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
32 of 103
Total strikes
106 of 181
2 of 10
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
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4
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
1
3:47
Control time
2:47
Significant strikes by target
18 of 82
Head
45 of 113
8 of 11
Body
15 of 18
0 of 0
Leg
15 of 16
24 of 86
Distance
48 of 105
2 of 7
Clinch
3 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
24 of 37

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 48
Sig. str.
54 of 99
14 of 48
Total str.
79 of 127
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:08
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
5 of 17
Sig. str.
6 of 14
11 of 27
Total str.
7 of 15
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
3:26
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 28
Sig. str.
15 of 34
7 of 28
Total str.
20 of 39
0 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:21
Ctrl
0:26
Referee
Todd Ronald Anderson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-7-1
Record
8-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
32
5'11"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
68"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.60
SLpM
4.83
45%
Str. Acc.
41%
4.58
SApM
2.81
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.18
TD Avg.
0.36
23%
TD Acc.
16%
66%
TD Def.
81%
—
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 Sayles · 1-3
  • L
    Jordan Leavitt
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 2:05 · Lightweight
  • L
    Bryce Mitchell
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs RozenstruikSun, Dec 8, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Featherweight
  • W
    Kyle Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs CowboySun, May 5, 2019
    Submission · R3 · 3:16 · Featherweight
  • L
    Sheymon Moraes
    UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2Sat, Aug 4, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 4 fights
34.4
Avg sig. strikes
41.8
0.75
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:58
Avg control time
1:17
82
Career high strikes
77
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Kyle Nelson
Strike target
Matt Sayles
56%
Head
53%
26%
Body
28%
18%
Leg
20%
Kyle Nelson
Strike position
Matt Sayles
84%
Distance
77%
13%
Clinch
8%
3%
Ground
16%