Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jai Herbert
EnglandJai Herbert
“Black Country Banger”
14-6-1
RESULT

Jai Herbert def. Kyle Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Kyle Nelson
CanadaKyle Nelson
“The Monster”
17-7-1
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Jai Herbert defeated Kyle Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall, held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jai Herbert won the decision.

Fight stats

Jai Herbert
Kyle Nelson
0
Knockdowns
0
36 of 64
Significant strikes
41 of 62
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
66%
84 of 116
Total strikes
55 of 77
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 4
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:57
Control time
3:06
Significant strikes by target
16 of 43
Head
15 of 34
17 of 18
Body
11 of 13
3 of 3
Leg
15 of 15
22 of 50
Distance
28 of 47
13 of 13
Clinch
13 of 15
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 19
Sig. str.
19 of 27
17 of 29
Total str.
21 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:18
Ctrl
1:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
24 of 36
Sig. str.
17 of 29
35 of 47
Total str.
21 of 33
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:11
Ctrl
0:59
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
5 of 9
Sig. str.
5 of 6
32 of 40
Total str.
13 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:28
Ctrl
0:49

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#HerbertNelson
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Anders Ohlsson
#HerbertNelson
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Darryl Ransom
#HerbertNelson
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

10
Herbert
-
1
Nelson
●29-28 Herbert×10●29-28 Nelson
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

78%
Herbert
23%
Nelson
40 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Herbert72.5%●29-28 Nelson20%●30-27 Herbert5%●30-26 Nelson2.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
95%
Nelson
R2
80%
Herbert
R3
95%
Herbert

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Jai Herbert
-264
73% implied win probability
Open: -274Best: -115
Kyle Nelson
+218
31% implied win probability
Open: +215Best: +350

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJai HerbertKyle Nelson
BetAnything-280+210
BetOnline-280+240
BetUS-300+220
Betway-400+255
Bovada-305+230
Cloudbet-261+209
DraftKings-115-115
FanDuel-550+350
MyBookie-290+230
Pinnacle-182+147
sportsbetio-333+212
sports-interaction-315+230
unibet-278+215

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson?

Jai Herbert defeated Kyle Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall, held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jai Herbert won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jai Herbert won the decision.

Was Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 78% of 40 fan cards scored it for Jai Herbert; 91% of 11 media scores picked Jai Herbert.

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

Win probability

Jai Herbert 64%36% Kyle 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. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Jai Herbert
Striking Technician
8 edges
Kyle Nelson
Complete Fighter
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power88
96Speed91
89Precision72
86Durability76
76Engine76
75Wrestling92
57Ground66

Biggest edge Kyle Nelson, Submissions +25

Attribute by attribute

Jai Herbert is on the left of every row, Kyle Nelson on the right.
96Punch power82
95Kick power94
97Punch speed94
94Kick speed88
89Accuracy72
75Takedowns92
58Ground striking51
55Submissions80
81Chin77
91Body strength75
76Cardio76

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

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
17-7-1
1709
Power Index rating
1606
1
Win Streak
0
38
Age
35
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
England
Nationality
Canada

Striking Profile

3.19
SLpM
3.60
41%
Str. Acc.
45%
3.34
SApM
4.58
52%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

0.42
TD Avg.
1.18
21%
TD Acc.
23%
66%
TD Def.
66%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jai Herbert · 2-2-1
  • W
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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • D
    Ludovit Klein
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    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Kyle Nelson · 3-2
  • L
    Terrance McKinney
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    TKO · R1 · 0:24 · Lightweight
  • W
    Matt Frevola
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Steve Garcia
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Featherweight
  • W
    Bill Algeo
    UFC Atlantic City · Mar 30, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
  • W
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    UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 12 fights
34.1
Avg sig. strikes
34.4
0.30
Avg takedowns
0.75
1:46
Avg control time
1:58
82
Career high strikes
82
2
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Jai Herbert
Strike target
Kyle Nelson
53%
Head
56%
29%
Body
26%
17%
Leg
18%
Jai Herbert
Strike position
Kyle Nelson
79%
Distance
84%
14%
Clinch
13%
7%
Ground
3%