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

Jai Herbert def. Kyle Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Kyle Nelson
Kyle 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.

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

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

14-6-1
Record
17-7-1
1
Win Streak
0
38
Age
35
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jai Herbert · 2-2-1
  • W
    Mandel Nallo
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:05 · Lightweight
  • L
    Chris Padilla
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Rolando Bedoya
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Farès Ziam
    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs TyburaSat, Jul 22, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • D
    Ludovit Klein
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
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

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%