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Roy Nelson
Fighter

Roy Nelson

"Big Country"
23-19-0
pro-knuckle-mma 1-1Grappling 0-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Roy Nelson holds a professional MMA record of 23-19-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 47 bouts on record. Roy Nelson has won 26 fights: 16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 10 by decision. Roy Nelson also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Roy Nelson also has 2 recorded knuckle-mma bouts. Most recent fight: April 16, 2017. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'0"183 cm
Weight
263 lbs119 kg
Reach
73"185 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1976-06-20

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 22-14-0

SLpM
2.18
Str. Acc.
36%
SApM
4.79
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
1.14
TD Acc.
27%
TD Def.
65%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Valentin Moldavsky
    Bellator 244· Aug 21, 2020· Heavyweight· 23-18 vs 9-1
    UD
  2. LOSS
    vs Frank Mir
    Bellator 231· Oct 25, 2019· Heavyweight· 23-17 vs 18-13
    UD
  3. LOSS
    vs Mirko Filipovic
    Bellator 216· Feb 16, 2019· Heavyweight· 23-16 vs 37-11-2
    UD
  4. LOSS
    vs Sergei Kharitonov
    Bellator 207· Oct 12, 2018· Heavyweight· 23-15 vs 28-7
    TKO
    R1 · 4:59
  5. CXLD
    vs Mirko Filipovic
    Bellator 200· May 25, 2018· Heavyweight
    —
  6. LOSS
    vs Matt Mitrione
    Bellator 194· Feb 16, 2018· Heavyweight· 23-14 vs 12-5
    MD
  7. WIN
    vs Javy Ayala
    Bellator 183· Sep 23, 2017· Heavyweight· 22-14 vs 10-5
    UD
  8. LOSS
    vs Alexander Volkov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis· Apr 16, 2017· Heavyweight· 22-13 vs 27-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. WIN
    vs Antonio Silva
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg· Sep 25, 2016· Heavyweight· 21-13 vs 19-9
    TKO
    R2 · 4:10
  10. LOSS
    vs Derrick Lewis
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia· Jul 9, 2016· Heavyweight
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night 90· Jul 7, 2016· Heavyweight· 21-12 vs 15-4
    SD
  12. WIN
    vs Jared Rosholt
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson· Feb 7, 2016· Heavyweight· 20-12 vs 14-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  13. LOSS
    vs Josh Barnett
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson· Sep 28, 2015· Heavyweight
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  14. LOSS
    vs Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night 75· Sep 26, 2015· Heavyweight· 20-11 vs 33-7
    UD
  15. LOSS
    vs Alistair Overeem
    UFCUFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos· Mar 14, 2015· Heavyweight· 20-10 vs 38-14
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Mark Hunt
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson· Sep 19, 2014· Heavyweight· 20-9 vs 9-8-1
    TKO
    R2 · 3:00
  17. WIN
    vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson· Apr 11, 2014· Heavyweight· 19-9 vs 34-8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:37
  18. LOSS
    vs Daniel Cormier
    UFCUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III· Oct 19, 2013· Heavyweight· 19-8 vs 12-0
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. LOSS
    vs Stipe Miocic
    UFCUFC 161: Evans vs Henderson· Jun 15, 2013· Heavyweight· 19-7 vs 9-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  20. WIN
    vs Cheick Kongo
    UFCUFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen· Apr 27, 2013· Heavyweight· 18-7 vs 18-7-2
    TKO
    R1 · 2:03
  21. WIN
    vs Matt Mitrione
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale· Dec 15, 2012· Heavyweight· 17-7 vs 5-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:58
  22. CXLD
    vs Shane Carwin
    The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale· Dec 15, 2012· Heavyweight
    —
  23. WIN
    vs Dave Herman
    UFCUFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir· May 26, 2012· Heavyweight· 16-7 vs 21-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:51
  24. CXLD
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir· May 26, 2012· Heavyweight
    —
  25. CXLD
    vs Antonio Silva
    UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir· May 26, 2012· Heavyweight
    —
  26. LOSS
    vs Fabricio Werdum
    UFCUFC 143: Diaz vs Condit· Feb 4, 2012· Heavyweight· 16-6 vs 14-5-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  27. WIN
    vs Mirko Filipovic
    UFCUFC 137: Penn vs Diaz· Oct 29, 2011· Heavyweight· 15-6 vs 27-9-2
    TKO
    R3 · 1:30
  28. LOSS
    vs Frank Mir
    UFCUFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill· May 29, 2011· Heavyweight· 15-5 vs 14-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  29. CXLD
    vs Shane Carwin
    UFC 125: Resolution· Jan 1, 2011· Heavyweight
    —
  30. LOSS
    vs Junior Dos Santos
    UFCUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010· Heavyweight· 15-4 vs 11-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  31. WIN
    vs Stefan Struve
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi· Mar 31, 2010· Heavyweight· 14-4 vs 19-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:39
  32. WIN
    vs Brendan Schaub
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale· Dec 5, 2009· Ultimate Fighter 10 Heavyweight· Title bout· 13-4 vs 4-0
    TKO
    R1 · 3:45
  33. WIN
    vs James McSweeney
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 10· Jul 8, 2009· Heavyweight· 15-4
    TKO
    R1 · 4:13
  34. WIN
    vs Justin Wren
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 10· Jun 29, 2009· Heavyweight· 14-4
    MD
  35. WIN
    vs Kimbo Slice
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 10· Jun 10, 2009· Heavyweight· 13-4
    TKO
    R2 · 2:01
  36. LOSS
    vs Jeff Monson
    Florida Regional· Mar 21, 2009· 13-3 vs 28-8
    —
  37. LOSS
    vs Andrei Arlovski
    EliteXC: Heat· Oct 4, 2008· Heavyweight· 13-2 vs 14-5
    TKO
    R2 · 3:14
  38. WIN
    vs Brad Imes
    IFL 22: Connecticut· May 16, 2008· Heavyweight· Title bout· 12-2 vs 12-4
    TKO
    R1 · 2:55
  39. CXLD
    vs Branden Lee Hinkle
    IFL 22: Connecticut· May 16, 2008· Heavyweight
    —
  40. WIN
    vs Fabiano Scherner
    IFL 20: Las Vegas· Feb 29, 2008· Heavyweight· Title bout· 11-2 vs 7-4
    TKO
    R1 · 3:20
  41. WIN
    vs Antoine Jaoude
    IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals· Dec 29, 2007· Heavyweight· 10-2 vs 8-2
    TKO
    R2 · 0:22
  42. WIN
    vs Bryan Vetell
    IFL 18: World Grand Prix Semifinals· Nov 3, 2007· Heavyweight· 9-2 vs 3-2
    TKO
    R3 · 1:01
  43. WIN
    vs Shane Ott
    IFL 15: Las Vegas· Jun 16, 2007· Heavyweight· 8-2 vs 3-0
    UD
  44. LOSS
    vs Ben Rothwell
    IFL 11: Moline· Apr 7, 2007· 8-1 vs 23-5
    SD
  45. WIN
    vs Mario Rinaldi
    Bodog Fight· Feb 17, 2007· 7-1 vs 5-0
    TKO
  46. WIN
    vs Vince Lucero
    IFL 7: Oakland· Jan 19, 2007· 6-1 vs 18-10
    TKO
    R1 · 1:55
  47. LOSS
    vs Josh Curran
    Bodog Fight· Dec 16, 2006· Heavyweight· 6-0 vs 1-0
    UD
  48. WIN
    vs Jerome Smith
    FightForce: Butte Brawl 2· Jul 22, 2006· Heavyweight· 5-0 vs 6-8-1
    —
    R1 · 4:13
  49. WIN
    vs Jason Godsey
    FightForce: Butte Brawl 1· May 6, 2006· Heavyweight· 4-0 vs 16-15
    —
    R1 · 4:42
  50. WIN
    vs Michael Buchkovich
    World Extreme Fighting· Apr 1, 2006· 3-0 vs 7-1-1
    —
  51. WIN
    vs Ray Seraille
    Pacific X-treme Combat· Aug 28, 2004· 2-0 vs 3-6
    —
  52. WIN
    vs Jerry Vrbanovic
    California Regional· Apr 17, 2004· 0-0 vs 3-4-1
    —
  53. WIN
    vs Bo Cantrell
    California Regional· Apr 17, 2004· 0-0 vs 3-3
    —

Career history data via Tapology.