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Roy Nelson stats

Career striking and grappling numbers for Roy Nelson, with every tracked fight below.

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Career totals

Across UFC

Tracked bouts
19
Strikes landed / min
2.17
Strike accuracy
37%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.86
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
Control time
20%
Average fight time
10:40

Rates are computed over the 19 bouts whose finish time we hold.

Where they rank

All-time boards where Roy Nelson sits in the top 25.

All MMA
UFC

Fight by fight

Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.

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DateEventOpponentResultSignificant strikesOpp. sig. strikesTotal strikesTakedownsKnockdownsSubmission attemptsControl time
Apr 15, 2017UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs ReisAlexander VolkovLOSS · UD · R3 5:0032 of 67122 of 18240 of 751 of 8004:32
Sep 24, 2016UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs LansbergAntonio SilvaWIN · TKO · R2 4:1036 of 6627 of 6138 of 680 of 1101:32
Jul 8, 2016UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team ClaudiaDerrick LewisLOSS · SD · R3 5:004 of 1937 of 7366 of 897 of 10009:39
Feb 6, 2016UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonJared RosholtWIN · UD · R3 5:0042 of 12136 of 12042 of 1210 of 1000:00
Sep 28, 2015UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonJosh BarnettLOSS · UD · R5 5:0060 of 114146 of 20592 of 1494 of 10007:51
Mar 14, 2015UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos AnjosAlistair OvereemLOSS · UD · R3 5:0023 of 7762 of 8423 of 770 of 4100:34
Sep 20, 2014UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs NelsonMark HuntLOSS · TKO · R2 3:0020 of 6032 of 9120 of 601 of 6000:19
Apr 11, 2014UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs NelsonAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraWIN · TKO · R1 3:3719 of 3512 of 3720 of 360 of 0200:11
Oct 19, 2013UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos IIIDaniel CormierLOSS · UD · R3 5:0017 of 8274 of 14826 of 910 of 0000:01
Jun 15, 2013UFC 161: Evans vs HendersonStipe MiocicLOSS · UD · R3 5:0023 of 127106 of 17225 of 1300 of 1000:21
Apr 27, 2013UFC 159: Jones vs SonnenCheick KongoWIN · TKO · R1 2:032 of 54 of 63 of 60 of 0101:11
Dec 15, 2012The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs Team Nelson FinaleMatt MitrioneWIN · TKO · R1 2:5823 of 5313 of 2823 of 530 of 1100:48
May 26, 2012UFC 146: Dos Santos vs MirDave HermanWIN · TKO · R1 0:512 of 43 of 83 of 50 of 0100:02
Feb 4, 2012UFC 143: Diaz vs ConditFabricio WerdumLOSS · UD · R3 5:0026 of 6991 of 13655 of 990 of 0012:44
Oct 29, 2011UFC 137: Penn vs DiazMirko FilipovicWIN · TKO · R3 1:3032 of 7530 of 5970 of 1162 of 2004:16
May 29, 2011UFC 130: Rampage vs HamillFrank MirLOSS · UD · R3 5:0021 of 5146 of 6546 of 770 of 1004:01
Aug 7, 2010UFC 117: Silva vs SonnenJunior Dos SantosLOSS · UD · R3 5:0040 of 101130 of 28240 of 1010 of 7001:31
Mar 31, 2010UFC Fight Night: Florian vs GomiStefan StruveWIN · TKO · R1 0:399 of 152 of 59 of 150 of 0100:08
Dec 5, 2009The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights FinaleBrendan SchaubWIN · TKO · R1 3:458 of 3512 of 489 of 361 of 2101:23

Strike Distribution

Strike target
  • Head341 of 1048
  • Body53 of 74
  • Leg45 of 54

Totals across 19 tracked fights.

Strike position
  • Distance315 of 970
  • Clinch83 of 153
  • Ground41 of 53

Totals across 19 tracked fights.

As published elsewhere

Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.

UFC careerRecord: 9-10-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Significant strikes
2.17per min
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
SApM
4.86per min
Str. Def.
46%
Takedowns
1.18per 15 min
Top 50% in the UFC
Takedown accuracy
30%
TD Def.
65%
Top 48% in the UFC
Submission attempts
0.1per 15 min

Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.

Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
Significant strikes
2.17per min
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
SApM
4.86per min
Str. Def.
46%
Takedowns
1.18per 15 min
Takedown accuracy
30%
TD Def.
65%
Submission attempts
0.1per 15 min

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