Kyle Nelson UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age34 (Apr 20, 1991)

Height5'11"

Weight155 lbs

Reach71"

StanceSwitch

Career Stats

Statistic	Kyle Nelson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	3:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:24

Kyle Nelson1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Terrance McKinney13/2748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Terrance McKinney	13/27	48%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Matt Frevola

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson63/13547%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:11

Matt Frevola43/13632%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	23/55	42%	0/0	0:28	1
	Matt Frevola	15/54	28%	1/1	1:01	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	29/57	51%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Frevola	21/69	30%	0/1	0:20	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	11/23	48%	2/4	2:43	—
	Matt Frevola	7/13	54%	1/1	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Steve Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:59

Kyle Nelson1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13

Steve Garcia22/3759%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	1/2	50%	0/0	2:13	—
	Steve Garcia	22/37	59%	0/0	1:36	—

WIN

vs. Bill Algeo

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot • Mar 2024

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:00

Kyle Nelson32/5954%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:48

Bill Algeo30/5852%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	32/59	54%	0/0	0:48	—
	Bill Algeo	30/58	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Fernando Padilla

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson82/18445%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Fernando Padilla72/20835%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	25/50	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Fernando Padilla	26/82	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	30/58	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Fernando Padilla	22/59	37%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	27/76	36%	0/2	0:00	—
	Fernando Padilla	24/67	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Blake Bilder

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson59/12647%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:21

Blake Bilder45/12038%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	19/47	40%	0/0	1:18	—
	Blake Bilder	22/51	43%	0/1	0:22	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blake Bilder	12/30	40%	0/1	1:14	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	21/40	52%	0/1	1:03	—
	Blake Bilder	11/39	28%	0/1	1:09	—

vs. Dooho Choi

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac • Feb 2023

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson20/5834%TD 5/10Ctrl 5:34

Dooho Choi50/7864%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	1/4	25%	1/1	1:56	—
	Dooho Choi	3/7	43%	0/0	2:24	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	16/49	33%	0/1	0:03	—
	Dooho Choi	24/46	52%	0/0	0:35	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	3/5	60%	4/8	3:35	—
	Dooho Choi	23/25	92%	0/0	0:59	—

LOSS

vs. Jai Herbert

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson41/6266%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:06

Jai Herbert36/6456%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	19/27	70%	0/2	1:18	—
	Jai Herbert	7/19	37%	0/0	1:18	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	17/29	59%	0/1	0:59	—
	Jai Herbert	24/36	67%	0/1	1:11	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	5/6	83%	0/1	0:49	—
	Jai Herbert	5/9	56%	0/0	3:28	—

LOSS

vs. Billy Quarantillo

UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill • Sep 2020

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:07

Kyle Nelson56/11449%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:27

Billy Quarantillo79/15053%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	25/59	42%	0/2	1:22	—
	Billy Quarantillo	33/60	55%	1/1	0:44	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	29/53	55%	0/2	0:05	—
	Billy Quarantillo	43/85	51%	1/5	2:42	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Billy Quarantillo	3/5	60%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Marco Polo Reyes

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens • Sep 2019

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:36

Kyle Nelson12/1675%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:50

Marco Polo Reyes6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	12/16	75%	0/2	0:50	—
	Marco Polo Reyes	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Sayles

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 3:16

Kyle Nelson26/9328%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:47

Matt Sayles75/14751%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	14/48	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Sayles	54/99	55%	0/0	2:08	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	5/17	29%	2/4	3:26	—
	Matt Sayles	6/14	43%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Kyle Nelson	7/28	25%	0/6	0:21	—
	Matt Sayles	15/34	44%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Ferreira

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:23

Kyle Nelson20/5040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

Diego Ferreira54/10253%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyle Nelson	20/49	41%	0/0	0:14	—
	Diego Ferreira	40/75	53%	1/3	2:21	—

R2	Kyle Nelson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Ferreira	14/27	52%	1/1	1:07	—