Lightweight

Kyle Nelson

Last fought: Mar 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-7-1

UFC

5-6-1

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:33
Fight Completion Rate	63.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.91
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	38-27 (58.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	16-11 (59.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-13 (59.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.6%
% Time in Control	20.5%
% Time Controlled	22.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.33
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.55
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Distance Strike Defense	58.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.31
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.00
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.39
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.55
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.70

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Kyle Nelson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

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	0.1
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 2026Lightweight

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 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyle Nelson63/13547%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:11KD 1

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 2024Featherweight

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 2024Featherweight

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

Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2023Featherweight

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 2023Featherweight

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 2023Featherweight

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 2022Lightweight

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 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:07

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

Billy Quarantillo79/15053%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:28KD 1

▼ 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 2019Featherweight

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 2019Featherweight

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 2018Lightweight

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com