Roy Nelson

Statistic	Roy Nelson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Strike Differential	-2.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.6%
Takedown Defense	78.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	88.9%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	11.1%
Avg Fight Time	10:39
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	4:42

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017

Roy Nelson32/6748%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:32

Alexander Volkov122/18267%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	9/14	64%	1/3	3:12	—
	Alexander Volkov	29/39	74%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Roy Nelson	11/21	52%	0/3	1:07	—
	Alexander Volkov	45/71	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	12/32	38%	0/2	0:13	—
	Alexander Volkov	48/72	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Silva

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:10 • UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016

Roy Nelson36/6655%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Antonio Silva27/6144%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	18/33	55%	0/1	1:26	—
	Antonio Silva	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	18/33	55%	0/0	0:06	1
	Antonio Silva	13/33	39%	0/2	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016

Roy Nelson4/1921%TD 7/10Ctrl 9:39

Derrick Lewis37/7351%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	0/2	0%	2/4	3:24	—
	Derrick Lewis	24/37	65%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Roy Nelson	2/8	25%	3/3	2:44	—
	Derrick Lewis	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	2/9	22%	2/3	3:31	—
	Derrick Lewis	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jared Rosholt

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson • Feb 2016

Roy Nelson42/12135%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Jared Rosholt36/12030%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	6/36	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Rosholt	13/37	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Rosholt	11/35	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	20/49	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jared Rosholt	12/48	25%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Barnett

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson • Sep 2015

Roy Nelson60/11453%TD 4/10Ctrl 7:51

Josh Barnett146/20571%TD 0/0Ctrl 8:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	7/13	54%	2/2	2:51	—
	Josh Barnett	17/26	65%	0/0	0:38	—

R2	Roy Nelson	16/35	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Josh Barnett	44/65	68%	0/0	2:17	—

R3	Roy Nelson	15/30	50%	0/4	2:25	—
	Josh Barnett	21/31	68%	0/0	0:37	—

R4	Roy Nelson	4/10	40%	1/2	1:22	—
	Josh Barnett	39/50	78%	0/0	2:35	—

R5	Roy Nelson	18/26	69%	1/1	1:13	—
	Josh Barnett	25/33	76%	0/0	2:15	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015

Roy Nelson23/7730%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:34KD 1

Alistair Overeem62/8474%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	11/25	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	25/28	89%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	5/29	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	18/29	62%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	7/23	30%	0/3	0:34	1
	Alistair Overeem	19/27	70%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Hunt

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:00 • UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson • Sep 2014

Roy Nelson20/6033%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:19

Mark Hunt32/9135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	11/37	30%	0/3	0:00	—
	Mark Hunt	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	9/23	39%	1/3	0:19	—
	Mark Hunt	16/43	37%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:37 • UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014

Roy Nelson19/3554%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 2

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira12/3732%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	19/35	54%	0/0	0:11	2
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	12/37	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013

Roy Nelson17/8221%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Daniel Cormier74/14850%TD 3/5Ctrl 3:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	2/14	14%	0/0	0:01	—
	Daniel Cormier	16/24	67%	3/3	2:31	—

R2	Roy Nelson	7/29	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	27/57	47%	0/2	1:20	—

R3	Roy Nelson	8/39	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	31/67	46%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson • Jun 2013

Roy Nelson23/12718%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21

Stipe Miocic106/17262%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	10/46	22%	0/1	0:18	—
	Stipe Miocic	32/64	50%	0/2	0:26	—

R2	Roy Nelson	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	39/58	67%	0/3	0:51	—

R3	Roy Nelson	5/47	11%	0/0	0:03	—
	Stipe Miocic	35/50	70%	1/3	0:48	—

WIN

vs. Cheick Kongo

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:03 • UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen • Apr 2013

Roy Nelson2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11KD 1

Cheick Kongo4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	2/5	40%	0/0	1:11	1
	Cheick Kongo	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Mitrione

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:58 • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale • Dec 2012

Roy Nelson23/5343%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:48KD 1

Matt Mitrione13/2846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	23/53	43%	0/1	0:48	1
	Matt Mitrione	13/28	46%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Dave Herman

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:51 • UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012

Roy Nelson2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Dave Herman3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	2/4	50%	0/0	0:02	1
	Dave Herman	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Fabricio Werdum

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit • Feb 2012

Roy Nelson26/6938%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:44

Fabricio Werdum91/13667%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	5/9	56%	0/0	2:14	—
	Fabricio Werdum	20/36	56%	0/0	0:55	—

R2	Roy Nelson	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Fabricio Werdum	39/50	78%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	10/23	43%	0/0	0:30	—
	Fabricio Werdum	32/50	64%	0/1	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Mirko Filipovic

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:30 • UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz • Oct 2011

Roy Nelson32/7543%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:16

Mirko Filipovic30/5951%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	13/39	33%	1/1	1:36	—
	Mirko Filipovic	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	9/19	47%	1/1	2:23	—
	Mirko Filipovic	19/32	59%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Roy Nelson	10/17	59%	0/0	0:17	—
	Mirko Filipovic	1/1	100%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Frank Mir

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill • May 2011

Roy Nelson21/5141%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	12/29	41%	0/0	2:31	—
	Frank Mir	22/35	63%	1/2	1:00	—

R2	Roy Nelson	6/16	38%	0/1	1:13	—
	Frank Mir	9/12	75%	2/2	2:44	—

R3	Roy Nelson	3/6	50%	0/0	0:17	—
	Frank Mir	15/18	83%	3/4	3:39	—

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010

Roy Nelson40/10140%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:31

Junior Dos Santos130/28246%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	11/24	46%	0/3	0:57	—
	Junior Dos Santos	49/95	52%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Roy Nelson	8/31	26%	0/4	0:34	—
	Junior Dos Santos	27/80	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Roy Nelson	21/46	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	54/107	50%	1/1	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:39 • UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010

Roy Nelson9/1560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Stefan Struve2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roy Nelson	9/15	60%	0/0	0:08	1
	Stefan Struve	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brendan Schaub

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:45 • The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale • Dec 2009

Roy Nelson8/3523%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:23KD 1

Brendan Schaub12/4825%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

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