Lightweight · “The Monster”
Kyle Nelson
17-7-1 UFC 5-6-1
5'11"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
1991-04-20Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
9:33Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.58
Striking accuracy45.8%
Striking defense53.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.18
Takedown accuracy23.1%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.52
Control time20.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Terrance McKinney 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:24 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03-28
1/3Sig. strikes
13/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Frevola 5-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · 2025-10-18
63/135Sig. strikes
43/136Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Steve Garcia 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:59 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · 2024-09-07
1/2Sig. strikes
22/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bill Algeo 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · 2024-03-30
32/59Sig. strikes
30/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fernando Padilla 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 · 2023-09-16
82/184Sig. strikes
72/208Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Blake Bilder 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · 2023-06-10
59/126Sig. strikes
45/120Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Dooho Choi 3-3 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · 2023-02-04
20/58Sig. strikes
50/78Absorbed
5/10Takedowns
5:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jai Herbert 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23
41/62Sig. strikes
36/64Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
3:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Billy Quarantillo 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:07 — UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · 2020-09-12
56/114Sig. strikes
79/150Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
1:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marco Polo Reyes 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:36 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · 2019-09-21
12/16Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Sayles 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:16 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · 2019-05-04
26/93Sig. strikes
75/147Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Diego Ferreira 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:23 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · 2018-12-08
20/50Sig. strikes
54/102Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kyle Nelson (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Real Xtreme Fighting
3
Substance Cage Combat
2
BTC
1
Z Promotions
1
Elite
1
Triple X Cagefighting
1
Provincial FC
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Terrance McKinney | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
2026-03-28 |
UFC | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Matt Frevola | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
2025-10-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Steve Garcia | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-09-07 |
UFC | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | Bill Algeo | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2024-03-30 |
UFC | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Fernando Padilla | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
2023-09-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Blake Bilder | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289
2023-06-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Choi Doo-ho | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2023-02-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jai Herbert | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Billy Quarantillo | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2020-09-12 |
UFC | 3 | 0:07 |
| W | Polo Reyes | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21 |
UFC | 1 | 1:36 |
| L | Matt Sayles | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2019-05-04 |
UFC | 3 | 3:16 |
| L | Carlos Diego Ferreira | TKO (punches) | UFC 231
2018-12-08 |
UFC | 2 | 1:23 |
| W | Morteza Rezaei | TKO (punches) | Real Xtreme Fighting 32
2018-11-19 |
Real Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Khama Worthy | KO (punches) | BTC 1
2017-05-27 |
BTC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Gabriel Mănucă | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Real Xtreme Fighting 26
2017-04-25 |
Real Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 3:50 |
| W | Jonathan Brookins | Decision (split) | Z Promotions: Fight Night 2
2016-10-28 |
Z Promotions | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Zoltán Turi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Real Xtreme Fighting 23
2016-06-06 |
Real Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Justin Bourgeois | TKO (punches) | Elite 1 MMA: Meltdown
2016-04-23 |
Elite | 1 | 2:01 |
| L | Adrian Hadribeaj | Decision (unanimous) | Triple X Cagefighting: Legends 6
2015-09-12 |
Triple X Cagefighting | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ainsley Robinson | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Substance Cage Combat 2
2014-05-30 |
Substance Cage Combat | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Alex Halkias | Decision (unanimous) | Provincial FC 2
2014-03-08 |
Provincial FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Neelan Hordatt | Decision (split) | Substance Cage Combat 1
2013-06-29 |
Substance Cage Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Maxime Dubois | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Generation Combat 32
2013-05-10 |
Ultimate Generation Combat | 2 | 1:36 |
| W | Jo Petahtegoose | Submission (armbar) | Score Fighting Series 6
2012-09-19 |
Score Fighting Series | 1 | 2:54 |
| W | Michael Dufort | Decision (unanimous) | Ringside MMA 13
2012-03-17 |
Ringside MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kyle Nelson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.