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Heavyweight · “Big Country”

Roy Nelson

9-10-0
6'0"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1976-06-20Born
8KO wins
0Sub wins
88.9%Finish rate
10:39Avg 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

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.17
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.86
Striking accuracy37.3%
Striking defense45.6%
Takedowns / 15 min1.18
Takedown accuracy29.6%
Takedown defense64.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.07
Control time20.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-8
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2014-04-11 vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 5.25/min (W) 14-04 2014-09-20 vs Mark Hunt — 2.5/min (L) 14-09 2015-03-14 vs Alistair Overeem — 1.53/min (L) 15-03 2015-09-26 vs Josh Barnett — 2.4/min (L) 15-09 2016-02-06 vs Jared Rosholt — 2.8/min (W) 16-02 2016-07-07 vs Derrick Lewis — 0.27/min (L) 16-07 2016-09-24 vs Antonio Silva — 3.93/min (W) 16-09 2017-04-15 vs Alexander Volkov — 2.13/min (L) 17-04
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

19 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Alexander Volkov 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15
32/67Sig. strikes
122/182Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
4:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Silva 3-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · 2016-09-24
36/66Sig. strikes
27/61Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:32Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derrick Lewis 6-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · 2016-07-07
4/19Sig. strikes
37/73Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
9:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Rosholt 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · 2016-02-06
42/121Sig. strikes
36/120Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Barnett 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · 2015-09-26
60/114Sig. strikes
146/205Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
7:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · 2015-03-14
23/77Sig. strikes
62/84Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:34Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mark Hunt 4-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 2014-09-20
20/60Sig. strikes
32/91Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · 2014-04-11
19/35Sig. strikes
12/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Cormier 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19
17/82Sig. strikes
74/148Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · 2013-06-15
23/127Sig. strikes
106/172Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cheick Kongo 11-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:03 — UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · 2013-04-27
2/5Sig. strikes
4/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Mitrione 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · 2012-12-15
23/53Sig. strikes
13/28Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:48Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dave Herman 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:51 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · 2012-05-26
2/4Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Fabricio Werdum 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 2012-02-04
26/69Sig. strikes
91/136Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mirko Filipovic 4-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:30 — UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · 2011-10-29
32/75Sig. strikes
30/59Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Frank Mir 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · 2011-05-28
21/51Sig. strikes
46/65Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Junior Dos Santos 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · 2010-08-07
40/101Sig. strikes
130/282Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · 2010-03-31
9/15Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brendan Schaub 0-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:45 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · 2009-12-05
8/35Sig. strikes
12/48Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:23Control
1Knockdowns
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.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

9-10-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 9
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 19

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 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.

Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 37.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 45.6% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 29.6% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 64.5% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.4
Control time 20.3% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 88.9% avg 63.4%