Roy Nelson

🇺🇸

(1976-06-20)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 8-1
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 1-9

By Elo:

As Favorite: 7-1
As Underdog: 2-9

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 9-10

By Round:

Round 1: 6-0
Round 2: 1-1
Round 3: 2-8
Round 5: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 3-2
Ranked Opponent: 3-6

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L W L W L

Peak Elo: 2948 (2013-04-27)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2827 (#307)

Bonuses: 6 (1 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 40s

Total Fight Time: 3h 22m 33s

Avg Time Between Fights: 142 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.4

Peak Rankings:

#5 Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2017-04-15
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis

Alexander Volkov (28) 🇷🇺
W • 1-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2918

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (40)
9-9 • W L W L L
Elo: 2887

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2016-09-24
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

Roy Nelson (40) 🇺🇸
L W L L L • 8-9
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2836

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
4:10

🇧🇷 Antonio Silva (37)
3-6-1 • L L W L L
Elo: 2648 • UFC rank: #15

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil 🇧🇷

2016-07-07
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Derrick Lewis (31) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 6-2
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2892

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (40)
8-8 • W L L L W
Elo: 2861 • UFC rank: #10

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2016-02-06
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson

Roy Nelson (39) 🇺🇸
L L L W L • 7-8
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2690

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Jared Rosholt (29)
6-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 3000 • UFC rank: #12

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-09-26
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson

⭐ Josh Barnett (37) 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 5-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2932

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (39)
7-7 • L L W L L
Elo: 2739 • UFC rank: #11

Saitama Super Arena
Saitama
Japan 🇯🇵

2015-03-14
UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos

Alistair Overeem (34) 🇳🇱
L L W L W • 3-3
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2904

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (38)
7-6 • L W L L W
Elo: 2814 • UFC rank: #8

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2014-09-20
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

⭐ Mark Hunt (40) 🇦🇺 🇼🇸
W W W L D • 4-2-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2953

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
3:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (38)
7-5 • W L L W W
Elo: 2898 • UFC rank: #8

Saitama Super Arena
Saitama
Japan 🇯🇵

2014-04-11
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson

⭐ Roy Nelson (37) 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 6-5
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2780

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:37

🇧🇷 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (37)
5-4 • L W L W L
Elo: 2844 • UFC rank: #11

du Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2013-10-19
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

Daniel Cormier (34) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3158

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (37)
6-4 • L W W W L
Elo: 2803 • UFC rank: #9

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2013-06-15
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson

Stipe Miocic (30) 🇭🇷 🇺🇸
W W W L • 3-1
Elo: 2781

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (36)
6-3 • W W W L W
Elo: 2948 • UFC rank: #5

MTS Centre
Winnipeg
Canada 🇨🇦

2013-04-27
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen

⭐ Roy Nelson (36) 🇺🇸
W W L W L • 5-3
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2875

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:03

🇫🇷 Cheick Kongo (37)
11-5-1 • D W W L W
Elo: 2778

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2012-12-15
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson

Roy Nelson (36) 🇺🇸
W L W L L • 4-3
Elo: 2810

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:58

🇺🇸 Matt Mitrione (34)
5-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2685

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2012-05-26
UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir

⭐ Roy Nelson (35) 🇺🇸
L W L L W • 3-3
Elo: 2720

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:51

🇺🇸 Dave Herman (27)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2684

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2012-02-04
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

Fabricio Werdum (34) 🇧🇷
L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2934

HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (35)
3-2 • W L L W W
Elo: 2778

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2011-10-29
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz

Roy Nelson (35) 🇺🇸
L L W W • 2-2
Elo: 2708

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:30

🇭🇷 Mirko Filipovic (37)
4-5 • L W W L L
Elo: 2600

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2011-05-28
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill

Frank Mir (32) 🇺🇸
W L W L W • 12-5
Elo: 2824

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (34)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2802

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2010-08-07
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Junior dos Santos (26) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 5-0
Elo: 2949

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Roy Nelson (34)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2883

Oracle Arena
Oakland, California
United States 🇺🇸

2010-03-31
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

⭐ Roy Nelson (33) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2790

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:39

🇳🇱 Stefan Struve (22)
3-1 • L W W W
Elo: 2765

Bojangles' Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States 🇺🇸

2009-12-05
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

⭐ Roy Nelson (33) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2758

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:45

🇺🇸 Brendan Schaub (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2469

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸