Roy Nelson
Last 5: L L L W L Association: Country Club Pro Debut Date: 2004-04-17 Pro Record: 24-20-0 |
Current Ranking:
|
'Big League' Record: 17-18-0
Last 3 Years: 1-1-0
Win Finish %: 79.2%
Combat Age: 67
Quality Perf. %: 54.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2018-02-16
540 Metric: .000
Rating Points: 47
|
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2014 |
Last Fight Date: 11/10/2023 [Gamebred Fighting Championship] Last Opponent: [#98 HW] Alan Belcher Opponent's Last 5: W L L W L |
UFC Record: 9-10-0 Octagon Time: 3:22:33 Longest Win Streak: 3 (2012-2013) Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2009-2010) UFC Debut: 2009-12-05 Last UFC Fight: 2017-04-15 |
Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight
Opponent | Outcome | |
L | Alan Belcher |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
GFC 6 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 6 Friday, November 10th 2023 |
||
W | Dillon Cleckler |
TKO (Punch) Round 1 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA: Nelson vs Cleckler Friday, May 5th 2023 |
||
L |
Valentin Moldavsky #18 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov Friday, August 21st 2020 |
||
L |
Frank Mir #62 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2 Friday, October 25th 2019 |
||
L |
Mirko Filipovic #17 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Saturday, February 16th 2019 |
||
L |
Sergei Kharitonov #30 Heavyweight |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 1 |
Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader Friday, October 12th 2018 |
||
L |
Matt Mitrione #16 Heavyweight |
Decision (Majority) Round 3 |
Bellator 194 - Nelson vs. Mitrione Friday, February 16th 2018 |
||
W |
Javy Ayala #34 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire Saturday, September 23rd 2017 |
||
L |
Alexander Volkov #20 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis Saturday, April 15th 2017 |
||
W |
Antonio Silva #18 Heavyweight |
TKO Round 2 |
UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Saturday, September 24th 2016 |
||
L |
Derrick Lewis #17 Heavyweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Thursday, July 7th 2016 |
||
W |
Jared Rosholt #16 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson Saturday, February 6th 2016 |
||
L | Josh Barnett |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson Saturday, September 26th 2015 |
||
L |
Alistair Overeem #9 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 185 - Pettis vs. Dos Anjos Saturday, March 14th 2015 |
||
L |
Mark Hunt #7 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
UFC Fight Night - Hunt vs. Nelson Saturday, September 20th 2014 |
||
W |
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira #11 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
UFC Fight Night 40 - Minotauro vs. Nelson Friday, April 11th 2014 |
||
L |
Daniel Cormier #3 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3 Saturday, October 19th 2013 |
||
L |
Stipe Miocic #25 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson Saturday, June 15th 2013 |
||
W |
Cheick Kongo #18 Heavyweight |
KO (Punches) Round 1 |
UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013 |
||
W |
Matt Mitrione #25 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Saturday, December 15th 2012 |
||
W |
Dave Herman #38 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir Saturday, May 26th 2012 |
||
L |
Fabricio Werdum #6 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit Saturday, February 4th 2012 |
||
W |
Mirko Filipovic #23 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 3 |
UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Saturday, October 29th 2011 |
||
L |
Frank Mir #7 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill Saturday, May 28th 2011 |
||
L |
Junior dos Santos #6 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 7th 2010 |
||
W |
Stefan Struve #32 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
UFC - Fight Night 21 Wednesday, March 31st 2010 |
||
W |
Brendan Schaub #63 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale Saturday, December 5th 2009 |
||
L |
Jeff Monson #18 Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
SRP - March Badness Saturday, March 21st 2009 |
||
L |
Andrei Arlovski #6 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
EliteXC - Heat Saturday, October 4th 2008 |
||
W |
Brad Imes #46 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
IFL - Connecticut Friday, May 16th 2008 |
||
W |
Fabiano Scherner #156 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
IFL - Las Vegas Friday, February 29th 2008 |
||
W |
Antoine Jaoude #45 Heavyweight |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
IFL - World Grand Prix Finals Saturday, December 29th 2007 |
||
W |
Bryan Vetell #198 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 3 |
IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals Saturday, November 3rd 2007 |
||
W | Shane Ott |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
IFL - Las Vegas Saturday, June 16th 2007 |
||
L |
Ben Rothwell #26 Heavyweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
IFL - Moline Saturday, April 7th 2007 |
||
W |
Mario Rinaldi #39 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Saturday, February 17th 2007 |
||
W | Vince Lucero |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
IFL - Oakland Friday, January 19th 2007 |
||
L | Josh Curran |
Decision (Majority) Round 3 |
Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations Saturday, December 16th 2006 |
||
W | Jerome Smith |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 1 |
FF 2 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 2 Saturday, July 22nd 2006 |
||
W |
Jason Godsey #149 Heavyweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
FF 1 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 1 Saturday, May 6th 2006 |
||
W |
Michael Buchkovich #149 Heavyweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
WEF 17 - World Extreme Fighting 17 Saturday, April 1st 2006 |
||
W |
Ray Seraile #159 Heavyweight |
Submission (Punches) Round 2 |
PXC 3 - Return of the Enforcer Saturday, August 28th 2004 |
||
W |
Jerry Vrbanovic #105 Heavyweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004 |
||
W | Bo Cantrell |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004 |
Opponent | Event | Outcome | |
L | Alan Belcher |
GFC 6 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 6 Friday, November 10th 2023 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
W | Dillon Cleckler |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA: Nelson vs Cleckler Friday, May 5th 2023 |
TKO (Punch) Round 1 |
L |
Valentin Moldavsky #18 Heavyweight |
Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov Friday, August 21st 2020 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Frank Mir #62 Heavyweight |
Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2 Friday, October 25th 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Mirko Filipovic #17 Heavyweight |
Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Saturday, February 16th 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Sergei Kharitonov #30 Heavyweight |
Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader Friday, October 12th 2018 |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 1 |
L |
Matt Mitrione #16 Heavyweight |
Bellator 194 - Nelson vs. Mitrione Friday, February 16th 2018 |
Decision (Majority) Round 3 |
W |
Javy Ayala #34 Heavyweight |
Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire Saturday, September 23rd 2017 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Alexander Volkov #20 Heavyweight |
UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis Saturday, April 15th 2017 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
W |
Antonio Silva #18 Heavyweight |
UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Saturday, September 24th 2016 |
TKO Round 2 |
L |
Derrick Lewis #17 Heavyweight |
UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Thursday, July 7th 2016 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
W |
Jared Rosholt #16 Heavyweight |
UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson Saturday, February 6th 2016 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L | Josh Barnett |
UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson Saturday, September 26th 2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
L |
Alistair Overeem #9 Heavyweight |
UFC 185 - Pettis vs. Dos Anjos Saturday, March 14th 2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Mark Hunt #7 Heavyweight |
UFC Fight Night - Hunt vs. Nelson Saturday, September 20th 2014 |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
W |
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira #11 Heavyweight |
UFC Fight Night 40 - Minotauro vs. Nelson Friday, April 11th 2014 |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
L |
Daniel Cormier #3 Heavyweight |
UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3 Saturday, October 19th 2013 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Stipe Miocic #25 Heavyweight |
UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson Saturday, June 15th 2013 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
W |
Cheick Kongo #18 Heavyweight |
UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013 |
KO (Punches) Round 1 |
W |
Matt Mitrione #25 Heavyweight |
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Saturday, December 15th 2012 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
W |
Dave Herman #38 Heavyweight |
UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir Saturday, May 26th 2012 |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
L |
Fabricio Werdum #6 Heavyweight |
UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit Saturday, February 4th 2012 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
W |
Mirko Filipovic #23 Heavyweight |
UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Saturday, October 29th 2011 |
TKO (Punches) Round 3 |
L |
Frank Mir #7 Heavyweight |
UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill Saturday, May 28th 2011 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Junior dos Santos #6 Heavyweight |
UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 7th 2010 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
W |
Stefan Struve #32 Heavyweight |
UFC - Fight Night 21 Wednesday, March 31st 2010 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
W |
Brendan Schaub #63 Heavyweight |
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale Saturday, December 5th 2009 |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
L |
Jeff Monson #18 Heavyweight |
SRP - March Badness Saturday, March 21st 2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Andrei Arlovski #6 Heavyweight |
EliteXC - Heat Saturday, October 4th 2008 |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
W |
Brad Imes #46 Heavyweight |
IFL - Connecticut Friday, May 16th 2008 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
W |
Fabiano Scherner #156 Heavyweight |
IFL - Las Vegas Friday, February 29th 2008 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
W |
Antoine Jaoude #45 Heavyweight |
IFL - World Grand Prix Finals Saturday, December 29th 2007 |
KO (Punch) Round 2 |
W |
Bryan Vetell #198 Heavyweight |
IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals Saturday, November 3rd 2007 |
TKO (Punches) Round 3 |
W | Shane Ott |
IFL - Las Vegas Saturday, June 16th 2007 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
L |
Ben Rothwell #26 Heavyweight |
IFL - Moline Saturday, April 7th 2007 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
W |
Mario Rinaldi #39 Heavyweight |
Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Saturday, February 17th 2007 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
W | Vince Lucero |
IFL - Oakland Friday, January 19th 2007 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
L | Josh Curran |
Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations Saturday, December 16th 2006 |
Decision (Majority) Round 3 |
W | Jerome Smith |
FF 2 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 2 Saturday, July 22nd 2006 |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 1 |
W |
Jason Godsey #149 Heavyweight |
FF 1 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 1 Saturday, May 6th 2006 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
W |
Michael Buchkovich #149 Heavyweight |
WEF 17 - World Extreme Fighting 17 Saturday, April 1st 2006 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
W |
Ray Seraile #159 Heavyweight |
PXC 3 - Return of the Enforcer Saturday, August 28th 2004 |
Submission (Punches) Round 2 |
W |
Jerry Vrbanovic #105 Heavyweight |
ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
W | Bo Cantrell |
ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time
Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank | Record | Points | ||
01/01/2025 | 11 | #107 Heavyweight | 24-20-0 |
|
||
10/01/2024 | 8 | #96 Heavyweight | 24-20-0 |
|
||
07/01/2024 | 1 | #88 Heavyweight | 24-20-0 |
|
||
04/01/2024 | #89 Heavyweight | 24-20-0 |
|
|||
01/01/2024 | 7 | #89 Heavyweight | 24-20-0 |
|
||
10/01/2023 | 3 | #96 Heavyweight | 24-19-0 |
|
||
07/01/2023 | NR | #99 Heavyweight | 24-19-0 |
|
||
10/01/2021 | 4 | #49 Heavyweight | 23-19-0 |
|
||
07/01/2021 | 5 | #45 Heavyweight | 23-19-0 |
|
||
04/01/2021 | 2 | #40 Heavyweight | 23-19-0 |
|
||
01/01/2021 | 5 | #38 Heavyweight | 23-19-0 |
|
||
10/01/2020 | 8 | #43 Heavyweight | 23-19-0 |
|
||
07/01/2020 | #35 Heavyweight | 23-18-0 |
|
|||
04/01/2020 | 3 | #35 Heavyweight | 23-18-0 |
|
||
01/01/2020 | 8 | #38 Heavyweight | 23-18-0 |
|
||
10/01/2019 | 4 | #30 Heavyweight | 23-17-0 |
|
||
07/01/2019 | #26 Heavyweight | 23-17-0 |
|
|||
04/01/2019 | 2 | #26 Heavyweight | 23-17-0 |
|
||
01/01/2019 | 4 | #24 Heavyweight | 23-16-0 |
|
||
10/01/2018 | 2 | #20 Heavyweight | 23-15-0 |
|
||
07/01/2018 | 2 | #18 Heavyweight | 23-15-0 |
|
||
04/01/2018 | 3 | #16 Heavyweight | 23-15-0 |
|
||
01/01/2018 | 2 | #13 Heavyweight | 23-14-0 |
|
||
10/01/2017 | 4 | #15 Heavyweight | 23-14-0 |
|
||
07/01/2017 | 7 | #19 Heavyweight | 22-14-0 |
|
||
04/01/2017 | 2 | #12 Heavyweight | 22-13-0 |
|
||
01/01/2017 | 1 | #14 Heavyweight | 22-13-0 |
|
||
10/01/2016 | 1 | #13 Heavyweight | 22-13-0 |
|
||
07/01/2016 | #12 Heavyweight | 21-12-0 |
|
|||
04/01/2016 | 5 | #12 Heavyweight | 21-12-0 |
|
||
01/01/2016 | 1 | #17 Heavyweight | 20-12-0 |
|
||
10/01/2015 | 2 | #16 Heavyweight | 20-12-0 |
|
||
07/01/2015 | 2 | #14 Heavyweight | 20-11-0 |
|
||
04/01/2015 | 1 | #12 Heavyweight | 20-11-0 |
|
||
01/01/2015 | 1 | #13 Heavyweight | 20-10-0 |
|
||
10/01/2014 | 4 | #14 Heavyweight | 20-10-0 |
|
||
07/01/2014 | 3 | #10 Heavyweight | 20-9-0 |
|
||
04/01/2014 | 2 | #13 Heavyweight | 19-9-0 |
|
||
01/01/2014 | 2 | #15 Heavyweight | 19-9-0 |
|
||
10/01/2013 | 1 | #13 Heavyweight | 19-8-0 |
|
||
07/01/2013 | 2 | #14 Heavyweight | 19-8-0 |
|
||
04/01/2013 | #12 Heavyweight | 18-7-0 |
|
|||
01/01/2013 | #12 Heavyweight | 18-7-0 |
|
|||
10/01/2012 | 1 | #12 Heavyweight | 17-7-0 |
|
||
07/01/2012 | #13 Heavyweight | 17-7-0 |
|
|||
04/01/2012 | 2 | #13 Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
|
||
01/01/2012 | 10 | #15 Heavyweight | 16-6-0 |
|
||
10/01/2011 | 3 | #25 Heavyweight | 15-6-0 |
|
||
07/01/2011 | 1 | #22 Heavyweight | 15-6-0 |
|
||
04/01/2011 | 1 | #23 Heavyweight | 15-5-0 |
|
||
01/01/2011 | 3 | #22 Heavyweight | 15-5-0 |
|
||
10/01/2010 | #19 Heavyweight | 15-5-0 |
|
|||
07/01/2010 | #19 Heavyweight | 15-4-0 |
|
|||
04/01/2010 | 7 | #19 Heavyweight | 15-4-0 |
|
||
01/01/2010 | 4 | #26 Heavyweight | 14-4-0 |
|
||
10/01/2009 | 1 | #30 Heavyweight | 13-4-0 |
|
||
07/01/2009 | 2 | #29 Heavyweight | 13-4-0 |
|
||
04/01/2009 | 5 | #27 Heavyweight | 13-4-0 |
|
||
01/01/2009 | 3 | #22 Heavyweight | 13-3-0 |
|
||
10/01/2008 | 1 | #19 Heavyweight | 13-2-0 |
|
||
07/01/2008 | 2 | #18 Heavyweight | 13-2-0 |
|
||
04/01/2008 | 3 | #20 Heavyweight | 12-2-0 |
|
||
01/01/2008 | 8 | #23 Heavyweight | 11-2-0 |
|
||
10/01/2007 | 1 | #31 Heavyweight | 9-2-0 |
|
||
07/01/2007 | 8 | #32 Heavyweight | 9-2-0 |
|
||
04/01/2007 | 41 | #40 Heavyweight | 8-1-0 |
|
||
01/01/2007 | 35 | #81 Heavyweight | 6-1-0 |
|
||
10/01/2006 | 2 | #46 Heavyweight | 6-0-0 |
|
||
07/01/2006 | 20 | #48 Heavyweight | 5-0-0 |
|
||
04/01/2006 | NR | #68 Heavyweight | 4-0-0 |
|
||
10/01/2005 | 3 | #74 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
|
||
07/01/2005 | 2 | #71 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
|
||
04/01/2005 | 6 | #73 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
|
||
01/01/2005 | 1 | #79 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
|
||
10/01/2004 | 16 | #80 Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
|
||
07/01/2004 | NR | #96 Heavyweight | 2-0-0 |
|