Lightweight Bout

Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”

Record: 5-6-1
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Apr 20, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 114.8
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 45.8%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 23.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 4
Control / 15: 3:04

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted413/902

Accuracy45.8%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head55.9%
Body26.2%
Leg17.9%

Position

Distance83.8%
Clinch13.1%
Ground3.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head57.1%
Body23.8%
Leg19.0%

Position absorbed

Distance72.8%
Clinch8.2%
Ground19.0%

Grappling

For

Takedowns9/39

TD accuracy23.1%

TD per 151.2

Sub attempts4

Subs per 150.5

Reversals0

Control23:31

Control per 153:04

Against

Takedowns absorbed6/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded26:17

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.7	11.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.1	22.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/3.1	27.4%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Terrance McKinney
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:24
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferMar 28, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 1/3 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Matt Frevola
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. AllenOct 18, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 63/135 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 3:11
Loss vs Steve Garcia
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. BradySep 7, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 1/2 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 2:13
Win vs Bill Algeo
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:00
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. FiorotMar 30, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 32/59 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:48
Win vs Fernando Padilla
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2Sep 16, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 82/184 · TD 0/3 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Blake Bilder
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 289: Nunes vs. AldanaJun 10, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 59/126 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 2:21
D vs Dooho Choi
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. SpivacFeb 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 20/58 · TD 5/10 · Ctrl 5:34
Loss vs Jai Herbert
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallJul 23, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 41/62 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 3:06
Loss vs Billy Quarantillo
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:07
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. HillSep 12, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 56/114 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 1:27
Win vs Marco Polo Reyes
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:36
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. StephensSep 21, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 12/16 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:50

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