Heavyweight Bout

Roy Nelson

“Big Country”

Record: 9-10-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 263 lbs.
Born: Jun 20, 1976

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 19
Minutes: 202.6
Knockdowns: 9
Sig. accuracy: 37.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 29.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 3:03

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted439/1176

Accuracy37.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head77.7%
Body12.1%
Leg10.3%

Position

Distance71.8%
Clinch18.9%
Ground9.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head65.0%
Body24.1%
Leg11.0%

Position absorbed

Distance72.1%
Clinch26.3%
Ground1.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns16/54

TD accuracy29.6%

TD per 151.2

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control41:04

Control per 153:03

Against

Takedowns absorbed11/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded24:41

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.2	31.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.2	30.9%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/1.2	15.3%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/2	50.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/1	100.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Alexander Volkov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. ReisApr 15, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 32/67 · TD 1/8 · Ctrl 4:32
Win vs Antonio Silva
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:10
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. LansbergSep 24, 2016
KD 1 · Sig 36/66 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:32
Loss vs Derrick Lewis
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. AlvarezJul 7, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 4/19 · TD 7/10 · Ctrl 9:39
Win vs Jared Rosholt
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonFeb 6, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 42/121 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Josh Barnett
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonSep 26, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 60/114 · TD 4/10 · Ctrl 7:51
Loss vs Alistair Overeem
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos AnjosMar 14, 2015
KD 1 · Sig 23/77 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 0:34
Loss vs Mark Hunt
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs NelsonSep 20, 2014
KD 0 · Sig 20/60 · TD 1/6 · Ctrl 0:19
Win vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:37
UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs NelsonApr 11, 2014
KD 2 · Sig 19/35 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:11
Loss vs Daniel Cormier
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3Oct 19, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 17/82 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Loss vs Stipe Miocic
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 161: Evans vs HendersonJun 15, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 23/127 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:21

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