1044
ELO RATING

Roy Nelson

"Big Country"

MMA Record: 22-14-0
UFC Record: 9-10-0
Heavyweight
Weight Class

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jun 20 1976
Age
49
Peak ELO
1088
ELO Rank
480 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
473-177-8
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1084.9
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1036.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.18
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
36%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.79
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
46%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.14
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
27%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2017-04-15 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Alexander Volkov U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2016-09-24 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Antonio Silva KO/TKO Punch 2 4:10 Win
2016-07-07 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Derrick Lewis S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2016-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Jared Rosholt U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2015-09-26 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson Josh Barnett U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss
2015-03-14 UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos Alistair Overeem U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2014-09-20 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson Mark Hunt KO/TKO Punch 2 3:00 Loss
2014-04-11 UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira KO/TKO Punch 1 3:37 Win
2013-10-19 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Daniel Cormier U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2013-06-15 UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson Stipe Miocic U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2013-04-27 UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen Cheick Kongo KO/TKO Punch 1 2:03 Win
2012-12-15 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale Matt Mitrione KO/TKO Punch 1 2:58 Win
2012-05-26 UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir Dave Herman KO/TKO Punch 1 0:51 Win
2012-02-04 UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Fabricio Werdum U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2011-10-29 UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Mirko Filipovic KO/TKO Punches 3 1:30 Win
2011-05-28 UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill Frank Mir U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2010-08-07 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Junior Dos Santos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2010-03-31 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi Stefan Struve KO/TKO Punch 1 0:39 Win
2009-12-05 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale Brendan Schaub KO/TKO Punch 1 3:45 Win

Roy Nelson ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
19 2017-04-15 Alexander Volkov 1000 Loss -19 1044
18 2016-09-24 Antonio Silva 995 Win +19 1063
17 2016-07-07 Derrick Lewis 1090 Loss 0 1044
16 2016-02-06 Jared Rosholt 1083 Win +19 1044
15 2015-09-26 Josh Barnett 1080 Loss -14 1025
14 2015-03-14 Alistair Overeem 1024 Loss -17 1039
13 2014-09-20 Mark Hunt 1058 Loss -17 1056
12 2014-04-11 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 1047 Win +21 1073
11 2013-10-19 Daniel Cormier 1022 Loss -18 1052
10 2013-06-15 Stipe Miocic 1043 Loss -18 1070
9 2013-04-27 Cheick Kongo 1120 Win +24 1088
8 2012-12-15 Matt Mitrione 1079 Win +23 1064
7 2012-05-26 Dave Herman 1007 Win +20 1041
6 2012-02-04 Fabricio Werdum 1017 Loss -17 1021
5 2011-10-29 Mirko Filipovic 1012 Win +21 1038
4 2011-05-28 Frank Mir 1119 Loss -12 1017
3 2010-08-07 Junior Dos Santos 1102 Loss -13 1029
2 2010-03-31 Stefan Struve 1027 Win +21 1042
1 2009-12-05 Brendan Schaub 1000 Win +21 1021

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