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Shane Nelson

987 ELO #1444

"Sugar"

MMA 16-7-0 · UFC 2-2-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 16 years and 183 days ago

Shane Nelson "Sugar" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Shane Nelson has 2 wins in the UFC. Shane Nelson lands an average of 1.38 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.31 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 987), and have not fought Shane Nelson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Diego Ferreira 10-7-0 41 1094 0.0 107
Jeremy Stephens 15-20-0 40 1004 1.0 17
Michael Chandler 2-5-0 40 1007 1.0 20
Michael Johnson 16-16-0 40 1069 1.0 82
Edson Barboza 18-14-0 40 1076 1.0 89
Jim Miller 28-18-0 42 1140 1.0 153

Biggest Win

George Roop in 2008
Opponent ELO: 1000

Biggest Upset Loss

Aaron Riley in 2009
Your ELO: 1020 · Opponent ELO: 972 · Favored by 48

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Nov 29 1984
Age
41
Peak ELO
1020
ELO Rank
1444 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
91-51-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
992.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
980.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
1.38
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
31%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.84
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
61%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.31
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
18%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Shane Nelson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Matt Wiman U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-08-08 UFC 101: Declaration Aaron Riley U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-03-07 UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine Aaron Riley KO/TKO Punch 1 0:44 Win -
2008-12-13 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale George Roop S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

Shane Nelson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2009-12-12 Matt Wiman 1027 Loss -15 987
3 2009-08-08 Aaron Riley 972 Loss -18 1002
2 2009-03-07 Aaron Riley 987 Win +20 1020
1 2008-12-13 George Roop 1000 Win 0 1000

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