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Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson

1044 ELO #495

"Big Country"

MMA 22-14-0 · UFC 9-10-0 · Heavyweight · Last fought 9 years and 57 days ago

Roy Nelson "Big Country" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Roy Nelson has 9 wins in the UFC. Roy Nelson lands an average of 2.18 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1044), and have not fought Roy Nelson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Andrei Arlovski 23-18-0 47 1048 3.0 4

Fight Results Breakdown

19
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Cheick Kongo in 2013
Opponent ELO: 1120

Biggest Upset Loss

Alexander Volkov in 2017
Your ELO: 1063 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 63

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jun 20 1976
Age
50
Peak ELO
1088
ELO Rank
495 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
475-178-8
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1084.8
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

Roy Nelson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
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 -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Roy Nelson ELO Rating 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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