Roy Nelson

FIGHTER DETAILS

Given Name: Roy Nelson
Nickname:  "Big Country"
Age:  49  |  Date of Birth:  06/20/1976
Weight Class:  Heavyweight
Last Weight-in:  249 lbs
Height:  6'0"  |  Reach:  72,0"
Born:  Las Vegas, Nevada
Gyms & Affiliations:Country Club
BFC
"Big Country"

Roy Nelson

Record : 24 / 20 / 0 | Heavyweight
Roy Nelson

FIGHTER DETAILS

Given Name: Roy Nelson
Nickname:  "Big Country"
Age:  49  |  Date of Birth:  06/20/1976
Weight Class:  Heavyweight
Last Weight-in:  249 lbs
Height:  6'0"  |  Reach:  72,0"
Born:  Las Vegas, Nevada
Gyms & Affiliations :  Country Club

Follow

16
Wins by
knockout
4
Wins by
submission
4
Wins by
decision
3
Loss by
knockout
0
Loss by
submission
17
Loss by
decision

PRO FIGHT HISTORY

swipe-indicator
result
opponent
method
time
round
event
date
fight details
loss
MMA (Bare Knuckle)
Alan Belcher
Decision
Split
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
2023.11.10
win
MMA (Bare Knuckle)
Dillon Cleckler
Punches
3:24
R1
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
2023.05.05
loss
23-18-0
Valentin Moldavsky
9-1-0
Decision
Unanimous
Bellator 244
2020.08.21
loss
23-17-0
Frank Mir
18-13-0
Decision
Unanimous
Bellator 231
2019.10.25
loss
23-16-0
Mirko Filipović
37-11-2
Decision
Unanimous
Bellator 216
2019.02.16
loss
23-15-0
Sergei Kharitonov
28-7-0
Punches & Knees
4:59
R1
Bellator 207
2018.10.12
cancelled
Mirko Filipović
2018.05.25
loss
23-14-0
Matt Mitrione
12-5-0
Decision
Majority
Bellator 194
2018.02.16
win
22-14-0
Javy Ayala
10-5-0
Decision
Unanimous
Bellator 183
2017.09.23
loss
22-13-0
Alexander Volkov
27-6-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC on FOX 24
2017.04.15
win
21-13-0
Antônio Silva
19-9-0
Punches
4:10
R2
UFC Fight Night 95
2016.09.24
loss
21-12-0
Derrick Lewis
15-4-0
Decision
Split
UFC Fight Night 90
2016.07.07
VIEW DETAILS
win
20-12-0
Jared Rosholt
14-2-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC Fight Night 82
2016.02.06
loss
20-11-0
Josh Barnett
33-7-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC Fight Night 75
2015.09.26
loss
20-10-0
Alistair Overeem
38-14-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos
2015.03.14
VIEW DETAILS
loss
20-9-0
Mark Hunt
9-8-1
Punch
3:00
R2
UFC Fight Night 52
2014.09.20
VIEW DETAILS
win
19-9-0
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
34-8-1
Punch
3:37
R1
UFC Fight Night 39
2014.04.11
loss
19-8-0
Daniel Cormier
12-0-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
2013.10.19
loss
19-7-0
Stipe Miocic
9-1-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
2013.06.15
VIEW DETAILS
win
18-7-0
Cheick Kongo
18-7-2
Punches
2:03
R1
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
2013.04.27
VIEW DETAILS
win
17-7-0
Matt Mitrione
5-1-0
Punches
2:58
R1
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
2012.12.15
VIEW DETAILS
cancelled
Shane Carwin
2012.12.15
win
16-7-0
Dave Herman
21-3-0
Punch
0:51
R1
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
2012.05.26
VIEW DETAILS
cancelled
Gabriel Gonzaga
2012.05.26
cancelled
Antônio Silva
2012.05.26
loss
16-6-0
Fabrício Werdum
14-5-1
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
2012.02.04
VIEW DETAILS
win
15-6-0
Mirko Filipović
27-9-2
Punches
1:30
R3
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
2011.10.29
VIEW DETAILS
loss
15-5-0
Frank Mir
14-5-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
2011.05.28
cancelled
Shane Carwin
2011.01.01
loss
15-4-0
Junior dos Santos
11-1-0
Decision
Unanimous
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010.08.07
VIEW DETAILS
win
14-4-0
Stefan Struve
19-3-0
Punches
0:39
R1
UFC Fight Night 21
2010.03.31
VIEW DETAILS
win
13-4-0
Brendan Schaub
4-0-0
Punch
3:45
R1
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
2009.12.05
win
Exhibition MMA
James McSweeney
KO/TKO
4:13
R1
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
2009.07.08
win
Exhibition MMA
Justin Wren
Decision
Majority
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
2009.06.29
win
Exhibition MMA
Kimbo Slice
KO/TKO
2:01
R2
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
2009.06.10
loss
13-3-0
Jeff Monson
28-8-0
2009.03.21
loss
13-2-0
Andrei Arlovski
14-5-0
Punch
3:14
R2
EliteXC: Heat
2008.10.04
win
12-2-0
Brad Imes
12-4-0
Punches
2:55
R1
IFL 22: Connecticut
2008.05.16
cancelled
Branden Lee Hinkle
2008.05.16
win
11-2-0
Fabiano Scherner
7-4-0
Punches
3:20
R1
IFL 20: Las Vegas
2008.02.29
win
10-2-0
Antoine Jaoude
8-2-0
Punch
0:22
R2
IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals
2007.12.29
win
9-2-0
Bryan Vetell
3-2-0
Punches
1:01
R3
IFL 18: World Grand Prix Semifinals
2007.11.03
win
8-2-0
Shane Ott
3-0-0
Decision
Unanimous
IFL 15: Las Vegas
2007.06.16
loss
8-1-0
Ben Rothwell
23-5-0
Decision
Split
IFL 11: Moline
2007.04.07
win
7-1-0
Mario Rinaldi
5-0-0
Bodog Fight
2007.02.17
win
6-1-0
Vince Lucero
18-10-0
Punches
1:55
R1
IFL 7: Oakland
2007.01.19
loss
6-0-0
Josh Curran
1-0-0
Decision
Unanimous
Bodog Fight
2006.12.16
win
5-0-0
Jerome Smith
6-8-1
Side Choke
4:13
R1
FightForce: Butte Brawl 2
2006.07.22
win
4-0-0
Jason Godsey
16-15-0
Rear Naked Choke
4:42
R1
FightForce: Butte Brawl 1
2006.05.06
win
3-0-0
Michael Buchkovich
7-1-1
World Extreme Fighting
2006.04.01
win
2-0-0
Ray Seraille
3-6-0
Pacific X-treme Combat
2004.08.28
win
0-0-0
Jerry Vrbanovic
3-4-1
2004.04.17
win
0-0-0
Bo Cantrell
3-3-0
2004.04.17
loss
Grappling
Mike Van Arsdale
2003 ADCC Championships
2003.05.17