Roy Nelson
"Big Country"
AGE: 38
Las Vegas, NevadaUnited States
Upcoming Fights
| Date | VS. Fighter | Event | Location | |
UFC Fight NightSeptember 20, 2014 / Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, Japan | ||||
Fight History
| Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
| win | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | UFC Fight Night - Minotauro vs. Nelson Apr / 11 / 2014 |
KO (Punch) Leon Roberts |
1 | 3:37 |
| loss | Daniel Cormier | UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3 Oct / 19 / 2013 |
Decision (Unanimous) Jacob Montalvo |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Stipe Miocic | UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson Jun / 15 / 2013 |
Decision (Unanimous) Jerin Valel |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Cheick Kongo | UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Apr / 27 / 2013 |
KO (Punches) Kevin Mulhall |
1 | 2:03 |
| win | Matt Mitrione | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Dec / 15 / 2012 |
TKO (Punches) Herb Dean |
1 | 2:58 |
| win | Dave Herman | UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir May / 26 / 2012 |
KO (Punch) Steve Mazzagatti |
1 | 0:51 |
| loss | Fabricio Werdum | UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit Feb / 04 / 2012 |
Decision (Unanimous) Josh Rosenthal |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Mirko Filipovic | UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Oct / 29 / 2011 |
TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti |
3 | 1:30 |
| loss | Frank Mir | UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill May / 28 / 2011 |
Decision (Unanimous) Josh Rosenthal |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Junior dos Santos | UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Aug / 07 / 2010 |
Decision (Unanimous) Marcos Rosales |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Stefan Struve | UFC - Fight Night 21 Mar / 31 / 2010 |
TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta |
1 | 0:39 |
| win | Brendan Schaub | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale Dec / 05 / 2009 |
KO (Punch) Herb Dean |
1 | 3:45 |
| loss | Jeff Monson | SRP - March Badness Mar / 21 / 2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Andrei Arlovski | EliteXC - Heat Oct / 04 / 2008 |
KO (Punch) N/A |
2 | 3:14 |
| win | Brad Imes | IFL - Connecticut May / 16 / 2008 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:55 |
| win | Fabiano Scherner | IFL - Las Vegas Feb / 29 / 2008 |
TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti |
1 | 3:20 |
| win | Antoine Jaoude | IFL - World Grand Prix Finals Dec / 29 / 2007 |
KO (Punch) N/A |
2 | 0:22 |
| win | Bryan Vetell | IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals Nov / 03 / 2007 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
3 | 1:01 |
| win | Shane Ott | IFL - Las Vegas Jun / 16 / 2007 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 4:00 |
| loss | Ben Rothwell | IFL - Moline Apr / 07 / 2007 |
Decision (Split) N/A |
3 | 4:00 |
| win | Mario Rinaldi | Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Feb / 17 / 2007 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:38 |
| win | Vince Lucero | IFL - Oakland Jan / 19 / 2007 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 1:55 |
| loss | Josh Curran | Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations Dec / 16 / 2006 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Jerome Smith | FF 2 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 2 Jul / 22 / 2006 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A |
1 | 4:13 |
| win | Jason Godsey | FF 1 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 1 May / 06 / 2006 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 4:42 |
| win | Michael Buchkovich | WEF 17 - World Extreme Fighting 17 Apr / 01 / 2006 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Jon Schorle |
1 | 0:56 |
| win | Ray Seraile | PXC 3 - Return of the Enforcer Aug / 28 / 2004 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
2 | 3:41 |
| win | Jerry Vrbanovic | ROTR - Rage on the River Apr / 17 / 2004 |
Decision (Split) N/A |
3 | 3:00 |
| win | Bo Cantrell | ROTR - Rage on the River Apr / 17 / 2004 |
Submission (Hammerlock) N/A |
3 | 2:52 |
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