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Roy Nelson

“Big Country”

Age: 48 | Jun 20, 1976

Nationality: United States

Weight Class: Heavyweight

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 249 lbs

Professional Record

43 fights	24 wins	19 losses
KO/TKOs	16	3
Submissions	4	0
Decisions	4	16

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
WIN	24 - 19	Dillon Cleckler	GFC 4 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 4	May 05, 2023	TKO (Punch)	Andrew Glenn	1	3:24
LOSS	23 - 19	Valentin Moldavsky	Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov	August 21, 2020	Decision (Unanimous)	Kerry Hatley	3	5:00
LOSS	23 - 18	Frank Mir	Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2	October 25, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Todd Anderson	3	5:00
LOSS	23 - 17	Mirko Filipovic	Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley	February 16, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Leon Roberts	3	5:00
LOSS	23 - 16	Sergei Kharitonov	Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader	October 12, 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches)	Dan Miragliotta	1	4:59
LOSS	23 - 15	Matt Mitrione	Bellator 194 - Nelson vs. Mitrione	February 16, 2018	Decision (Majority)	Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
WIN	23 - 14	Javy Ayala	Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire	September 23, 2017	Decision (Unanimous)	Jason Herzog	3	5:00
LOSS	22 - 14	Alexander Volkov	UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis	April 15, 2017	Decision (Unanimous)	Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
WIN	22 - 13	Antonio Silva	UFC Fight Night 95 - Cyborg vs. Lansberg	September 24, 2016	KO (Punches)	John McCarthy	2	4:10
LOSS	21 - 13	Derrick Lewis	UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	July 07, 2016	Decision (Split)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
WIN	21 - 12	Jared Rosholt	UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson	February 06, 2016	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	3	5:00
LOSS	20 - 12	Josh Barnett	UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson	September 26, 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	Steve Perceval	5	5:00
LOSS	20 - 11	Alistair Overeem	UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos	March 14, 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	3	5:00
LOSS	20 - 10	Mark Hunt	UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson	September 20, 2014	KO (Punch)	Leon Roberts	2	3:00
WIN	20 - 9	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson	April 11, 2014	KO (Punch)	Leon Roberts	1	3:37
LOSS	19 - 9	Daniel Cormier	UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3	October 19, 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	Jacob Montalvo	3	5:00
LOSS	19 - 8	Stipe Miocic	UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson	June 15, 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	Jerin Valel	3	5:00
WIN	19 - 7	Cheick Kongo	UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen	April 27, 2013	KO (Punches)	Kevin Mulhall	1	2:03
WIN	18 - 7	Matt Mitrione	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale	December 15, 2012	TKO (Punches)	Herb Dean	1	2:58
WIN	17 - 7	Dave Herman	UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir	May 26, 2012	KO (Punch)	Steve Mazzagatti	1	0:51
LOSS	16 - 7	Fabricio Werdum	UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit	February 04, 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	Josh Rosenthal	3	5:00
WIN	16 - 6	Mirko Filipovic	UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz	October 29, 2011	TKO (Punches)	Steve Mazzagatti	3	1:30
LOSS	15 - 6	Frank Mir	UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill	May 28, 2011	Decision (Unanimous)	Josh Rosenthal	3	5:00
LOSS	15 - 5	Junior dos Santos	UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen	August 07, 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	Marcos Rosales	3	5:00
WIN	15 - 4	Stefan Struve	UFC Fight Night 21 - Florian vs. Gomi	March 31, 2010	TKO (Punches)	Dan Miragliotta	1	0:39
WIN	14 - 4	Brendan Schaub	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale	December 05, 2009	KO (Punch)	Herb Dean	1	3:45
LOSS	13 - 4	Jeff Monson	SRP - March Badness	March 21, 2009	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
LOSS	13 - 3	Andrei Arlovski	EliteXC - Heat	October 04, 2008	KO (Punch)	Jorge Ortiz	2	1:46
WIN	13 - 2	Brad Imes	IFL - Connecticut	May 16, 2008	TKO (Punches)		1	2:55
WIN	12 - 2	Fabiano Scherner	IFL - Las Vegas	February 29, 2008	TKO (Punches)	Steve Mazzagatti	1	3:20
WIN	11 - 2	Antoine Jaoude	IFL - World Grand Prix Finals	December 29, 2007	KO (Punch)		2	0:22
WIN	10 - 2	Bryan Vetell	IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals	November 03, 2007	TKO (Punches)		3	1:01
WIN	9 - 2	Shane Ott	IFL - Las Vegas	June 16, 2007	Decision (Unanimous)		3	4:00
LOSS	8 - 2	Ben Rothwell	IFL - Moline	April 07, 2007	Decision (Split)		3	4:00
WIN	8 - 1	Mario Rinaldi	Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat	February 17, 2007	TKO (Punches)		1	2:38
WIN	7 - 1	Vince Lucero	IFL - Oakland	January 19, 2007	TKO (Punches)		1	1:55
LOSS	6 - 1	Josh Curran	Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations	December 16, 2006	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
WIN	6 - 0	Jerome Smith	FF 2 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 2	July 22, 2006	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)		1	4:13
WIN	5 - 0	Jason Godsey	FF 1 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 1	May 06, 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	4:42
WIN	4 - 0	Michael Buchkovich	WEF 17 - World Extreme Fighting 17	April 01, 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Jon Schorle	1	0:56
WIN	3 - 0	Ray Seraile	PXC 3 - Return of the Enforcer	August 28, 2004	TKO (Submission to Punches)		2	3:41
WIN	2 - 0	Jerry Vrbanovic	ROTR - Rage on the River	April 17, 2004	Decision (Split)		3	3:00
WIN	1 - 0	Bo Cantrell	ROTR - Rage on the River	April 17, 2004	Submission (Hammerlock)		3	2:52