UFC ARCHIVE PROFILE

Roy Nelson

“Big Country”

9-10-0archive record · 19 UFC bouts

TALE OF THE TAPE

Profile

Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 73"
Listed weight: 263 lbs.
Stance: Orthodox
Born: Jun 20, 1976

RECORDED UFC OUTPUT

Career totals

19 bouts with stats

439Sig. strikes landed37.3% accuracy

16Takedowns landed29.6% accuracy

9Knockdowns1 submission attempts

41mRecorded controlAvailable UFC Stats rows

Totals reflect the archive rows available for this fighter. Early-era fights can have limited round data.

WIN PROFILE

How wins happened

KO / TKO8

Submission0

Decision1

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FIGHT HISTORY

19 UFC appearances

Alexander Volkov

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Apr 15, 2017 W

Antonio Silva

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R2 4:10

Sep 24, 2016 L

Derrick Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Jul 7, 2016 W

Jared Rosholt

UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Feb 6, 2016 L

Josh Barnett

UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson

DecisionHeavyweight · R5 5:00

Sep 26, 2015 L

Alistair Overeem

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Mar 14, 2015 L

Mark Hunt

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R2 3:00

Sep 20, 2014 W

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R1 3:37

Apr 11, 2014 L

Daniel Cormier

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Oct 19, 2013 L

Stipe Miocic

UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Jun 15, 2013 W

Cheick Kongo

UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R1 2:03

Apr 27, 2013 W

Matt Mitrione

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R1 2:58

Dec 15, 2012 W

Dave Herman

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R1 0:51

May 26, 2012 L

Fabricio Werdum

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Feb 4, 2012 W

Mirko Filipovic

UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R3 1:30

Oct 29, 2011 L

Frank Mir

UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

May 28, 2011 L

Junior Dos Santos

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen

DecisionHeavyweight · R3 5:00

Aug 7, 2010 W

Stefan Struve

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi

KO / TKOHeavyweight · R1 0:39

Mar 31, 2010 W

Brendan Schaub

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

KO / TKOUltimate Fighter 10 Heavyweight Tournament · R1 3:45

Dec 5, 2009