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Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”

Lightweight

Record: 17-7-1

Last 5 L W L W W

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Height 5'11"
Weight 155.5 lb
Reach 71"
Leg reach 41"
Stance Switch
Style Jiu-Jitsu
Age 34

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 46%
Sig. strikes landed 413 of 902
Landed per min 3.60
Absorbed per min 4.58
Strike defence 54%
Knockdown avg 0.13

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 5%
Takedowns landed 2 of 39
Takedown defence 67%
Takedowns per 15 min 1.18
Submissions per 15 min 0.52
Avg fight time 9:34

Strikes by target

Head 56%
Body 26%
Leg 18%

Strikes by position

Standing 84%
Clinch 13%
Ground 3%

Wins by method · 8 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 6
Submission 4
Decision 7
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Fights in UFC

12 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Mar 28, 2026 Terrance McKinney Loss KO/TKO, R1 0:24 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Oct 18, 2025 Matt Frevola Win Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs Allen
Sep 7, 2024 Steve Garcia Loss KO/TKO, R1 3:59 UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady
Mar 29, 2024 Bill Algeo Win KO/TKO, R1 4:00 UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Sep 15, 2023 Fernando Padilla Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Jun 9, 2023 Blake Bilder Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Feb 3, 2023 Dooho Choi Draw M-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Jul 22, 2022 Jai Herbert Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Sep 11, 2020 Billy Quarantillo Loss KO/TKO, R3 0:07 UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Sep 20, 2019 Marco Polo Reyes Win KO/TKO, R1 1:36 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
May 3, 2019 Matt Sayles Loss SUB, R3 3:16 UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Dec 7, 2018 Diego Ferreira Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:23 UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega