Roy Nelson

"Big Country"

AGE	49 / Jun 20, 1976
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	249 lbs / 112.94 kg

ASSOCIATION
Country Club

CLASS
Heavyweight

STYLE
Boxing / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Wins 24

KO / TKO

67%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

17%

Losses 20

KO / TKO

15%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

85%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

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

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO EXHIBITION

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	James McSweeney	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Semifinals Jul / 08 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti	1	4:13
win	Justin Wren	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Quarterfinals, Day 1 Jun / 29 / 2009	Decision (Majority) Josh Rosenthal	2	5:00
win	Kevin Ferguson	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Opening Round, Day 2 Jun / 10 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean	2	2:01

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