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Kyle Nelson

Fighter profile

Kyle Nelson

LW17-7-1P4P #316Div #52
Form
3.8
6.8
4.0
7.0
6.3
77
Overall
SoS 68
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
73
Kicking
77
Clinch
75
Striking def.
67
Wrestling off.
69
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
55
Submissions
67
Grappling def.
75
Profile
Age35
Height5'11"
Reach71"
StanceSwitch
StyleBalanced
CountryCAN
Pro debut2012
UFC record5-6-1
Last fight2026-03-28
Octagon time114.8 min
Avg fight9.6 min
Career length14y 4m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:8 FTW · 4 LW (now)

Striking offense1514
88th
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1490
19th
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1481
13th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1495
35th
LW avg 1503
Momentum37
81st
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
5win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes413
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted902
Total strikes550
Total attempted1058
Knockdowns1
Head231
Body108
Leg74
Distance346
Clinch54
Ground13

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed525
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.300
Body abs.125
Leg abs.100
Distance abs.382
Clinch abs.43
Ground abs.100

Grappling · offense

Takedowns9
TD accuracy23%
TD attempted39
Sub att.4
Reversals0
Control time23:31

Grappling · defense

TD defense67%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced18
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time26:17

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 114:45 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Kyle has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
144W–45Lwin 76.2%div #201/294pct 32nd
WinsSoft
66W–22Lwin 75.0%div #182/270pct 33rd
LossesSoft
78W–23Lwin 77.2%div #203/288pct 30th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1541 elodiv #131/294pct 56th
WinsStrong
1539 elodiv #102/270pct 63rd
LossesAverage
1542 elodiv #161/288pct 44th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall62W–27L69.7%
Wins58W–27L68.2%
Losses4W–0L100.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Kyle, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+2.21u+20.1% ROI

over 11 close-line bets

Average odds
+171

37% implied

As favorite
2W–0L

ROI +85.8%

Avg -117

As underdog
3W–6L

ROI +5.5%

Avg +201

Based on 11 of 11 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.