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Roy Nelson

Fighter profile

Roy Nelson

HW24-20-0P4P #315Div #19
Form
 
 
 
 
 
79
Overall
SoS 82
Skill ratings
Striking
76
Boxing
78
Kicking
65
Clinch
78
Striking def.
68
Wrestling off.
61
Wrestling def.
83
Ground game
53
Submissions
37
Grappling def.
91
Profile
Age50
Height6'0"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2004
UFC record9-10-0
Last fight2023-11-10
Octagon time202.6 min
Avg fight10.7 min
Career length22y 3m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1508
72nd
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1494
39th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1474
9th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1536
93rd
HW avg 1505
Momentum32
66th
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 23-20-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
70% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 17 losses
W
13% of wins
L
85% of losses
UFC
9win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(90%) 9
Non-UFC
14win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(80%) 8
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes439
Sig. accuracy37%
Sig. attempted1176
Total strikes650
Total attempted1404
Knockdowns9
Head341
Body53
Leg45
Distance315
Clinch83
Ground41

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed985
Sig. defense46%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.640
Body abs.237
Leg abs.108
Distance abs.710
Clinch abs.259
Ground abs.16

Grappling · offense

Takedowns16
TD accuracy30%
TD attempted54
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time41:04

Grappling · defense

TD defense65%
TDs absorbed11
TD att. faced31
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time24:41

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 19 UFC fights · 202:33 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
340W–93Lwin 78.5%div #78/167pct 54th
WinsStrong
158W–42Lwin 79.0%div #59/150pct 61st
LossesAverage
182W–51Lwin 78.1%div #99/162pct 40th

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
OverallStrong
1563 elodiv #35/167pct 80th
WinsStrong
1557 elodiv #32/151pct 79th
LossesStrong
1569 elodiv #48/162pct 71st

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 %
Overall301W–122L71.2%
Wins111W–59L65.3%
Losses190W–63L75.1%

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 Roy, 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
−5.39u−28.4% ROI

over 19 close-line bets

Average odds
-116

54% implied

As favorite
9W–2L

ROI +23.7%

Avg -200

As underdog
0W–8L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +178

Based on 19 of 19 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.