Big Country
Roy Nelson
24 - 20 - 0
Height
6'0"
Reach
73.0"
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Height
6'0"
Reach
73.0"
Born
1976-06-20
Birthplace
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fighting Out Of
Las Vegas, Nevada
Team(s)
Xtreme Couture
Coach(s)
Boxing: Jeff Mayweather
Overall Record
24 - 20 - 0
Winning Method
17.4%
Dec.
Decision
4 / 23
13%
Sub.
Submission
3 / 23
69.6%
KO
KO
16 / 23
Losing Method
85%
Dec.
Decision
17 / 20
0%
Sub.
Submission
0 / 20
15%
KO
KO
3 / 20
Past Fights
November 10, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 6
Alan Belcher
Loss (24–20)Decision (split)
May 5, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 4
Dillon Cleckler
Win (24–19)TKO (punch) • Round 1 (3:24)
August 21, 2020
Bellator 244
Valentin Moldavsky
Loss (23–19)Decision (unanimous)
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November 10, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 6
Alan Belcher
Loss (24–20)Decision (split)
May 5, 2023
Gamebred Fighting Championship 4
Dillon Cleckler
Win (24–19)TKO (punch) • Round 1 (3:24)
August 21, 2020
Bellator 244
Valentin Moldavsky
Loss (23–19)Decision (unanimous)
October 25, 2019
Bellator 231
Frank Mir
Loss (23–18)Decision (unanimous)
February 16, 2019
Bellator 216
Mirko Cro Cop
Loss (23–17)Decision (unanimous)
October 12, 2018
Bellator 207
Sergei Kharitonov
Loss (23–16)KO (punches and knee) • Round 1 (4:59)
February 16, 2018
Bellator 194
Matt Mitrione
Loss (23–15)Decision (majority)
September 24, 2017
Bellator 183
Javy Ayala
Win (23–14)Decision (unanimous)
April 15, 2017
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
Alexander Volkov
Loss (22–14)Decision (unanimous)
September 24, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg
Antônio Silva
Win (22–13)KO (punches) • Round 2 (4:10)
July 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Derrick Lewis
Loss (21–13)Decision (split)
February 6, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
Jared Rosholt
Win (21–12)Decision (unanimous)
September 27, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
Josh Barnett
Loss (20–12)Decision (unanimous)
March 14, 2015
UFC 185
Alistair Overeem
Loss (20–11)Decision (unanimous)
September 20, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
Mark Hunt
Loss (20–10)KO (punch) • Round 2 (3:00)
April 11, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Win (20–9)KO (punch) • Round 1 (3:37)
October 19, 2013
UFC 166
Daniel Cormier
Loss (19–9)Decision (unanimous)
June 15, 2013
UFC 161
Stipe Miocic
Loss (19–8)Decision (unanimous)
April 27, 2013
UFC 159
Cheick Kongo
Win (19–7)KO (punches) • Round 1 (2:03)
December 15, 2012
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
Matt Mitrione
Win (18–7)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:58)
May 26, 2012
UFC 146
Dave Herman
Win (17–7)KO (punch) • Round 1 (0:51)
February 4, 2012
UFC 143
Fabrício Werdum
Loss (16–7)Decision (unanimous)
October 29, 2011
UFC 137
Mirko Cro Cop
Win (16–6)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (1:30)
May 28, 2011
UFC 130
Frank Mir
Loss (15–6)Decision (unanimous)
August 7, 2010
UFC 117
Junior dos Santos
Loss (15–5)Decision (unanimous)
March 31, 2010
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Stefan Struve
Win (15–4)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:39)
December 5, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Brendan Schaub
Win (14–4)KO (punch) • Round 1 (3:45)
March 21, 2009
SRP: March Badness
Jeff Monson
Loss (13–4)Decision (unanimous)
October 4, 2008
EliteXC: Heat
Andrei Arlovski
Loss (13–3)KO (punch) • Round 2 (3:14)
May 16, 2008
IFL: Connecticut
Brad Imes
Win (13–2)KO (punch) • Round 1 (3:55)
February 29, 2008
IFL: Las Vegas
Fabiano Scherner
Win (12–2)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (3:20)
December 29, 2007
IFL: World Grand Prix Finals
Antoine Jaoude
Win (11–2)KO (punch) • Round 2 (0:22)
November 3, 2007
IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals
Bryan Vetell
Win (10–2)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (1:01)
June 16, 2007
IFL: Las Vegas
Shane Ott
Win (9–2)Decision (unanimous)
April 7, 2007
IFL: Moline
Ben Rothwell
Loss (8–2)Decision (split)
February 17, 2007
BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica Combat
Mario Rinaldi
Win (8–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:38)
January 19, 2007
IFL: Oakland
Vince Lucero
Win (7–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (1:55)
December 16, 2006
BodogFIGHT: Clash of Nations
Josh Curran
Loss (6–1)Decision (unanimous)
July 22, 2006
FightForce: Butte Brawl 2
Jerome Smith
Win (6–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (4:13)
May 6, 2006
FightForce: Butte Brawl 1
Jason Godsey
Win (5–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:42)
April 1, 2006
World Extreme Fighting 17
Michael Buchkovich
Win (4–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (0:56)
August 28, 2004
PXC 3: Return of the Enforcer
Ray Seraile
Win (3–0)TKO (submission to punches) • Round 2 (3:41)
April 17, 2004
Rage on the River
Jerry Vrbanovic
Win (2–0)Decision (split)
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