Big Country
Roy Nelson
23 - 19 - 0
Heavyweight
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Division
Heavyweight
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Height
6'0" (183cm)
Division
Heavyweight
Born
1976-06-20
Birthplace
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fighting Out Of
Las Vegas, Nevada
Team(s)
Country Club
Overall Record
23 - 19 - 0
Winning Method
14.8%
Dec.
Decision
4 / 27
7.4%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 27
59.3%
KO
KO
16 / 27
Losing Method
76.2%
Dec.
Decision
16 / 21
0%
Sub.
Submission
0 / 21
14.3%
KO
KO
3 / 21
Past Fights
November 10, 2023
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
Alan Belcher
Loss ()Decision
May 5, 2023
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
Dillon Cleckler
Win ()Punches • Round 1 (3:24)
August 21, 2020
Bellator 244
Valentin Moldavsky
Loss (23-18)Decision
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November 10, 2023
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
Alan Belcher
Loss ()Decision
May 5, 2023
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
Dillon Cleckler
Win ()Punches • Round 1 (3:24)
August 21, 2020
Bellator 244
Valentin Moldavsky
Loss (23-18)Decision
October 25, 2019
Bellator 231
Frank Mir
Loss (23-17)Decision
February 16, 2019
Bellator 216
Mirko Filipovic
Loss (23-16)Decision
October 12, 2018
Bellator 207
Sergei Kharitonov
Loss (23-15)Punches & Knees • Round 1 (4:59)
February 16, 2018
Bellator 194
Matt Mitrione
Loss (23-14)Decision
September 23, 2017
Bellator 183
Javy Ayala
Win (22-14)Decision
April 15, 2017
UFC on FOX 24
Alexander Volkov
Loss (22-13)Decision
September 24, 2016
UFC Fight Night 95
Antonio Silva
Win (21-13)Punches • Round 2 (4:10)
July 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night 90
Derrick Lewis
Loss (21-12)Decision
February 6, 2016
UFC Fight Night 82
Jared Rosholt
Win (20-12)Decision
September 26, 2015
UFC Fight Night 75
Josh Barnett
Loss (20-11)Decision
March 14, 2015
UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos
Alistair Overeem
Loss (20-10)Decision
September 20, 2014
UFC Fight Night 52
Mark Hunt
Loss (20-9)Punch • Round 2 (3:00)
April 11, 2014
UFC Fight Night 39
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Win (19-9)Punch • Round 1 (3:37)
October 19, 2013
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
Daniel Cormier
Loss (19-8)Decision
June 15, 2013
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
Stipe Miocic
Loss (19-7)Decision
April 27, 2013
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Cheick Kongo
Win (18-7)Punches • Round 1 (2:03)
December 15, 2012
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
Matt Mitrione
Win (17-7)Punches • Round 1 (2:58)
May 26, 2012
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
Dave Herman
Win (16-7)Punch • Round 1 (0:51)
February 4, 2012
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
Fabricio Werdum
Loss (16-6)Decision
October 29, 2011
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
Mirko Filipovic
Win (15-6)Punches • Round 3 (1:30)
May 28, 2011
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
Frank Mir
Loss (15-5)Decision
August 7, 2010
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Junior dos Santos
Loss (15-4)Decision
March 31, 2010
UFC Fight Night 21
Stefan Struve
Win (14-4)Punches • Round 1 (0:39)
December 5, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
Brendan Schaub
Win (13-4)Punch • Round 1 (3:45)
July 8, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
James McSweeney
Win ()KO/TKO • Round 1 (4:13)
June 29, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
Justin Wren
Win ()Decision
June 10, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10
Kimbo Slice
Win ()KO/TKO • Round 2 (2:01)
October 4, 2008
EliteXC: Heat
Andrei Arlovski
Loss (13-2)Punch • Round 2 (3:14)
May 16, 2008
IFL 22: Connecticut
Brad Imes
Win (12-2)Punches • Round 1 (2:55)
February 29, 2008
IFL 20: Las Vegas
Fabiano Scherner
Win (11-2)Punches • Round 1 (3:20)
December 29, 2007
IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals
Antoine Jaoude
Win (10-2)Punch • Round 2 (0:22)
November 3, 2007
IFL 18: World Grand Prix Semifinals
Bryan Vetell
Win (9-2)Punches • Round 3 (1:01)
June 16, 2007
IFL 15: Las Vegas
Shane Ott
Win (8-2)Decision
April 7, 2007
IFL 11: Moline
Ben Rothwell
Loss (8-1)Decision
February 17, 2007
Bodog Fight
Mario Rinaldi
Win (7-1)
January 19, 2007
IFL 7: Oakland
Vince Lucero
Win (6-1)Punches • Round 1 (1:55)
December 16, 2006
Bodog Fight
Josh Curran
Loss (6-0)Decision
July 22, 2006
FightForce: Butte Brawl 2
Jerome Smith
Win (5-0)Side Choke • Round 1 (4:13)
May 6, 2006
FightForce: Butte Brawl 1
Jason Godsey
Win (4-0)Rear Naked Choke • Round 1 (4:42)
April 1, 2006
World Extreme Fighting
Michael Buchkovich
Win (3-0)
August 28, 2004
Pacific X-treme Combat
Ray Seraille
Win (2-0)
May 17, 2003
2003 ADCC Championships
Mike Van Arsdale
Loss ()Loss
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