Roy Nelson

Fight Record

2023-11-10	Roy Nelson 24-19-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split	Alan Belcher WIN \| 18-8-0-0	Gamebred Bareknuckle Mma 6 Biloxi, United States
Gamebred Bareknuckle Mma 6 Nelson Vs Belcher • Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
2023-05-05	Roy Nelson 23-19-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:24 Punch	Dillon Cleckler LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Gamebred FC 4 Fort Lauderdale, United States
Gamebred FC 4 • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
2020-08-21 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 23-18-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Valentin Moldavsky WIN \| 9-1-0-0	Bellator 244 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 244 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2019-10-25 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 23-17-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Frank Mir WIN \| 18-13-0-0	Bellator 231 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 231 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2019-02-16 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 23-16-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Mirko Cro Cop WIN \| 37-11-2-1	Bellator 216 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 216 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2018-10-12 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 23-15-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 4:59 Punches & Knee	Sergei Kharitonov WIN \| 28-7-0-1	Bellator 207 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 207 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2018-02-16 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 23-14-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Majority (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Matt Mitrione WIN \| 12-5-0-0	Bellator 194 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 194 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2017-09-23 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 22-14-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)	Javy Ayala LOSS \| 10-5-0-0	Bellator 183 San Jose, United States
Bellator 183 • San Jose, California, United States • Sap Center
2017-04-15 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 22-13-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Alexander Volkov WIN \| 27-6-0-0	UFC On Fox Kansas City, United States
UFC On Fox Johnson Vs Reis • Kansas City, Missouri, United States • Sprint Center
2016-09-24 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 21-13-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 4:10 Punches	Antonio Silva LOSS \| 19-10-1-0	UFC Fight Night Brasília, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Cyborg Vs Lansberg • Brasília, Federal District, Brazil • Ginásio Nilson Nelson
2016-07-07 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 21-12-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Derrick Lewis WIN \| 15-4-0-1	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Dos Anjos Vs Alvarez • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2016-02-06 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 20-12-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Jared Rosholt LOSS \| 14-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Hendricks Vs Thompson • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-09-27 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 20-11-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 50-45)	Josh Barnett WIN \| 33-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Saitama, Japan
UFC Fight Night Barnett Vs Nelson • Saitama, Saitama, Japan • Saitama Super Arena
2015-03-14 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 20-10-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Alistair Overeem WIN \| 38-14-0-1	UFC 185 Dallas, United States
UFC 185 Pettis Vs Dos Anjos • Dallas, Texas, United States • American Airlines Center
2014-09-20 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 20-9-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R2 3:00 Punch	Mark Hunt WIN \| 9-8-1-0	UFC Fight Night Saitama, Japan
UFC Fight Night Hunt Vs Nelson • Saitama, Saitama, Japan • Saitama Super Arena
2014-04-11 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 19-9-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:37 Punch	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira LOSS \| 34-8-1-1	UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC Fight Night Nogueira Vs Nelson • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Arena
2013-10-19 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 19-8-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Daniel Cormier WIN \| 12-0-0-0	UFC 166 Houston, United States
UFC 166 Velasquez Vs Dos Santos Iii • Houston, Texas, United States • Toyota Center
2013-06-15 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 19-7-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Stipe Miocic WIN \| 9-1-0-0	UFC 161 Winnipeg, Canada
UFC 161 Evans Vs Henderson • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Mts Centre
2013-04-27 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 18-7-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:03 Punches	Cheick Kongo LOSS \| 18-7-2-0	UFC 159 Newark, United States
UFC 159 Jones Vs Sonnen • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2012-12-15 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 17-7-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:58 Punches	Matt Mitrione LOSS \| 5-1-0-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Team Carwin Vs Team Nelson Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
2012-05-26 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 16-7-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 0:51 Punch	Dave Herman LOSS \| 21-3-0-0	UFC 146 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 146 Dos Santos Vs Mir • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2012-02-04 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 16-6-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Fabricio Werdum WIN \| 14-5-1-0	UFC 143 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 143 Diaz Vs Condit • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2011-10-29 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 15-6-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 1:30 Punches	Mirko Cro Cop LOSS \| 27-9-2-1	UFC 137 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 137 Penn Vs Diaz • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2011-05-28 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 15-5-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)	Frank Mir WIN \| 14-5-0-0	UFC 130 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 130 Rampage Vs Hamill • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2010-08-07 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 15-4-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)	Junior Dos Santos WIN \| 11-1-0-0	UFC 117 Oakland, United States
UFC 117 Silva Vs Sonnen • Oakland, California, United States • Oracle Arena
2010-03-31 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 14-4-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:39 Punches	Stefan Struve LOSS \| 19-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night Charlotte, United States
UFC Fight Night Florian Vs Gomi • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States • Bojangles Coliseum
2009-12-05 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 13-4-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:45 Punch	Brendan Schaub LOSS \| 4-0-0-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Palms Casino Resort
2009-03-21	Roy Nelson 13-3-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Jeff Monson WIN \| 28-8-0-0	SRP Pensacola, United States
SRP March Badness • Pensacola, Florida, United States
2008-10-04 Heavyweight	Roy Nelson 13-2-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R2 1:46 Punch	Andrei Arlovski WIN \| 14-5-0-0	EliteXC Sunrise, United States
EliteXC Heat • Sunrise, Florida, United States
2008-05-16	Roy Nelson 12-2-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:55 Punches	Brad Imes LOSS \| 12-4-0-0	IFL Connecticut 2007 Uncasville, United States
IFL Connecticut 2007 Connecticut • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
2008-02-29	Roy Nelson 11-2-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:20 Punches	Fabiano Scherner LOSS \| 7-4-0-2	IFL Las Vegas Las Vegas, United States
IFL Las Vegas Las Vegas • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007-12-29	Roy Nelson 10-2-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 0:22 Punch	Antoine Jaoude LOSS \| 8-2-0-0	IFL World Grand Prix Finals Uncasville, United States
IFL World Grand Prix Finals World Grand Prix Finals • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
2007-11-03	Roy Nelson 9-2-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 1:01 Punches	Bryan Vetell LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	IFL World Grand Prix Semifinals Chicago, United States
IFL World Grand Prix Semifinals World Grand Prix Semifinals • Chicago, Illinois, United States
2007-06-16	Roy Nelson 8-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 4:00 Unanimous	Shane Ott LOSS \| 2-0-0-0	IFL las vegas Las Vegas, United States
IFL las vegas Las Vegas • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007-04-07	Roy Nelson 8-1-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 4:00 Split	Ben Rothwell WIN \| 25-5-0-0	IFL Moline Moline, United States
IFL Moline Moline • Moline, Illinois, United States
2007-02-17	Roy Nelson 7-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:38 Punches	Mario Rinaldi LOSS \| 0-0-0-1	BodogFight Costa Rica 2 San José, Costa Rica
BodogFight Costa Rica 2 Costa Rica Combat • San José, San José, Costa Rica
2007-01-19	Roy Nelson 6-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:55 Punches	Vince Lucero LOSS \| 0-9-0-0	IFL Oakland Oakland, United States
IFL Oakland Oakland • Oakland, California, United States
2006-12-16	Roy Nelson 6-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Josh Curran WIN \| 0-0-0-0	BodogFight Saint Petersburg, Russia
BodogFight Clash Of The Nations • Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, Russia
2006-07-22	Roy Nelson 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:13 Arm-Triangle Choke	Jerome Smith LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	fightforce Butte, United States
fightforce Butte Brawl 2 • Butte, Montana, United States
2006-05-06	Roy Nelson 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:42 Rear-Naked Choke	Jason Godsey LOSS \| 7-11-0-0	fightforce Butte, United States
fightforce Butte Brawl 1 • Butte, Montana, United States
2006-04-01	Roy Nelson 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 0:56 Rear-Naked Choke	Michael Buchkovich LOSS \| 2-0-1-0	World Extreme Fighting 17 Las Vegas, United States
World Extreme Fighting 17 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2004-08-28	Roy Nelson 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:41 Submission To Punches	Ray Seraile LOSS \| 1-3-0-0	Pacific Xtreme Combat 3 United States
Pacific Xtreme Combat 3 Return Of The Enforcer • United States
2004-04-17	Roy Nelson 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 3:00 Split	Jerry Vrbanovic LOSS \| 1-2-1-0	Rage On The River Rotr Redding, United States
Rage On The River Rotr • Redding, California, United States
2004-04-17	Roy Nelson 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:52 Hammerlock	Bo Cantrell LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	Rage On The River Rotr Redding, United States
Rage On The River Rotr • Redding, California, United States

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