MMA · Athlete

Kyle Nelson

Canada
35 years old
180 cm

Form
Last 10 games: 4–1–5

Fighter profile

Source: OrcaScore

17-8-1 Record

2 losses in a row

By method

Wins · 4

KO / TKO1

Submission0

Decision3

Losses · 5

KO / TKO4

Submission0

Decision1

Draws: 1 · No contests: 0

Based on 10 fights recorded by the source

Physical

Height: 180 cm
Reach: 180 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Weight class: Lightweight
Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Age: 35 years old
Birthplace: Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Last 5 fights

WUD — Win, Decision
WTKO — Win, KO / TKO
LTKO — Loss, KO / TKO
WUD — Win, Decision
LTKO — Loss, KO / TKO

Career statistics

Strikes landed per round: 37.7
Significant strikes per round: 15.6
Takedowns landed per 15 min: 0.3
Takedown success: 16.7%
Takedown defence: 97.4%
Submission attempts per 15 min: 0.4

Significant strike target

Head 55.1%
Body 22%
Legs 23%

Significant strike position

Distance 82.1%
Ground 17.9%

Averages from the fights recorded by the source

Fight history

Loss: Cristian Pérez UFC · UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott · Lightweight 18 Oct 2026KO / TKO · round 1, 0:29 Loss: Terrance McKinney UFC · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Lightweight 29 Mar 2026KO / TKO · round 1, 0:24 Win: Matt Frevola UFC · UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · Lightweight 19 Oct 2025Decision · round 3, 5:00 Loss: Steve Garcia UFC · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · Featherweight 8 Sep 2024KO / TKO · round 1, 3:59 Win: Bill Algeo UFC · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · Featherweight 31 Mar 2024KO / TKO · round 1, 3:59 Win: Fernando Padilla UFC · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 · Featherweight 17 Sep 2023Decision · round 3, 5:00 Win: Blake Bilder UFC · UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · Featherweight 11 Jun 2023Decision · round 3, 5:00 Draw: Doo Ho Choi UFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak · Featherweight 5 Feb 2023Decision · round 3, 5:06 Loss: Jai Herbert UFC · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Catchweight 23 Jul 2022Decision · round 3, 5:06 Loss: Billy Quarantillo UFC · UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · Featherweight 13 Sep 2020KO / TKO · round 3

Recent matches10

Ended 18 Oct UFC

Cristian Pérez Ended 29 Mar UFC

Terrance McKinney

Kyle Nelson Ended 19 Oct UFC

Matt Frevola15 Ended 8 Sep UFC

Kyle Nelson Ended 31 Mar UFC

Kyle Nelson Ended 17 Sep UFC

Fernando Padilla

Kyle Nelson Ended 11 Jun UFC

Blake Bilder Ended 5 Feb UFC

Kyle Nelson Ended 23 Jul UFC

Kyle Nelson Ended 13 Sep UFC

Billy Quarantillo

Source: OrcaScore