Roy Nelson
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Roy Nelson "Big Country" is a 22-14-0 knockout artist. 88% finish rate.
Roy debuted Apr. 07, 2007 vs Ben Rothwell (loss). Longest win streak: 3. 11 years active (Apr. 07, 2007–Apr. 15, 2017).
Best wins: Mirko Filipovic (KO/TKO Punches R3, Oct. 29, 2011); Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (KO/TKO Punch R1, Apr. 11, 2014); Stefan Struve (KO/TKO Punch R1, Mar. 31, 2010).
Roy Nelson (born June 20, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. As a professional, he has competed for the UFC, EliteXC, the IFL, BodogFIGHT, and most recently for Bellator MMA. In the UFC, Nelson was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights and achieved success as a top 10 UFC Heavyweight. Nelson is also the former IFL Heavyweight Champion, competing under Ken Shamrock and the Lion's Den. He holds notable victories over Mirko Cro Cop, Cheick Kongo, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 15, 2017 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | L Alexander Volkov | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 32 122 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 24, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg | W Antonio Silva | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 4:10 | 1 0 | 36 27 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 07, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | L Derrick Lewis | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 4 37 | 7 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 06, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | W Jared Rosholt | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 42 36 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 26, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | L Josh Barnett | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 60 146 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 14, 2015 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | L Alistair Overeem | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 23 62 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 20, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson | L Mark Hunt | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:00 | 0 1 | 20 32 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 11, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson | W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:37 | 2 0 | 19 12 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 19, 2013 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | L Daniel Cormier | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 17 74 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 15, 2013 | UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson | L Stipe Miocic | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 23 106 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 27, 2013 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | W Cheick Kongo | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:03 | 1 0 | 2 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 15, 2012 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale | W Matt Mitrione | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:58 | 1 0 | 23 13 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 26, 2012 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | W Dave Herman | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:51 | 1 0 | 2 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 04, 2012 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | L Fabricio Werdum | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 26 91 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 29, 2011 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | W Mirko Filipovic | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 1:30 | 0 0 | 32 30 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 28, 2011 | UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | L Frank Mir | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 21 46 | 0 6 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 07, 2010 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | L Junior Dos Santos | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 40 130 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 31, 2010 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi | W Stefan Struve | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:39 | 1 0 | 9 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 05, 2009 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale | W Brendan Schaub | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:45 | 1 0 | 8 12 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 04, 2008 | EliteXC - Heat | L Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:14 | 0 1 | 10 24 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 07, 2007 | IFL - Moline | L Ben Rothwell | S-DEC | 3 | 4:00 | 0 0 | 37 58 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
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