Shane Nelson

“Sugar”

OctagonStats Rating 1497

2-2-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornNov 29, 1984

Age41

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.38

Str. Acc31%

SApM2.84

Str. Def61%

TD Avg1.31

TD Acc18%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.6

Recent form

L L W W

Last 4 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

4 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished0%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight11:26

Octagon time45m

Opp win%62%

ActiveDec. 13, 2008 – Dec. 12, 2009 (2y)

Career story

Shane Nelson "Sugar" is a 16-7-0 mixed martial artist.

Shane debuted Dec. 13, 2008 vs George Roop (win). On a 2-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Aaron Riley (KO/TKO Punch R1, Mar. 07, 2009); George Roop (S-DEC R3, Dec. 13, 2008).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 12, 2009	UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez	L Matt Wiman	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 55	1 2	3 0
Aug. 08, 2009	UFC 101: Declaration	L Aaron Riley	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	28 50	0 2	0 0
Mar. 07, 2009	UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine	W Aaron Riley	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:44	1 0	5 4	0 0	0 0
Dec. 13, 2008	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale	W George Roop	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	10 21	3 1	2 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.