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Age 33
Gender Male
Height 5' 11"
Weight Class Featherweight

Kyle Nelson is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 16-6-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 12 years, 5 months, 20 days
Rounds Fought 43.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.9
Longest Layoff 1 year, 10 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 4 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 6 4 6
Losses 3 1 2
Finish Rate 62.5%
Finished Rate 66.7%
Win by Decision Rate 37.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 37.5%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 16.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:42
Fastest KO 01:03
Fastest SUB 00:42
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:08
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 12:17
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 09/07/2024 L
(16-5-1)
Steve Garcia, Jr.
(16-5-0)
FTW
(148.5* vs. 145.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN ON ESPN 169: BURNS vs BRADY
1 03:59
Official MMA Fight Results 03/30/2024 W
(15-5-1)
Bill Algeo
(18-7-0)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 146.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 156 ON ESPN: BLANCHFIELD vs FIOROT
1 04:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/16/2023 W
(14-5-1)
Fernando Padilla
(14-4-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 145.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 141 ON ESPN: GRASSO vs SHEVCHENKO 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/10/2023 W
(13-5-1)
Blake Bilder
(8-0-1)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 145.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 289: NUNES vs ALDANA
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 02/04/2023 D
(13-5-0)
Doo Ho Choi
(11-4-0)
FTW
(145.5 vs. 145.5)
Draw (Majority Draw)
UFC FN 121 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVAC
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/23/2022 L
(13-4-0)
Jai Herbert
(11-4-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 108 ON ESPN: BLAYDES vs ASPINALL
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/12/2020 L
(13-3-0)
Billy Quarantillo
(14-2-0)
FTW
(145.5 vs. 145.5)
KO
UFC FN 50 ON ESPN: WATERSON vs HILL
3 00:07
Official MMA Fight Results 09/21/2019 W
(12-3-0)
Marco Polo Reyes
(10-6-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 145.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC on ESPN+ 17
1 01:36
Official MMA Fight Results 05/04/2019 L
(12-2-0)
Matt Sayles
(7-2-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 145.7)
Submission
UFC on ESPN+ 9
3 03:16
Official MMA Fight Results 12/08/2018 L
(12-1-0)
Diego Ferreira
(13-2-0)
LW
(155.5 vs. 155.7)
TKO/RSC
UFC 231
2 01:23
NSF 11/19/2018 W
(11-1-0)
Morteza Rezaei
(2-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Romanian Xtreme Fighting 32
1 04:57
Official MMA Fight Results 05/27/2017 W
(10-1-0)
Khama Worthy
(9-5-0)
FTW
(144.8 vs. 146.1*)
KO
BTC Fight Promotions 05/27/17
1 01:03
NSF 04/25/2017 W
(9-1-0)
Gabriel Manuca
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Romanian Xtreme Fighting 26
1 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/28/2016 W
(8-1-0)
Jonathan Brookins
(16-9-0)
FTW
(144.8 vs. 145.6)
Decision (Split Decision)
Fight Night 2
3 05:00
NSF 06/06/2016 W
(7-1-0)
Zoltan Turai
(2-3-0)
FTW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Romanian Xtreme Fighting 23 - Judgement Day
3 01:23
Official MMA Fight Results 04/23/2016 W
(6-1-0)
Justin Bourgeois
(5-3-0)
FTW
(144.3 vs. 144.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Elite 1 MMA - Meltdown
1 02:01
Official MMA Fight Results 09/12/2015 L
(6-0-0)
Adrian Hadribeaj
(4-0-0)
LW
(154.6 vs. 156.6*)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
TXC Legends 6
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/30/2014 W
(5-0-0)
Ainsley Robinson
(5-2-0)
FTW
(146.0 vs. 146.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
SCC 2.0
1 00:42
Official MMA Fight Results 03/08/2014 W
(4-0-0)
Alexander Halkias
(4-1-0)
FTW
(145.8 vs. 145.8)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Provincial Fighting Championships 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/29/2013 W
(3-0-0)
Neelan Hordatt-Reece
(2-0-0)
FTW
(145.6 vs. 144.8)
Decision (Split Decision)
Substance Cage Combat 1.0
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/10/2013 W
(2-0-0)
Maxime Dubois
(3-0-0)
FTW
(145.5 vs. 145.4)
TKO/RSC
Ali et les Princes de la Rue 05/10/13
2 01:36
Official MMA Fight Results 10/19/2012 W
(1-0-0)
Jo Petahtegoose
(1-0-0)
FTW
(145.4 vs. 145.4)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Avant Guard Promotions 10/19/12
1 02:54
Official MMA Fight Results 03/17/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Michael Dufort
(0-0-0)
LW
(153.8 vs. 152.6)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Quebec Inc: Ringside 03/17/12
3 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 2-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 11 days
Rounds Fought 3.9
Avg. Fights/Year 6.0
Longest Layoff 3 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 23 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 1 0
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 50.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:59
Fastest KO 01:46
Fastest SUB 00:59
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:22
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 12/09/2011 W
(1-1-0)
Alberto Colon-Mojica
(0-0-0)
LW
(156.0 vs. 152.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC 9: No Fear
1 01:46
NSF 08/20/2011 L
(1-0-0)
Alexandre Morgan
(2-0-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Victory MMA 2
3 03:00
NSF 05/28/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Travis Peterson
(0-0-0)
WW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Prestige FC 2
1 00:59
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class