Athlete record · men's pool · professional MMA
Roy Nelson
All-time rank#392of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,305Apr 27, 2013
Current rating2,179after last rated bout
Rated record28–1947 rated bouts
StatusInactivelast fought Nov 2023 · out of the 18-month window
FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout
FIG. 2 The fight record47 professional bouts
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2023 | Alan Belcher | L | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | GFC 6 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 6 | 2,179 |
| May 5, 2023 | Dillon Cleckler | W | TKO (Punch) | 1 | 3:24 | GFC 4 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 4 | 2,190 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Valentin Moldavsky | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov | 2,165 |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Frank Mir | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2 | 2,189 |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Mirko Filipovic | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley | 2,219 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Sergei Kharitonov | L | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 1 | 4:59 | Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader | 2,232 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Matt Mitrione | L | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 194 - Nelson vs. Mitrione | 2,257 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Javy Ayala | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire | 2,261 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Alexander Volkov | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis | 2,251 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Antonio Silva | W | KO (Punches) | 2 | 4:10 | UFC Fight Night 95 - Cyborg vs. Lansberg | 2,274 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Derrick Lewis | L | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | 2,246 |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Jared Rosholt | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson | 2,254 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Josh Barnett | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson | 2,226 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Alistair Overeem | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos | 2,239 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Mark Hunt | L | KO (Punch) | 2 | 3:00 | UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson | 2,262 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | W | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:37 | UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson | 2,300 |
| Oct 19, 2013 | Daniel Cormier | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 | 2,265 |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Stipe Miocic | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson | 2,276 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Cheick Kongo | W | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:03 | UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen | 2,305 |
| Dec 15, 2012 | Matt Mitrione | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:58 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale | 2,281 |
| May 26, 2012 | Dave Herman | W | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:51 | UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir | 2,246 |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Fabricio Werdum | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit | 2,212 |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Mirko Filipovic | W | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:30 | UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz | 2,230 |
| May 28, 2011 | Frank Mir | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill | 2,192 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | Junior dos Santos | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen | 2,217 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | Stefan Struve | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:39 | UFC Fight Night 21 - Florian vs. Gomi | 2,240 |
| Dec 5, 2009 | Brendan Schaub | W | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:45 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale | 2,215 |
| Jul 8, 2009 | James McSweeney | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:13 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Semifinals | 2,201 |
| Jun 29, 2009 | Justin Wren | W | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Quarterfinals, Day 1 | 2,195 |
| Jun 10, 2009 | Kevin Ferguson | W | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:01 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Opening Round, Day 2 | 2,203 |
| Mar 21, 2009 | Jeff Monson | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | SRP - March Badness | 2,186 |
| Oct 4, 2008 | Andrei Arlovski | L | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:46 | EliteXC - Heat | 2,219 |
| May 16, 2008 | Brad Imes | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:55 | IFL - Connecticut | 2,255 |
| Feb 29, 2008 | Fabiano Scherner | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:20 | IFL - Las Vegas | 2,228 |
| Dec 29, 2007 | Antoine Jaoude | W | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:22 | IFL - World Grand Prix Finals | 2,215 |
| Nov 3, 2007 | Bryan Vetell | W | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:01 | IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals | 2,186 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | Shane Ott | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 4:00 | IFL - Las Vegas | 2,174 |
| Apr 7, 2007 | Ben Rothwell | L | Decision (Split) | 3 | 4:00 | IFL - Moline | 2,144 |
| Feb 17, 2007 | Mario Rinaldi | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:38 | Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat | 2,153 |
| Jan 19, 2007 | Vince Lucero | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:55 | IFL - Oakland | 2,110 |
| Dec 16, 2006 | Josh Curran | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations | 2,076 |
| Jul 22, 2006 | Jerome Smith | W | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:13 | FF 2 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 2 | 2,066 |
| May 6, 2006 | Jason Godsey | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:42 | FF 1 - FightForce: Butte Brawl 1 | 2,045 |
| Apr 1, 2006 | Michael Buchkovich | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:56 | WEF 17 - World Extreme Fighting 17 | 2,010 |
| Aug 28, 2004 | Ray Seraile | W | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 3:41 | PXC 3 - Return of the Enforcer | 1,914 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | Bo Cantrell | W | Submission (Hammerlock) | 3 | 2:52 | ROTR - Rage on the River | 1,856 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | Jerry Vrbanovic | W | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | ROTR - Rage on the River | 1,728 |