Official MMA record
Kyle Nelson
Professional record
17-7-1
- Division
- Lightweight
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 165 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- AB
Profile summary
Kyle Nelson is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 17-7-1.
Career file
Professional career statistics
17-7-1
Total fights
25
Rounds fought
48.8
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
58.8%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
14y 10d
Fights per year
1.8
Longest layoff
1y 10m 10d
Quickest turnaround
18d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:42
Fastest KO
01:03
Fastest submission
00:42
Finished rate
71.4%
Avg. fight length · wins
08:32
Avg. fight length · losses
11:58
Avg. rounds · wins
1.7
Avg. rounds · losses
2.4
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | L | Terrance McKinney | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Punches UFC FIGHT NIGHT 271: ADESANYA vs PYFERVerified | R3/00:04 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | W | Matt Frevola | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT 262: DE RIDDER vs ALLENVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | L | Steve Garcia, Jr. | Featherweight | TKO/RSC UFC FN ON ESPN 169: BURNS vs BRADYVerified | R1/03:59 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | W | Bill Algeo | Featherweight | TKO/RSC UFC FN 156 ON ESPN: BLANCHFIELD vs FIOROTVerified | R1/04:00 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | W | Fernando Padilla | Featherweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 141 ON ESPN: GRASSO vs SHEVCHENKO 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | W | Blake Bilder | Featherweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 289: NUNES vs ALDANAVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | D | Doo Ho Choi | Featherweight | Draw · Majority Draw UFC FN 121 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs SPIVACVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | L | Jai Herbert | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FN 108 ON ESPN: BLAYDES vs ASPINALLVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | L | Billy Quarantillo | Featherweight | KO UFC FN 50 ON ESPN: WATERSON vs HILLVerified | R3/00:07 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | W | Marco Polo Reyes | Featherweight | TKO/RSC UFC on ESPN+ 17Verified | R1/01:36 |
| May 4, 2019 | L | Matt Sayles | Featherweight | Submission UFC on ESPN+ 9Verified | R3/03:16 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | L | Diego Ferreira | Lightweight | TKO/RSC UFC 231Verified | R2/01:23 |
| Nov 19, 2018 | W | Morteza Rezaei | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Romanian Xtreme Fighting 32 | R1/04:57 |
| May 27, 2017 | W | Khama Worthy | Featherweight | KO BTC Fight Promotions 05/27/17Verified | R1/01:03 |
| Apr 25, 2017 | W | Gabriel Manuca | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Romanian Xtreme Fighting 26 | R1/05:00 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | W | Jonathan Brookins | Featherweight | Decision · Split Decision Fight Night 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 6, 2016 | W | Zoltan Turai | Featherweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Romanian Xtreme Fighting 23 - Judgement Day | R3/01:23 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | W | Justin Bourgeois | Featherweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Elite 1 MMA - MeltdownVerifiedTitle bout | R1/02:01 |
| Sep 12, 2015 | L | Adrian Hadribeaj | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision TXC Legends 6VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| May 30, 2014 | W | Ainsley Robinson | Featherweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke SCC 2.0Verified | R1/00:42 |
| Mar 8, 2014 | W | Alexander Halkias | Featherweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Provincial Fighting Championships 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 29, 2013 | W | Neelan Hordatt-Reece | Featherweight | Decision · Split Decision Substance Cage Combat 1.0Verified | R3/05:00 |
| May 10, 2013 | W | Maxime Dubois | Featherweight | TKO/RSC Ali et les Princes de la Rue 05/10/13Verified | R2/01:36 |
| Oct 19, 2012 | W | Jo Petahtegoose | Featherweight | Submission · Arm Bar Avant Guard Promotions 10/19/12Verified | R1/02:54 |
| Mar 17, 2012 | W | Michael Dufort | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Quebec Inc: Ringside 03/17/12Verified | R3/05:00 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
2-1-0
Total fights
3
Rounds fought
3.9
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
6m 11d
Fights per year
6
Longest layoff
3m 19d
Quickest turnaround
2m 23d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:59
Fastest KO
01:46
Fastest submission
00:59
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
01:22
Avg. fight length · losses
09:00
Avg. rounds · wins
0.5
Avg. rounds · losses
3
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2011 | W | Alberto Colon-Mojica | Lightweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes EFC 9: No FearVerified | R1/01:46 |
| Aug 20, 2011 | L | Alexandre Morgan | Lightweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Victory MMA 2Title bout | R3/03:00 |
| May 28, 2011 | W | Travis Peterson | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke Prestige FC 2 | R1/00:59 |