Official MMA record
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
Professional record
24-20-0
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Age
- 50
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- Las Vegas, Nevada
Profile summary
Roy Nelson is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 24-20-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
24-20-0
Total fights
44
Rounds fought
82
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
83.3%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
19y 6m 24d
Fights per year
2.3
Longest layoff
2y 8m 13d
Quickest turnaround
22d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:39
Fastest KO
00:39
Fastest submission
02:06
Finished rate
15%
Avg. fight length · wins
06:26
Avg. fight length · losses
12:45
Avg. rounds · wins
1.3
Avg. rounds · losses
2.6
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2023 | L | Alan Belcher | Heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision GameBred Bareknuckle Belcher vs. NelsonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| May 5, 2023 | W | Dillon Cleckler | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC GameBred BareknuckleVerified | R1/03:24 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | L | Valentin Moldavski | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 244Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 25, 2019 | L | Frank Mir | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 231Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 16, 2019 | L | Mirko Cro Cop | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 216Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | L | Sergei Kharitonov | Heavyweight | KO · Strike Bellator MMA 207Verified | R1/04:59 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | L | Matthew Mitrione | Heavyweight | Decision · Majority Decision Bellator MMA 194Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | W | Javier Ayala | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 183Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | L | Alexander Volkov | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. ReisVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | W | Antonio Silva | — | KO · Strike UFN: CYBORG vs. LANSBERGVerified | R2/04:10 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | L | Derrick Lewis | Heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. AlvarezVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 6, 2016 | W | Jared Rosholt | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs ThompsonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | L | Josh Barnett | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 75 (Japan): Nelson vs BarnattVerified | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | L | Alistair Overeem | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos AnjosVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | L | Mark Hunt | Heavyweight | KO UFC Fight Night Tokyo: Hunt vs NelsonVerified | R2/03:00 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | W | Antonio Nogueira | Heavyweight | KO · Strike UFC Fight Night:Nelson vs. NogueiraVerified | R1/03:37 |
| Oct 19, 2013 | L | Daniel Cormier | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 166: Dos Santos vs VelasquezVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 15, 2013 | L | Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 161: Henderson vs. EvansVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | W | Cheick Kongo | Heavyweight | KO UFC 159: Jones vs. SonnenVerified | R1/02:03 |
| Dec 15, 2012 | W | Matthew Mitrione | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC on FX TUF Finale: Nelson vs. MitrioneVerified | R1/02:58 |
| May 26, 2012 | W | Dave Herman | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 146: Mir vs. Dos SantosVerified | R1/00:51 |
| Feb 4, 2012 | L | Fabricio Werdum | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 143: Diaz vs. ConditVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 29, 2011 | W | Mirko Cro Cop | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC 137 : Penn vs. DiazVerified | R3/01:30 |
| May 28, 2011 | L | Frank Mir | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 130: Rampage vs. HamillVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | L | Junior Dos Santos | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 117: Silva vs. SonnenVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | W | Stefan Struve | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC Fight Night Florian vs GomiVerified | R1/00:39 |
| Dec 5, 2009 | W | Brendan Schaub | Heavyweight | KO · Strike The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights FinaleVerified | R1/03:45 |
| Jul 8, 2009 | W | James McSweeney | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 07/08/2009VerifiedExhibition | R1/04:13 |
| Jun 10, 2009 | W | Kimbo Slice | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 06/10/2009VerifiedExhibition | R2/02:01 |
| Mar 21, 2009 | L | Jeff Monson | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Square Ring Promotions 3/21/09Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 4, 2008 | L | Andrei Arlovski | Heavyweight | KO EliteXC 10: Kimbo vs. ShamrockVerified | R2/03:14 |
| May 16, 2008 | W | Brad Imes | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes International Fight League: New Blood New BattlesVerifiedTitle bout | R1/02:55 |
| Feb 29, 2008 | W | Fabiano Scherner | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC International Fight LeagueVerifiedTitle bout | R1/03:20 |
| Dec 29, 2007 | W | Antoine Jaoude | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes International Fight League: 2007 World Grand-Prix FinalTitle bout | R2/00:00 |
| Nov 3, 2007 | W | Bryan Vetell | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes IFL: World Grand Prix 2007 | R3/01:01 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | W | Shane Ott | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision International Fight League: 06/16/07Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 7, 2007 | L | Ben Rothwell | — | Decision · Split Decision International Fight League: 2007 Season | R3/04:00 |
| Feb 10, 2007 | W | Mario Rinaldi | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Bodog Fight: Paradise Lost | R1/02:39 |
| Jan 19, 2007 | W | Vince Lucero | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage International Fight League: 2007 Season Opener | R1/01:58 |
| Dec 15, 2006 | L | Josh Curran | — | Decision Bodog Fight: Season 2 St. Petersburg | —/05:00 |
| Jul 22, 2006 | W | Jerome Smith | — | Submission · Side Choke Fightforce 2: Butte Brawl 2 | R1/04:13 |
| May 6, 2006 | W | Jason Godsey | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Fightforce 1: Butte Brawl 1 | R1/04:42 |
| Apr 1, 2006 | W | Mike Buchkovich | Heavyweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke World Extreme Fighting 17Verified | R1/02:06 |
| Aug 28, 2004 | W | Ray Seraille | — | Submission Pacific X-Treme Combat 3 - Return of the Enforcer | R2/05:00 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | W | Bo Cantrell | — | Submission · Hammer Lock Rage at the River | R3/02:52 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | W | Jerry Vrbanovic | — | Decision · Split Decision Rage at the River | R3/03:00 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
1-0-0
Total fights
1
Rounds fought
0
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
0%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
—
Fights per year
1
Longest layoff
—
Quickest turnaround
—
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:00
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
00:00
Avg. fight length · losses
00:00
Avg. rounds · wins
0
Avg. rounds · losses
0
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | W | Verntrel Covington | — | Decision · Unanimous St. Paul, MN - Amateur Boxing 07/20/2024Verified | —/03:00 |