Fighter profile

Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”

Lightweight · UFC record 5-7-1 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 17 Oct 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)72

Power71

Striking defense72

Takedown defense74

WrestlingProvisional measure69

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 17 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.5

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING63.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Switch
Age: 35

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 28 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 17 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed19.1per round

Striking differential-4.2per round

Takedown attempts1.39per round

Takedown defense66.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate40.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 19.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -4.2
Striking accuracy: 46.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 53.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.04
Target: head / body / leg: 56.2% / 26.1% / 17.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.0% / 12.9% / 3.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.39
Takedowns landed per round: 0.32
Takedown accuracy: 23.1%
Takedown defense: 66.7%
Control time per round: 0:50
Submission attempts per round: 0.14
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 5-7-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 40.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 1 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 2
Average fight time: 9:51 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kyle Nelson — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 17 Oct 2026	Cristian Perez	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:27	UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Sat 28 Mar 2026	Terrance McKinney	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:24	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Matt Frevola	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 7 Sep 2024	Steve Garcia	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Sat 30 Mar 2024	Bill Algeo	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:00	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

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Kyle Nelson — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 Sep 2023	Fernando Padilla	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Sat 10 Jun 2023	Blake Bilder	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Sat 4 Feb 2023	Dooho Choi	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Sat 23 Jul 2022	Jai Herbert	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Sat 12 Sep 2020	Billy Quarantillo	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 0:07	UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Sat 21 Sep 2019	Marco Polo Reyes	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:36	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Sat 4 May 2019	Matt Sayles	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 3:16	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Sat 8 Dec 2018	Diego Ferreira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:23	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

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