Roy Nelson

“Big Country”

Roy Nelson "Big Country" is a tracked MMA fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Roy Nelson is a tracked mixed martial artist. The profile data says UFC record is 12-10-0, organization tag is UFC, nationality is United States, team is Country Club, stance is Orthodox, height is 6' 0", reach is 73". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a loss against Alan Belcher at GFC 6 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 6 on Nov 10 2023 by Decision (Split). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 1-4 with 1 finish.

The striking profile lists 2.18 significant strikes landed per minute, 4.79 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 36% striking accuracy, 46% striking defense. The grappling data lists 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, 27% takedown accuracy, 65% takedown defense, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 16 KO/TKO wins, 4 submission wins, 4 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 85.2% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
12-10-0
Nationality
United States
Team
Country Club

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
LOSS Alan Belcher Decision (Split) GFC 6 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 6 Nov 10 2023
WIN Dillon Cleckler TKO (Punch) GFC 4 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 4 May 05 2023
LOSS Valentin Moldavsky Decision (Unanimous) Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov Aug 21 2020
LOSS Frank Mir Decision (Unanimous) Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2 Oct 25 2019
LOSS Mirko Filipovic Decision (Unanimous) Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Feb 16 2019
LOSS Sergei Kharitonov TKO (Knees and Punches) Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader Oct 12 2018
LOSS Matt Mitrione Decision (Majority) Bellator 194 - Nelson vs. Mitrione Feb 16 2018
WIN Javy Ayala Decision (Unanimous) Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire Sep 23 2017
LOSS Alexander Volkov Decision (Unanimous) UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15 2017
WIN Antonio Silva KO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 95 - Cyborg vs. Lansberg Sep 24 2016

CageVault Research Notes

  • 47 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Nov 10 2023 vs. Alan Belcher.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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