RoyNelson

USA
Heavyweight

HT/WT
1.83 m, 120 kg
Birthdate
20/6/1976 (47)
Team
Country Club
Nickname
Big Country
Stance
Orthodox

Fight History

Date	Opponent	Res.	Decision	Rnd	Time	Event
22 Aug, 2020	Valentin Moldavsky	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov
25 Oct, 2019	Frank Mir	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	Bellator 231: Mir vs. Nelson 2
17 Feb, 2019	Mirko Filipovic	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley
12 Oct, 2018	Sergei Kharitonov	L	KO	1	4:59	Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader
16 Feb, 2018	Matt Mitrione	L	Decision - Majority	3	5:00	Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione
23 Sep, 2017	Javy Ayala	W	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Freire
16 Apr, 2017	Alexander Volkov	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis
25 Sep, 2016	Antonio Silva	W	KO/TKO	2	4:10	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
7 Jul, 2016	Derrick Lewis	L	Decision - Split	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
7 Feb, 2016	Jared Rosholt	W	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
26 Sep, 2015	Josh Barnett	L	Decision - Unanimous	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
14 Mar, 2015	Alistair Overeem	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos
20 Sep, 2014	Mark Hunt	L	KO/TKO	2	3:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
11 Apr, 2014	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	W	KO/TKO	1	3:37	UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs. Nelson
20 Oct, 2013	Daniel Cormier	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
16 Jun, 2013	Stipe Miocic	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
28 Apr, 2013	Cheick Kongo	W	KO/TKO	1	2:03	UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
16 Dec, 2012	Matt Mitrione	W	KO/TKO	1	2:58	The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
27 May, 2012	Dave Herman	W	KO/TKO	1	0:51	UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
5 Feb, 2012	Fabricio Werdum	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
30 Oct, 2011	Mirko Filipovic	W	KO/TKO	3	1:30	UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
29 May, 2011	Frank Mir	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill
8 Aug, 2010	Junior Dos Santos	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
1 Apr, 2010	Stefan Struve	W	KO/TKO	1	0:39	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
6 Dec, 2009	Brendan Schaub	W	KO/TKO	1	3:45	The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
21 Mar, 2009	Jeff Monson	L	Unanimous Decision	3	5:00	SRP: March Badness
4 Oct, 2008	Andrei Arlovski	L	KO/TKO	2	3:14	EliteXC: Heat
16 May, 2008	Brad Imes	W	TKO	1	2:55	IFL: Connecticut
16 Jun, 2007	Fabiano Scherner	W	TKO	1	3:20	IFL: Las Vegas
29 Dec, 2007	Antoine Jaoude	W	KO	2	0:22	IFL: World Grand Prix Finals
3 Nov, 2007	Bryan Vetell	W	TKO	3	1:01	IFL - World Grand Prix Semifinals
16 Jun, 2007	Shane Ott	W	Unanimous Decision	3	4:00	IFL: Las Vegas
7 Apr, 2007	Ben Rothwell	L	Decision - Split	3	4:00	IFL: Moline
17 Feb, 2007	Mario Rinaldi	W	TKO	1	2:38	Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat
19 Jan, 2007	Vince Lucero	W	TKO	1	1:55	IFL: Oakland
16 Dec, 2006	Josh Curran	L	Unanimous Decision	3	5:00	BodogFight - St. Petersburg
22 Jul, 2006	Jerome Smith	W	Submission (Arm Triangle)	1	4:13	FF 2: FightForce: Butte Brawl 2
6 May, 2006	Jason Godsey	W	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	4:42	FF 1: FightForce: Butte Brawl 1
10 Jun, 2006	Michael Buchkovich	W	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	0:56	WEF: Orleans Arena
28 Aug, 2004	Ray Seraille	W	Submission (Punches)	2	3:41	PXC 3: Return of the Enforcer
17 Apr, 2004	Jerry Vrbanovic	W	Split Decision	3	3:00	ROTR: Rage on the River
17 Apr, 2004	Bo Cantrell	W	Submission (Hammerlock)	3	2:52	ROTR: Rage on the River

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