Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson prediction

UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos · Saturday, 14 March 2015 · Heavyweight · main event

Alistair Overeem47-19-0UFC wins: 9 KO, 0 SUB, 3 DECUFC debut
vs
Roy Nelson23-19-0UFC wins: 8 KO, 0 SUB, 1 DEC

Result: Alistair Overeem by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Alistair OvereemTale of the tapeRoy Nelson
47-19-0Record23-19-0
–Nationality–
20UFC fights19
34Age38
193 cmHeight183 cm
203 cmReach183 cm
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
9 / 0 / 3UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC8 / 0 / 1
8 / 0 / 0UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC1 / 0 / 9
3.8Sig. strikes landed per minute2.3
3.2Sig. strikes absorbed per minute4.8
0.9Takedowns per 15 minutes1.2
0.77Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.64

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Alistair Overeem: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Roy Nelson: last UFC fights

Won 1 (50%)Lost 1 (50%)

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