Kyle Nelson

Canada · Pro record 17-8-1 · Switch · 180 cm · reach 180 cm

Kyle Nelson is 5-7 in the UFC, with 2 wins by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 3 by decision. Losses: 5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 1 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 3.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 4.5
Takedowns / 15 min: 1.2
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.15

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Kyle Nelson's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2026-10-18	Cristian Pérez	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 0:27	UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
2026-03-29	Terrance McKinney	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 0:24	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
2025-10-18	Matt Frevola	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
2024-09-07	Steve Garcia	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-03-31	Bill Algeo	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:00	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-09-17	Fernando Padilla	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
2023-06-11	Blake Bilder	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2023-02-05	Dooho Choi	– Draw	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2022-07-23	Jai Herbert	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2020-09-13	Billy Quarantillo	Loss by KO/TKO, R3 0:07	UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2019-09-21	Polo Reyes	Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:36	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-05-04	Matt Sayles	Loss by Sub, R3 3:16	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2018-12-08	Diego Ferreira	Loss by KO/TKO, R2 1:23	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.