Kyle Nelson

Lightweight · 17-7-1 · switch

Last 5
LLWLW
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1519.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.58 significant strikes per minute — worse than 86% of Lightweight fighters
  • Completes only 23% of their takedown attempts — worse than 86% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.60
    Top 47%
  • Striking accuracy
    45%
    Top 44%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.58
    Bottom 14%
  • Striking defense
    53%
    Bottom 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.18
    Bottom 41%
  • Takedown accuracy
    23%
    Bottom 14%
  • Takedown defense
    66%
    Top 45%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.50
    Top 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1542, higher than 62% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1519).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520254:00Algeo3:59Garcia15:00Frevola0:24McKinney0:27Perez
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LCristian Perez
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott
2026-10-18 · KO/TKO, R1 0:27
LTerrance McKinney
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
2026-03-28 · KO/TKO, R1 0:24
WMatt Frevola
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
2025-10-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSteve Garcia
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-09-07 · KO/TKO, R1 3:59
WBill Algeo
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2024-03-30 · KO/TKO, R1 4:00
WFernando Padilla
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
2023-09-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBlake Bilder
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2023-06-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
DDooho Choi
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2023-02-04
LJai Herbert
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBilly Quarantillo
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2020-09-12 · KO/TKO, R3 0:07
WMarco Polo Reyes
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21 · KO/TKO, R1 1:36
LMatt Sayles
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2019-05-04 · Submission, R3 3:16
LDiego Ferreira
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-12-08 · KO/TKO, R2 1:23