“The Monster” Lightweight
Kyle Nelson
5-6-1
UFC record, 12 fights, 114.8 min
17-7-1
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 71"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Switch
- Born
- Sat, Apr 20, 1991, age 35
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Dec 8, 2018
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 28, 2026
01/How he wins
in 5 wins
2 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance, punches to head at distance), 3 decisions in 5 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 4 |
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 1 |
| All | 5 | 6 |
1 draw not in either column
02/Career rates
12 fights, 114.8 min
Sig strikes landed
3.60 per min
413 in 114.8 min, 12 fights
Sig strike accuracy
45.8%
413 of 902 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.58 per min
525 of 1,137 landed on him in 114.8 min
Takedowns
1.18 per 15 min
9 of 39 · 114.8 min
Takedown accuracy
23.1%
9 of 39 attempts
Takedown defence
12 of 18
defended of attempted on him, 114.8 min
Control time
3:04 per 15 min
23:31 of 114:45
Knockdowns
1
scored in 114.8 min, 12 fights
Submission attempts
0.52 per 15 min
4 in 114.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
84% distance, 13% clinch, 3% ground
346 distance, 54 clinch, 13 ground of 413 landed
What he hits
56% head, 26% body, 18% leg
231 head, 108 body, 74 leg of 413 landed
Cage time
114:45
12 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 8 | 4-3-1 | 78.0 | 288 of 652 | 3.69 | 7 of 30 | 17:00 of 77:58 | 0 | 2 in 4 |
| Lightweight | 4 | 1-3-0 | 36.8 | 125 of 250 | 3.40 | 2 of 9 | 6:31 of 36:47 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 12 | 5-6-1 | 114.8 | 413 of 902 | 3.60 | 9 of 39 | 23:31 of 114:45 | 1 | 2 in 5 |
04/By year
2018 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.4 | 1 of 3 | 2.50 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 0:24 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 63 of 135 | 4.20 | 2 of 5 | 3:11 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 8.0 | 33 of 61 | 4.13 | 0 of 0 | 3:01 of 7:59 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 45.0 | 161 of 368 | 3.58 | 5 of 14 | 7:55 of 45:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 41 of 62 | 2.73 | 0 of 4 | 3:06 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 10.1 | 56 of 114 | 5.54 | 0 of 4 | 1:27 of 10:07 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 14.9 | 38 of 109 | 2.56 | 2 of 12 | 4:37 of 14:52 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 6.4 | 20 of 50 | 3.13 | 0 of 0 | 0:14 of 6:23 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 12 | 5-6-1 | 114.8 | 413 of 902 | 3.60 | 9 of 39 | 23:31 of 114:45 | 1 | 2 in 5 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 12 of 12 | 50.0 | 192 of 419 | 3.84 | 1 of 8 | 10:27 of 49:59 | 1 | 2 | 4, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 12 | 36.4 | 145 of 303 | 3.99 | 2 of 9 | 4:33 of 36:23 | 0 | 2 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 12 | 28.4 | 76 of 180 | 2.68 | 6 of 22 | 8:31 of 28:23 | 0 | 0 | 7, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
12 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer | Terrance McKinneyLightweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:24Punches to Head From Half Guard | 1 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:24 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 18, 2025UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen | Matt FrevolaLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Jake Maxim 28 - 29. Mike Bell 28 - 29. | 63 of 135 | 2 of 5 | 3:11 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 7, 2024UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | Steve GarciaFeatherweight | LKO/TKO, R1 3:59Elbows to Head From Half Guard | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 2:13 | 0 | 3:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 30, 2024UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | Bill AlgeoFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:00Punches to Head At Distance | 32 of 59 | 0 of 0 | 0:48 | 0 | 4:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 16, 2023Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Fernando PadillaFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Adalaide Byrd 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. | 82 of 184 | 0 of 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 10, 2023UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana | Blake BilderFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Jerin Valel 27 - 30. Mike Bell 27 - 30. Jason Darrah 28 - 29. | 59 of 126 | 0 of 1 | 2:21 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 4, 2023UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | Dooho ChoiFeatherweight | DMajority decision, R3 5:00Adalaide Byrd 27 - 29. Eric Colon 28 - 28. Chris Lee 28 - 28. | 20 of 58 | 5 of 10 | 5:34 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | Jai HerbertLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ben Cartlidge 28 - 29. Anders Ohlsson 28 - 29. Darryl Ransom 28 - 29. | 41 of 62 | 0 of 4 | 3:06 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 12, 2020UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill | Billy QuarantilloFeatherweight | LKO/TKO, R3 0:07Punch to Head At Distance | 56 of 114 | 0 of 4 | 1:27 | 0 | 10:07 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 21, 2019UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens | Marco Polo ReyesFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:36Punch to Head At Distance | 12 of 16 | 0 of 2 | 0:50 | 0 | 1:36 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 4, 2019UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | Matt SaylesFeatherweight | LSubmission, R3 3:16Arm Triangle From Mount | 26 of 93 | 2 of 10 | 3:47 | 0 | 13:16 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 8, 2018UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Diego FerreiraLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:23Punches to Head From Mount | 20 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 0:14 | 0 | 6:23 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.