Kyle Nelson
"The Monster"
17-7-1 (6 KO · 4 SUB · 7 DEC)
Lightweight · 35 yrs · 5'11" · 71" reach · Switch · CAN
decision grinder
Last 5 fights, newest first
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- WDEC R3
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Next fight
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. MalottSat, Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET · Main card · Lightweight · 3 rounds
Market win chanceno vig
28% Nelson+250 best price
Pérez 72% · from the best US sportsbook prices; the market's view, not ours
Kyle Nelson (17-7-1) is a UFC lightweight fighter from CAN with 6 wins by KO/TKO, 4 by submission and 7 by decision; 11 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Nelson12 fights · 115 minLightweight average
Striking
Grappling
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Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Nelson
5'11" tall · 71" reach
Switch · 35 yrs
Lightweight avg
5'10" tall · 72" reach
division average
Pace & finishing
9.1
avg fight minutes
36%
go the distance
2
round-1 finish wins
2
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 56% · body 26% · leg 18%
Fight history 11 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | Terrance MckinneyUFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer | LKO/TKO · R1 | 1/3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-18 | Matt FrevolaUFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 63/135 | 43 | 2/5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-09-07 | Steve GarciaUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | LKO/TKO · R1 | 1/2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-31 | UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | WKO/TKO · R1 | 32/59 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-17 | Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 82/184 | 72 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-11 | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 59/126 | 45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-07-23 | Jai HerbertUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 41/62 | 36 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-13 | Billy QuarantilloUFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill | LKO/TKO · R3 | 56/114 | 79 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-09-21 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens | WKO/TKO · R1 | 12/16 | — | 0/2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-04 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | LSubmission · R3 | 26/93 | 75 | 2/10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018-12-08 | Diego FerreiraUFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | LKO/TKO · R2 | 20/50 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.