Kyle Nelson "The Monster"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record5-7-1 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record38-27-1 (58.5%) across 13 opponents
Last 5 opponents22-15-1 (59.5%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height5' 11"
Reach71"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.63
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.64
Striking accuracy46%
Striking defense54%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.17
Takedowns landed / attempted23%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.52
Average fight time8.9 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-17Cristian PerezUFC debut—LKO/TKO R1 0:27UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
2026-03-28Terrance McKinney7-5GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 0:24UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
2025-10-18Matt Frevola5-5-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
2024-09-07Steve Garcia5-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:59UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-03-30Bill Algeo5-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:00UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-09-16Fernando Padilla1-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
2023-06-10Blake Bilder1-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2023-02-04Dooho Choi3-3StrikerDDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2022-07-23Jai Herbert1-3BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2020-09-12Billy Quarantillo2-0Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R3 0:07UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2019-09-21Marco Polo Reyes4-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:36UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-05-04Matt Sayles0-1StrikerLSubmission R3 3:16UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2018-12-08Diego Ferreira4-2Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R2 1:23UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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