Kyle Nelson
"The Monster"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
23
fights
16
✅ wins
6
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
0
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 08, 2018
UFC debuts
March 28, 2026
UFC last fight
1h54:45
time in the cage
9:34
avg time by combat
41.7%
win rate
40.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1511
as of March 28, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1528
on October 18, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
49
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Body strikes landed | 76 | 4.71 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 70 | 207 |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 70 | 15.08 / round |
| 4. | Leg strikes landed | 67 | 3.22 / round |
| 5. | Ko tko | 66 | 2 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Ground strikes landed | 18 | 0.57 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes differential | 24 | -4.88 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 37 | 65% |
| 5. | Total strikes accuracy | 41 | 52% |
60
Boxing Score
62
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-4.88
/ round
💫 Strike differential
15.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
16.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
43.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.3%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
41
Wrestling Score
16
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
23.1%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
66.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:01 / round
⏱ Control Time
1:09 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
65.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Kyle Nelson's UFC Fight History
March 28, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (24s).
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October 18, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 07, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (3:59).
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March 30, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:00).
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September 16, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 10, 2023 - UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 04, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Featherweight bout
Draw at round 3 (5:00).
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July 23, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 12, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (7s).
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September 21, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:36).
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May 04, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Featherweight bout
Loss by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (3:16).
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December 08, 2018 - UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:23).
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Fighter's fights