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Roy Nelson

Current ELO: 1012

Peak ELO: 1088

Rank: #799

Peak Rank: #400

Record: 9-10

Weight Classes: Heavyweight

Updated: 7/1/2025

Event	Fighter 1	Fighter 1 ELO	Fighter 2	Fighter 2 ELO	Weight Class	Result	Method
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	Alexander Volkov	1021 →1042(+21)	Roy Nelson	1033 →1012(-21)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg	Roy Nelson	1012 →1033(+21)	Antonio Silva	974 →953(-21)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	Derrick Lewis	1082 →1099(+17)	Roy Nelson	1029 →1012(-17)	Heavyweight	Loss	S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson	Roy Nelson	1004 →1029(+25)	Jared Rosholt	1093 →1068(-25)	Heavyweight	Win	U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson	Josh Barnett	1079 →1095(+16)	Roy Nelson	1021 →1004(-17)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos	Alistair Overeem	1017 →1039(+22)	Roy Nelson	1043 →1021(-22)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson	Mark Hunt	1059 →1082(+23)	Roy Nelson	1066 →1043(-23)	Heavyweight	Loss	KO
UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson	Roy Nelson	1043 →1066(+23)	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	1037 →1015(-22)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3	Daniel Cormier	1026 →1048(+22)	Roy Nelson	1066 →1043(-23)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson	Stipe Miocic	1043 →1066(+23)	Roy Nelson	1088 →1066(-22)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen	Roy Nelson	1063 →1088(+25)	Cheick Kongo	1099 →1074(-25)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale	Roy Nelson	1037 →1063(+26)	Matt Mitrione	1079 →1053(-26)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir	Roy Nelson	1015 →1037(+22)	Dave Herman	1002 →980(-22)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit	Fabricio Werdum	1014 →1035(+21)	Roy Nelson	1036 →1015(-21)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz	Roy Nelson	1015 →1036(+21)	Mirko Filipovic	992 →971(-21)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill	Frank Mir	1108 →1123(+15)	Roy Nelson	1030 →1015(-15)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen	Junior Dos Santos	1108 →1124(+16)	Roy Nelson	1047 →1030(-17)	Heavyweight	Loss	U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi	Roy Nelson	1023 →1047(+24)	Stefan Struve	1045 →1021(-24)	Heavyweight	Win	KO
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	Roy Nelson	1000 →1023(+23)	Brendan Schaub	1000 →977(-23)	Heavyweight	Win	KO