Roy Nelson
Nickname: Big Country
Age: 47
Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
Born: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Team: Xtreme Couture
Record:
2023-05: Win Dillon Cleckler TKO (punch)
2020-08: Loss Valentin Moldavsky Decision (unanimous)
2019-10: Loss Frank Mir HW #13 in 2016-07 Decision (unanimous)
2019-02: Loss Mirko Cro Cop Decision (unanimous)
2018-10: Loss Sergei Kharitonov KO (punches and knee)
2018-02: Loss Matt Mitrione HW #13 in 2016-03 Decision (majority)
2017-09: Win Javy Ayala Decision (unanimous)
2017-04: Loss Alexander Volkov HW #11 in 2017-03 Decision (unanimous)
2016-09: Win Antônio Silva KO (punches)
2016-07: Loss Derrick Lewis HW #12 in 2016-06 Decision (split)
2016-02: Win Jared Rosholt HW #12 in 2016-02 Decision (unanimous)
2015-09: Loss Josh Barnett HW #6 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2015-03: Loss Alistair Overeem HW #9 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2014-09: Loss Mark Hunt HW #8 in 2014-02 KO (punch)
2014-04: Win Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira KO (punch)
2013-10: Loss Daniel Cormier HW #2 in 2013-09 Decision (unanimous)
2013-06: Loss Stipe Miocic HW #8 in 2013-06 Decision (unanimous)
2013-04: Win Cheick Kongo KO (punches)
2012-12: Win Matt Mitrione HW #13 in 2015-02 TKO (punches)
2012-05: Win Dave Herman KO (punch)
2012-02: Loss Fabrício Werdum Decision (unanimous)
2011-10: Win Mirko Cro Cop TKO (punches)
2011-05: Loss Frank Mir HW #5 in 2013-02 Decision (unanimous)
2010-08: Loss Junior dos Santos HW #1 in 2013-02 Decision (unanimous)
2010-03: Win Stefan Struve HW #9 in 2013-02 TKO (punches)
2009-12: Win Brendan Schaub HW #15 in 2014-02 KO (punch)
2009-03: Loss Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous)
2008-10: Loss Andrei Arlovski HW #7 in 2015-02 KO (punch)
2008-05: Win Brad Imes KO (punch)
2008-02: Win Fabiano Scherner TKO (punches)
2007-12: Win Antoine Jaoude KO (punch)
2007-11: Win Bryan Vetell TKO (punches)
2007-06: Win Shane Ott Decision (unanimous)
2007-04: Loss Ben Rothwell HW #10 in 2015-02 Decision (split)
2007-02: Win Mario Rinaldi TKO (punches)
2007-01: Win Vince Lucero TKO (punches)
2006-12: Loss Josh Curran Decision (unanimous)
2006-07: Win Jerome Smith Submission (arm-triangle choke)
2006-05: Win Jason Godsey Submission (rear-naked choke)
2006-04: Win Michael Buchkovich Submission (rear-naked choke)
2004-08: Win Ray Seraile TKO (submission to punches)
2004-04: Win Jerry Vrbanovic Decision (split)
2004-04: Win Bo Cantrell Submission (hammerlock)