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Kyle Nelson (fighter)

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Kyle Nelson
BERJAYA
Nelson in 2023
Born (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 (age 35)
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada[1]
Other namesThe Monster
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight (2012–present)
Lightweight (2011–2012, 2015–2018, 2022, 2025)
Reach71 in (180 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofStoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
TeamHouse of Champions MMA
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins17
By knockout6
By submission4
By decision7
Losses7
By knockout4
By submission1
By decision2
Draws1
Amateur record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Kyle Nelson (born April 20, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC Featherweight division. He previously competed for the RXF promotion, as well as Elite 1 MMA. Nelson is a former featherweight champion in Elite 1 MMA.[2][3]

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Born and raised in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, Nelson began competing in mixed martial arts in 2011. He held a 2–1 amateur record and then competed in local North American professional promotions. During this time he won the Elite 1 MMA Featherweight Championship, and also fought for the Lightweight Championship in TXC MMA. He then signed with the RXF in Romania, Europe, and after with the UFC in 2018.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Nelson made his promotional debut on December 8, 2018, on short notice against Carlos Diego Ferreira, replacing Jesse Ronson at UFC 231.[5] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[6]

Returning to Featherweight Nelson next faced Matt Sayles on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 151.[7] He lost the fight via submission via arm-triangle choke 3:16 into round 3.[8]

Nelson fought next at UFC Fight Night 159 on September 21, 2019 against Marco Polo Reyes.[9] He won the fight via TKO at 1:36 of round 1, earning him his first UFC victory.[10]

Nelson was scheduled to face Sean Woodson in a catchweight bout of 150 pounds on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 12.[11][12] However, Nelson was pulled form the event due to visa issue and he was replaced by Julian Erosa.[13]

Nelson faced Billy Quarantillo on September 12, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 17.[14] He lost the fight via knockout in the third round.[15]

Nelson faced Jai Herbert on July 23, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 208.[16] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[17]

Nelson faced Choi Doo-ho on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 218.[18] The fight ended via majority draw.[19]

Nelson faced Blake Bilder on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289.[20] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[21]

Nelson faced Fernando Padilla on September 16, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 227.[22] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Nelson faced Bill Algeo on March 30, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 54.[24] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[25]

Nelson was scheduled to face Calvin Kattar on September 7, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 242.[26] However, Kattar withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Steve Garcia.[27] At the weigh-ins, Nelson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Garcia.[28] Nelson lost the fight by technical knockout via elbows and punches in the first round.[29]

Moving up to lightweight, Nelson faced Matt Frevola on October 18, 2025, at UFC Fight Night 262.[30] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

Nelson faced Terrance McKinney on March 28, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 271.[32] He lost the fight via technical knockout 24 seconds into the first round.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Elite1 Mixed Martial Arts
    • Featherweight Championship[34]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
25 matches 17 wins 7 losses
By knockout 6 4
By submission 4 1
By decision 7 2
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 17–7–1 Terrance McKinney TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer March 28, 2026 1 0:24 Seattle, Washington, United States
Win 17–6–1 Matt Frevola Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen October 18, 2025 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Return to Lightweight.
Loss 16–6–1 Steve Garcia TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady September 7, 2024 1 3:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (148.5 lb) bout; Nelson missed weight.
Win 16–5–1 Bill Algeo TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot March 30, 2024 1 4:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–5–1 Fernando Padilla Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 September 16, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–5–1 Blake Bilder Decision (unanimous) UFC 289 June 10, 2023 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Draw 13–5–1 Choi Doo-ho Draw (majority) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac February 4, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Choi was deducted 1 point in round 3 due to a headbutt.
Loss 13–5 Jai Herbert Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall July 23, 2022 3 5:00 London, England Lightweight bout.
Loss 13–4 Billy Quarantillo KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill September 12, 2020 3 0:07 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–3 Polo Reyes TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens September 21, 2019 1 1:36 Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 12–3 Matt Sayles Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019 3 3:16 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Return to Featherweight.
Loss 12–2 Carlos Diego Ferreira TKO (punches) UFC 231 December 8, 2018 2 1:23 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 12–1 Morteza Rezaei TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 32 November 19, 2018 1 4:57 Brașov, Romania Return to Lightweight.
Win 11–1 Khama Worthy KO (punches) BTC 1 May 27, 2017 1 1:03 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 10–1 Gabriel Mănucă Submission (rear-naked choke) Real Xtreme Fighting 26 April 25, 2017 1 3:50 Brașov, Romania Lightweight bout.
Win 9–1 Jonathan Brookins Decision (split) Z Promotions: Fight Night 2 October 28, 2016 3 5:00 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Win 8–1 Zoltán Turi Submission (rear-naked choke) Real Xtreme Fighting 23 June 6, 2016 1 1:23 Bucharest, Romania
Win 7–1 Justin Bourgeois TKO (punches) Elite 1 MMA: Meltdown April 23, 2016 1 2:01 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Won the vacant Elite1 MMA Featherweight Championship.
Loss 6–1 Adrian Hadribeaj Decision (unanimous) Triple X Cagefighting: Legends 6 September 12, 2015 5 5:00 Novi, Michigan, United States For the TXC Lightweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Ainsley Robinson Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Substance Cage Combat 2 May 30, 2014 1 0:42 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 Alex Halkias Decision (unanimous) Provincial FC 2 March 8, 2014 3 5:00 London, Ontario, Canada
Win 4–0 Neelan Hordatt Decision (split) Substance Cage Combat 1 June 29, 2013 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 3–0 Maxime Dubois TKO (punches) Ultimate Generation Combat 32 May 10, 2013 2 1:36 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 2–0 Jo Petahtegoose Submission (armbar) Score Fighting Series 6 September 19, 2012 1 2:54 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Featherweight debut.
Win 1–0 Michael Dufort Decision (unanimous) Ringside MMA 13 March 17, 2012 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lightweight debut. Fight of the Night.

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Kyle Nelson | UFC". UFC.com. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Tapology.com. "Kyle Nelson wins Elite 1 MMA featherweight Championship". Taplogy. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ↑ sportsnet.ca. "Kyle Nelson makes UFC debut". sportsnet. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. ↑ torontosun.com. "Kyle Nelson makes short notice UFC debut". torontosun. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ↑ Chris Doucette (2018-12-05). "Kyle Nelson has a monster opportunity". Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  6. ↑ "UFC 231: Diego Ferreira relies on experience to finish Kyle Nelson via round 2 TKO". FanSided. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  7. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Kyle Nelson en Matt Sayles op zoek naar eerste overwinning in de UFC tijdens UFC Ottawa". Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  8. ↑ Shillan, Keith (2019-05-04). "UFC Ottawa Results: Matt Sayles Gets Late Submission of Kyle Nelson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  9. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Marco Polo Reyes vecht voor eigen publiek tegen Kyle Nelson tijdens UFC Mexico City". Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  10. ↑ mmamania.com. "Kyle Nelson gets first win in ufc". mmamania. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2020-06-12). "UFC: Kyle Nelson vs. Sean Woodson Announced for June 27 Event". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  12. ↑ "UFC revives Curtis Blaydes-Alexander Volkov, Dustin Poirier-Dan Hooker for June Fight Nights". ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  13. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Julian Erosa pakt short notice partij tegen Sean Woodson aankomende zaterdag". Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  14. ↑ DNA, MMA (2020-08-06). "Billy Quarantillo treft Kyle Nelson tijdens UFC evenement op 12 september". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  15. ↑ Doherty, Dan (2020-09-12). "UFC Vegas 10 Results: Billy Quarantillo Flattens Kyle Nelson in Third". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  16. ↑ Jay Anderson (2022-06-14). "Jai Herbert to Face Kyle Nelson at UFC London on July 23". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  17. ↑ Behunin, Alex (2022-07-23). "UFC London: Jai Herbert Spoils Kyle Nelson's Lightweight Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  18. ↑ John Hyon Ko (2022-11-08). "Doo Ho Choi to take on Kyle Nelson at Feb 4 UFC event in South Korea: Sources". The AllStar. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  19. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-02-05). "UFC Vegas 68: point deduction leads to Draw in Doo-ho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  20. ↑ Giancarlo Aulino (2023-03-30). "Breaking: Undefeated Contender Series fighter set for second UFC appearance at UFC 289". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  21. ↑ Morehouse, Cade (2023-06-10). "UFC 289: Kyle Nelson Outclasses Blake Bilder, Takes Decision Victory". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  22. ↑ "Fernando Padilla vs Kyle Nelson Set for Noche UFC on Sept 16". www.itnwwe.com. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  23. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2023-09-16). "Noche UFC: Kyle Nelson Claims Hard-Fought Decision Over Fernando Padilla". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  24. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2024-02-08). "Bill Algeo vs. Kyle Nelson Booked for UFC Atlantic City in March". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  25. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2024-03-31). "UFC Atlantic City: Kyle Nelson Lands Standing TKO of Bill Algeo". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  26. ↑ "UFC books Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson for September". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  27. ↑ Damon Martin (2024-08-03). "With Calvin Kattar out, Steve Garcia steps in to face Kyle Nelson at UFC Vegas 97". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  28. ↑ Tyler Treese (2024-09-06). "UFC Fight Night 242 Weigh-in Results: 2 Fighters Heavy". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  29. ↑ Cade Morehouse (2024-09-07). "Steve Garcia Scores 5th Straight Knockout At UFC Vegas 97". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  30. ↑ Pretty, Jay. "UFC Vancouver Update: 2 Matches Added Including Matt Frevola's Return". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  31. ↑ Law, Eddie (2025-10-18). "Kyle Nelson Dominates Frevola at UFC Vancouver Despite Referee Controversy". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  32. ↑ Staff (2026-02-11). "Canadian Kyle Nelson to face Terrance McKinney at UFC Seattle". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  33. ↑ Jay Anderson (2026-03-28). "UFC Seattle: Terrance McKinney refuses to leave first round, stops Kyle Nelson". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  34. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Kyle Nelson en Matt Sayles op zoek naar eerste overwinning in de UFC tijdens UFC Ottawa". Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  35. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Kyle". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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