Lightweight · Men

Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”
United States House of Champions MMA debut 2010
Elo 1,645 peak 1,760 · 18 Oct 2025 115 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1217962
17-7-1pro record
1L current streak
1,820best win, Elo
1,416average opponent
-- born 20 Apr 1991
71.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,359 Sub1,268 Dec1,289

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Bill Algeo KO/TKO R1 · 30 Mar 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,820
  2. Blake Bilder Decision R3 · 10 Jun 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,695
  3. Matt Frevola Decision R3 · 18 Oct 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,691
  4. Fernando Padilla Decision R3 · 16 Sep 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,667
  5. Polo Reyes KO/TKO R1 · 21 Sep 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,456

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Terrance McKinney KO/TKO R1 · 28 Mar 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,647
  2. Steve Garcia KO/TKO R1 · 7 Sep 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,816
  3. Jai Herbert Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,656
  4. Billy Quarantillo KO/TKO R3 · 12 Sep 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,774
  5. Matt Sayles Submission R3 · 4 May 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,536

Fight history

29 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
29 28 Mar 202634.9 yrs L17-7-1 Terrance McKinney 17-8 · 31.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHigh Kick & Hammerfists R10:24 0.00 1,760→1,645 -115 1,647 +120→+160 UFC Fight Night 271: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 18 Oct 202534.5 yrs W17-6-1 Matt Frevola 12-5-1 · 35.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,666→1,760 +94 1,691 +112→-105 UFC Fight Night 262: De Ridder vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 7 Sep 202433.4 yrs L16-6-1 Steve Garcia 16-5 · 32.3 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches & Elbows R13:59 0.00 1,738→1,670 -68 1,816 +145→+156 UFC Fight Night 242: Burns vs. Brady Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 30 Mar 202432.9 yrs W16-5-1 Bill Algeo 18-7 · 34.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches & Knee R14:00 1.00 1,601→1,738 +136 1,820 +163→+210 UFC on ESPN 54: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 16 Sep 202332.4 yrs W15-5-1 Fernando Padilla 15-4 · 26.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.53* 1,572→1,601 +29 1,667 +195→+205 UFC Fight Night 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 10 Jun 202332.1 yrs W14-5-1 Blake Bilder 8-0-1 · 32.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.79* 1,472→1,572 +100 1,695 +166→+210 UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 4 Feb 202331.8 yrs D13-5-1 Doo Ho Choi 14-4 · 31.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.26* 1,501→1,472 -29 1,556 +180→+155 UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivak Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 23 Jul 202231.3 yrs L13-5 Jai Herbert 11-4 · 34.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.39* 1,479→1,501 +22 1,656 +215→+225 UFC Fight Night 208: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 12 Sep 202029.4 yrs L13-4 Billy Quarantillo 15-3 · 31.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKORight Cross R310:07 0.00 1,536→1,500 -35 1,774 +164→+202 UFC Fight Night 177: Waterson vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 21 Sep 201928.4 yrs W13-3 Polo Reyes 15-7 · 34.9 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R11:36 1.00 1,446→1,536 +90 1,456 -120→-121 UFC Fight Night 159: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 4 May 201928.0 yrs L12-3 Matt Sayles 7-2 · 25.2 yrs Featherweight SubArm Triangle Choke R313:16 0.00 1,532→1,446 -86 1,536 +165→+185 UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 8 Dec 201827.6 yrs L12-2 Diego Ferreira 13-2 · 33.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R26:23 0.00 1,571→1,532 -39 1,788 – UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 19 Nov 201827.6 yrs W12-1 Morteza Rezaei 4-1 · 33.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:57 1.00 1,550→1,571 +21 1,206 – RXF MMA 32: Konecke vs. Negumereanu Real Xtreme Fighting
16 27 May 201726.1 yrs W11-1 Khama Worthy 9-5 · 30.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:03 1.00 1,487→1,563 +77 1,443 – BTC 1: Genesis BTC Fight Promotions
15 25 Apr 201726.0 yrs W10-1 Gabriel Manuca debut · 18.4 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:50 1.00 1,465→1,487 +21 1,123 – RXF 26: Brașov Fight Night 2 Real Xtreme Fighting
14 28 Oct 201625.5 yrs W9-1 Jonathan Brookins 19-9 · 31.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,454→1,465 +11 1,456 – Z Promotions - Fight Night 3: Medicine Hat Z Promotions
13 6 Jun 201625.1 yrs W8-1 Zoltán Turi 4-5 · 21.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R311:23 1.00 1,426→1,454 +29 1,142 – RXF 23: Judgment Day Real Xtreme Fighting
12 23 Apr 201625.0 yrs W7-1 Justin Bourgeois 7-5 · 33.4 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:01 1.00 1,368→1,426 +57 1,244 – Elite 1: Meltdown Elite1 MMA
11 12 Sep 201524.4 yrs L6-1 Adrian Hadribeaj 4-0 · 24.9 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,450→1,368 -81 1,338 – Triple X Cagefighting - Legends 6 Triple X Cagefighting
10 30 May 201423.1 yrs W6-0 Ainsley Robinson 5-2 · 42.2 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:42 1.00 1,424→1,456 +33 1,168 – Substance Cage Combat 2.0 Substance Cage Combat
9 8 Mar 201422.9 yrs W5-0 Alex Halkias 4-1 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,400→1,424 +24 1,250 – PFC 2: Fight Night Provincial Fighting Championship
8 29 Jun 201322.2 yrs W4-0 Neelan Hordatt 3-0 · 23.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,431→1,400 -31 1,249 – SCC 1: Substance Cage Combat Substance Cage Combat
7 10 May 201322.1 yrs W3-0 Maxime Dubois 3-0 · 20.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R26:36 1.00 1,369→1,431 +63 1,267 – UGC 32: Moment de Vérité Ultimate Generation Combat
6 19 Oct 201221.5 yrs W2-0 Jo Petahtegoose 2-0 · 23.7 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R12:54 1.00 1,283→1,369 +86 1,276 – Score Fighting Series 6 Score Fighting Series
5 17 Mar 201220.9 yrs W1-0 Michael Dufort debut · 18.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,223→1,283 +60 1,224 – Ringside MMA 13: The Saint Patrick's Day Beatdown Ringside
4 9 Dec 201120.6 yrs W3-1 Alberto Colon-Mojica debut · 23.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:46 1.00 1,175→1,223 +48 1,081 – EFC 9: No Fear Extreme Fight Club am
3 20 Aug 201120.3 yrs L2-1 Alex Morgan 7-2 · 20.3 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,225→1,175 -50 1,196 – Victory MMA 2: Quebec VS Ontario Victory am
2 28 May 201120.1 yrs W2-0 Travis Peterson 2-0 Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:59 1.00 1,147→1,225 +78 1,215 – Prestige Fighting Championship 2 Prestige FC am
1 30 Oct 201019.5 yrs W1-0 Joe Sellers debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,081→1,147 +66 1,081 – Michigan Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am