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Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Pérez

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Main card · Bout 11 of 13Rogers Place · Edmonton, Canada

Cristian Pérez def. Kyle Nelson · KO/TKO · Round 1, 0:27

Kyle Nelson portrait

Kyle Nelson

Cristian Pérez portrait

Cristian Pérez

Kyle Nelson versus Cristian Pérez

“The Monster”

Switch · Kickboxing · House Of Champions

Nelson’s profile

“Puas”

Orthodox · The Goat Shed

Pérez’s profile

Tale of the tape

NelsonPérez
17-7-1Pro record15-2-0
5-6-1UFC recordNot available
35Age27
5' 11"Height5' 9"
155 lbsWeight155 lbs
71"Reach72"
SwitchStanceOrthodox
KickboxingStyleNot available
House Of ChampionsTeamThe Goat Shed
Lost vs Terrance McKinneyLast fightWon vs Logan Paxton
203Days since last fight60
59%Finish rate80%

How they win

Nelson

17 wins on file

KO/TKO
6
Submission
4
Decision
7

Pérez

15 wins on file

KO/TKO
6
Submission
6
Decision
3

Career averages

3.60Sig. strikes landed per min3.30
52%Strike accuracy, all strikes57%
1.18Takedowns per 15 min2.36
23%Takedown accuracy30%
0.52Submission attempts per 15 min0.79
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record.

Matchup snapshot

Nelson

12 measured UFC bouts, 114.8 minutes

Pérez

No measured UFC bout

3.60413 landed of 902 thrown (46%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
Not on file
4.57opponents landed 525 of 1137
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
Not on file
23%9 of 39 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
Not on file
67%conceded 6 of 18 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
Not on file
1scored, 1 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
Not on file
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Kyle Nelson

3-2 in last 5
  • L

    vs Terrance McKinney

    KO/TKO · R1 · 0:24

    · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

    Sig. strikes 1 of 3

  • W

    vs Matt Frevola

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

    Sig. strikes 63 of 135 · Takedowns 2 of 5 · 1 knockdown

  • L

    vs Steve Garcia

    KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59

    · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady

    Sig. strikes 1 of 2

  • W

    vs Bill Algeo

    KO/TKO · R1 · 4:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

    Sig. strikes 32 of 59

  • W

    vs Fernando Padilla

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2

    Sig. strikes 82 of 184 · Takedowns 0 of 3

Cristian Pérez

No completed UFC bout on file.

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Kyle Nelson's recent losses came early and his recent decisions went his way. Cristian Pérez, a UFC debutant, has finished 12 of his 15 wins. The opening round is the phase to watch, not the whole story.

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