Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”

Kyle Nelson (17-8-1) is a lightweight fighting out of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Kyle Nelson's last fight was a loss to Cristian Pérez by KO at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott in October 2026.

Record17-8-1

DivisionLightweight

Height5'11"

Reach71"

Age35

Last FightMar 28, 2026

BornApr 20, 1991

BirthplaceHuntsville, Ontario, Canada

Fighting out ofHuntsville, Ontario, Canada

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.63

Striking accuracy46%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.64

Striking defense54%

Takedowns / 15 min1.17

Takedown accuracy23%

Takedown defense67%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.52

13 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Cristian Pérez	Lightweight	KO (Punches)	R1 · 0:27	UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott	Oct 17, 2026	View
L	Terrance McKinney	Lightweight	TKO (Head kick and punches)	R1 · 0:24	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer	Mar 28, 2026	View
W	Matt Frevola	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 18, 2025
L	Steve Garcia	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)	R1 · 3:59	UFC Fight Night	Sep 7, 2024
W	Bill Algeo	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches & Knee)	R1 · 4:00	UFC Fight Night	Mar 30, 2024
W	Fernando Padilla	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Sep 16, 2023
W	Blake Bilder	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana	Jun 10, 2023
D	Choi Doo-ho	Featherweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Feb 4, 2023
L	Jai Herbert	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 23, 2022
L	Billy Quarantillo	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross)	R3 · 0:07	UFC Fight Night	Sep 12, 2020
W	Polo Reyes	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:36	UFC on ESPN+ 17	Sep 21, 2019
L	Matt Sayles	Featherweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R3 · 3:16	UFC on ESPN+ 9	May 4, 2019
L	Carlos Diego Ferreira	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:23	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega	Dec 8, 2018
W	Morteza Rezaei	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:57	RXF 32	Nov 19, 2018
W	Khama Worthy	Featherweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:03	BTC 1: Genesis	May 27, 2017
W	Gabriel Manuca	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:50	RXF 26: Brașov Fight Night 2	Apr 25, 2017
W	Jonathan Brookins	Featherweight	Decision (Split)	R3	Fight Night 2	Oct 28, 2016
W	Zoltán Turi	Featherweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 1:23	RXF 23: Judgment Day	Jun 6, 2016
W	Justin Bourgeois	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:01	Elite 1 MMA	Apr 23, 2016
L	Adrian Hadribeaj	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	TXC Legends 6	Sep 12, 2015
W	Ainsley Robinson	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 0:42	SCC 2	May 30, 2014
W	Alex Halkias	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Provincial FC 2	Mar 8, 2014
W	Neelan Hordatt	Featherweight	Decision (Split)	R3	SCC 1	Jun 29, 2013
W	Maxime Dubois	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Strikes)	R2 · 1:36	UGC 32: Moment de Vérité	May 10, 2013
W	Jo Petahtegoose	Featherweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 2:54	Score Fighting Series 6	Oct 19, 2012
W	Michael Dufort	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Ringside MMA 13	Mar 17, 2012

LCristian Pérez
Oct 17, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott·Lightweight
KO (Punches)·R1 · 0:27View
LTerrance McKinney
Mar 28, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer·Lightweight
TKO (Head kick and punches)·R1 · 0:24View
WMatt Frevola
Oct 18, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LSteve Garcia
Sep 7, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)·R1 · 3:59
WBill Algeo
Mar 30, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punches & Knee)·R1 · 4:00
WFernando Padilla
Sep 16, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WBlake Bilder
Jun 10, 2023
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
DChoi Doo-ho
Feb 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
LJai Herbert
Jul 23, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LBilly Quarantillo
Sep 12, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Right Cross)·R3 · 0:07
WPolo Reyes
Sep 21, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 17·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:36
LMatt Sayles
May 4, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 9·Featherweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R3 · 3:16
LCarlos Diego Ferreira
Dec 8, 2018
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:23
WMorteza Rezaei
Nov 19, 2018
RXF 32·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:57
WKhama Worthy
May 27, 2017
BTC 1: Genesis·Featherweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:03
WGabriel Manuca
Apr 25, 2017
RXF 26: Brașov Fight Night 2·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:50
WJonathan Brookins
Oct 28, 2016
Fight Night 2·Featherweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WZoltán Turi
Jun 6, 2016
RXF 23: Judgment Day·Featherweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 1:23
WJustin Bourgeois
Apr 23, 2016
Elite 1 MMA·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:01
LAdrian Hadribeaj
Sep 12, 2015
TXC Legends 6·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WAinsley Robinson
May 30, 2014
SCC 2·Featherweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 0:42
WAlex Halkias
Mar 8, 2014
Provincial FC 2·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WNeelan Hordatt
Jun 29, 2013
SCC 1·Featherweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WMaxime Dubois
May 10, 2013
UGC 32: Moment de Vérité·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Strikes)·R2 · 1:36
WJo Petahtegoose
Oct 19, 2012
Score Fighting Series 6·Featherweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 2:54
WMichael Dufort
Mar 17, 2012
Ringside MMA 13·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3