Kyle Nelson (17-7-1, 9) was born in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada on April 20, 1991. At the age of 20 years on March 17, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael Dufort, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 8, 2018, 27-year old Kyle Nelson made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 231 against a 33-year old Carlos Diego Ferreira but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Nelson's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer at age 34 on March 28, 2026. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Kyle Nelson's best fights have been against Polo Reyes, Bill Algeo, Blake Bilder, Fernando Padilla, Matt Frevola, Khama Worthy and Jonathan Brookins. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Kyle Nelson".
Nelson has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Kyle Nelson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Mar 28, 2026 34 years, 11 months 17-7-1 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 17-8 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Head kick and punches |
24  | Oct 18, 2025 34 years, 5 months 17-6-1 (9) | 35 years, 4 months 11-5-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
23  | Sep 7, 2024 33 years, 4 months 16-6-1 (9) | 32 years, 3 months 16-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Elbows and punches |
22  | Mar 30, 2024 32 years, 11 months 16-5-1 (9) | 34 years, 9 months 18-7 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
21 | Sep 16, 2023 32 years, 4 months 15-5-1 (8) | Fernando Padilla | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
20 | Jun 10, 2023 32 years, 1 months 14-5-1 (8) | Blake Bilder | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
19  | Feb 4, 2023 31 years, 9 months 13-5-1 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 14-4 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Draw Majority |
18  | Jul 23, 2022 31 years, 3 months 13-5 (8) | 34 years, 2 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | Sep 12, 2020 29 years, 4 months 13-4 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | Loss Punch |
16  | Sep 21, 2019 28 years, 5 months 13-3 (8) | 34 years, 10 months 8-6 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
15 | May 4, 2019 28 years 12-3 (7) | Matt Sayles | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | Loss Arm-triangle choke |
14  | Dec 8, 2018 27 years, 7 months 12-2 (7) | 33 years, 10 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
13 | Nov 19, 2018 27 years, 6 months 12-1 (7) | Morteza Rezaei | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12  | May 27, 2017 26 years, 1 months 11-1 (6) | 30 years, 7 months 9-5 (7) | LT | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
11 | Apr 25, 2017 26 years 10-1 (5) | Gabriel Mănucă | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Oct 28, 2016 25 years, 6 months 9-1 (4) | 31 years, 2 months 15-9 (12) | FT | 3 | SD | Win | |
9 | Jun 6, 2016 25 years, 1 months 8-1 (4) | Zoltán Turi | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Apr 23, 2016 25 years 7-1 (3) | Justin Bourgeois | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7 | Sep 12, 2015 24 years, 4 months 6-1 (2) | Adrian Hadribeaj | LT | 5 | UD | Loss | |
6 | May 30, 2014 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (2) | Ainsley Robinson | FT | 1 | CKO | Win Guillotine choke | |
5 | Mar 8, 2014 22 years, 10 months 5-0 (2) | Alex Halkias | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
4 | Jun 29, 2013 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Neelan Hordatt | FT | 3 | SD | Win | |
3 | May 10, 2013 22 years 3-0 (2) | Maxime Dubois | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Sep 19, 2012 21 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Jo Petahtegoose | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
1 | Mar 17, 2012 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Michael Dufort | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
