Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson

Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson: Matchup Breakdown

Alistair Overeem is 12-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 60% win rate. Roy Nelson is 9-10 at Heavyweight, winning 47.4% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Alistair Overeem leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos on Mar 14, 2015, won by Alistair Overeem by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Alistair Overeem holds the higher ELO rating, 1,000 to 945. Career peaks are 1,056 for Alistair Overeem and 1,078 for Roy Nelson. Alistair Overeem has 9 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 12 victories, a 75% finish rate. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.

Alistair Overeem stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Roy Nelson is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 7-inch reach advantage for Alistair Overeem. Alistair Overeem is 46, Roy Nelson is 50.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Alistair Overeem has landed 715 significant strikes at 74.3% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 48:09 of control time. Roy Nelson has landed 439 at 37.3% with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control.

Alistair Overeem has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Roy Nelson. They share 8 common opponents: Alexander Volkov, Fabricio Werdum, Mark Hunt, Stipe Miocic, Junior Dos Santos, Stefan Struve, Frank Mir, Antonio Silva.