Brendan Schaub vs Roy Nelson

Brendan Schaub vs Roy Nelson: Matchup Breakdown

Brendan Schaub is 6-5 in the Heavyweight division with a 54.5% 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. Roy Nelson leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale on Dec 5, 2009, won by Roy Nelson by KO/TKO in round 1.

Roy Nelson holds the higher ELO rating, 945 to 935. Career peaks are 1,038 for Brendan Schaub and 1,078 for Roy Nelson. Brendan Schaub has 3 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 6 victories, a 66.7% finish rate. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.

Brendan Schaub stands 6' 4" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Roy Nelson is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 5-inch reach advantage for Brendan Schaub. Brendan Schaub is 43, Roy Nelson is 50.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brendan Schaub has landed 227 significant strikes at 37.7% accuracy with 12 takedowns and 24:35 of control time. Roy Nelson has landed 439 at 37.3% with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control.

They share 3 common opponents: Matt Mitrione, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Filipovic.