Dave Herman vs Roy Nelson
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Common Opponents (2)
Dave Herman vs Roy Nelson: Matchup Breakdown
Dave Herman is 1-4 in the Heavyweight division with a 20% 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 UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir on May 26, 2012, won by Roy Nelson by KO/TKO in round 1.
Roy Nelson holds the higher ELO rating, 945 to 854. Career peaks are 1,026 for Dave Herman and 1,078 for Roy Nelson. Dave Herman has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 1 victories, a 100% finish rate. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.
Dave Herman stands 6' 4" with a reach of 77" and fights orthodox. Roy Nelson is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Dave Herman. Dave Herman is 41, Roy Nelson is 50.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Dave Herman has landed 125 significant strikes at 58.7% accuracy with 3 takedowns and 1:53 of control time. Roy Nelson has landed 439 at 37.3% with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control.
They share 2 common opponents: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Stefan Struve.