Diego Ferreira vs Kyle 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
Diego Ferreira vs Kyle Nelson: Matchup Breakdown
Diego Ferreira is 10-7 in the Lightweight division with a 58.8% win rate. Kyle Nelson is 5-6-1 at Featherweight, winning 41.7% of the time. Both are listed as active.
They have met 1 time. Diego Ferreira leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega on Dec 8, 2018, won by Diego Ferreira by KO/TKO in round 2.
Diego Ferreira holds the higher ELO rating, 982 to 880. Career peaks are 1,129 for Diego Ferreira and 1,000 for Kyle Nelson. Diego Ferreira has 5 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 10 victories, a 70% finish rate. Kyle Nelson has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 40% of the time.
Diego Ferreira stands 5' 9" with a reach of 74" and fights orthodox. Kyle Nelson is 5' 11" with a reach of 71", switch. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Diego Ferreira. Diego Ferreira is 41, Kyle Nelson is 35.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Diego Ferreira has landed 776 significant strikes at 39.8% accuracy with 9 takedowns and 19:23 of control time. Kyle Nelson has landed 413 at 45.8% with 9 takedowns and 23:31 of control.
They have no opponents in common.