Fabricio Werdum vs Roy Nelson

Fabricio Werdum vs Roy Nelson: Matchup Breakdown

Fabricio Werdum is 12-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 66.7% 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. Fabricio Werdum leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit on Feb 4, 2012, won by Fabricio Werdum by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Fabricio Werdum holds the higher ELO rating, 1,097 to 945. Career peaks are 1,188 for Fabricio Werdum and 1,078 for Roy Nelson. Fabricio Werdum has 4 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 66.7% finish rate. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.

Fabricio Werdum 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 Fabricio Werdum. Fabricio Werdum is 48, Roy Nelson is 50.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Fabricio Werdum has landed 890 significant strikes at 56.4% accuracy with 16 takedowns and 36:04 of control time. Roy Nelson has landed 439 at 37.3% with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control.

Fabricio Werdum has 3 title fights (2 won) against 0 (0 won) for Roy Nelson. They share 6 common opponents: Alexander Volkov, Alistair Overeem, Stipe Miocic, Mark Hunt, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Junior Dos Santos.