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Daniel Cormier vs Roy Nelson

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

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Heavyweight

Daniel Cormier

“DC”

Daniel Cormier

🇺🇸 United States

win

VS

Roy Nelson

“Big Country”

Roy Nelson

🇺🇸 United States

loss

U-DEC · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Current profile tapeFight totals ↓

Daniel Cormier	TALE OF THE TAPE	Roy Nelson
W	Last 5 fightsNewest first · supplied history	L W W W L
United States	Country	United States
22–3–0	MMA record	22–14–0
44	Age	46
71 in	Height	72 in
72.5 in	Reach	72 in
236 lb	Weight	262 lb
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox

Tape uses current supplied profiles, not measurements reconstructed for the bout date.

Fight totals

Daniel Cormier	FIGHT STATISTICS	Roy Nelson
74 of 148	Significant strikes	17 of 82
83 of 157	Total strikes	26 of 91
0	Knockdowns	0
3 of 5	Takedowns	0 of 0
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
3:52	Control	0:01
50 of 121	Head	11 of 72
13 of 15	Body	1 of 4
11 of 12	Leg	5 of 6
59 of 129	Distance	16 of 78
12 of 15	Clinch	1 of 4
3 of 4	Ground	0 of 0

Round by round

Round 1

Daniel Cormier	FIGHT STATISTICS	Roy Nelson
16 of 24	Significant strikes	2 of 14
22 of 30	Total strikes	4 of 16
0	Knockdowns	0
3 of 3	Takedowns	0 of 0
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
2:31	Control	0:01
11 of 19	Head	1 of 13
3 of 3	Body	0 of 0
2 of 2	Leg	1 of 1
7 of 14	Distance	2 of 12
6 of 6	Clinch	0 of 2
3 of 4	Ground	0 of 0

Round 2

Daniel Cormier	FIGHT STATISTICS	Roy Nelson
27 of 57	Significant strikes	7 of 29
29 of 59	Total strikes	11 of 33
0	Knockdowns	0
0 of 2	Takedowns	0 of 0
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
1:20	Control	0:00
18 of 48	Head	4 of 25
7 of 7	Body	1 of 1
2 of 2	Leg	2 of 3
22 of 50	Distance	6 of 28
5 of 7	Clinch	1 of 1
0 of 0	Ground	0 of 0

Round 3

Daniel Cormier	FIGHT STATISTICS	Roy Nelson
31 of 67	Significant strikes	8 of 39
32 of 68	Total strikes	11 of 42
0	Knockdowns	0
0 of 0	Takedowns	0 of 0
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
0:01	Control	0:00
21 of 54	Head	6 of 34
3 of 5	Body	0 of 3
7 of 8	Leg	2 of 2
30 of 65	Distance	8 of 38
1 of 2	Clinch	0 of 1
0 of 0	Ground	0 of 0

UFC profile statistics and overall MMA records have different coverage. A dash means unavailable, not zero.

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