Lightweight

Kyle Nelson

“The Monster”

17-7-1

Age
35
Height
5'11"
Reach
5'11"
Stance
Switch
Camp
House Of Champions
Out of
Canada
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 62
Finish rate
24%
Win rate
71%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

3.60

SApM

3.34

Str Acc

52%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

1.18

TD Acc

23%

TD Def

80%

Sub Avg

0.52

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

62C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 25 career fights for Kyle Nelson. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Kyle Nelson “The Monster” is a 35-year-old Switch lightweight out of Canada, camped at House Of Champions. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 17-7-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (62).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.18 TD/15 and 0.52 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.34 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 80% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (36, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Nelson yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

36 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.18 takedowns / 15 at 23% accuracy
  • 0.52 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.34 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 defeats

Counter punching

46 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 52% accuracy on 3.60 SLpM
  • 0.22 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

61 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 80% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.34 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

47 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.60 SLpM at 52% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.34 SApM

Takedown reaction

63 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 80% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 7 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.