born Roy Nelson on June 20, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
From a young age was attracted by the Martial Arts , now is an expert in Shaolin Kung Fu , Boxing and holds a black belt in Jiu Jitsu Brazil from August 26, 2009, his Master was Renzo Gracie.
Roy Nelson is known for his ability on the ground and its great agility in spite of its weight in combat.
As a professional wrestler, Nelson has had the opportunity to train with renowned fighters and MMA champions as: Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.
was also a prominent member of Team Lion's Den by Ken Shamrock but now belongs to the Country Club team.
Roy's career in Nelson MMA powers began April 17, 2004, in the event Rage on the River in Redding, California, where Nelson defeated Jerry Vrbanovic split decision after three rounds of combat.
then Roy Nelson won a decision against Bo Cantrell at the same event.
On August 28, 2004, Nelson had a spectacular battle with the PXC Seraille Ray 3: Return of the Enforcer in Guam, where he won by submission.
On April 1, 2006 to choke submission loss to Michael Buchkovich in the WEF: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada winning in just 56 seconds. Roy's opponent underestimated him and was quickly taken by surprise.
On May 6, 2006, Roy Nelson strangulation beat Jason Godsey in FightForce: Butte Brawl 1 held in Butte, Montana.
On July 22, 2006 strangulation Jerome defeated Smith in the Fight Force: Butte Brawl 2 in Montana.
On 16 December 2006 Roy Nelson suffered his first defeat in MMA against Josh Curran by unanimous decision in the Bodog Fight held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
On January 19, 2007 Roy Nelson defeated Vince Lucero by TKO in the IFL event in just 1:55 min. in Oakland, California.
On February 17, 2007 Nelson defeated by TKO with strikes from fists to Mario Rinaldi at Bodog Fight in Costa Rica.
On April 7, 2007 was defeated by split decision over Ben Rothwell in the IFL held in Moline, Illinois.
On June 16, 2007 Roy Nelson defeated Shane Ott unanimous decision at the IFL in Las Vegas.
On November 3, 2007 defeated Bryan Vetell TKO in the IFL WGP in Chicago.
On December 29, 2007 Roy Nelson Antoine Jaoude knocked out Brazil in the IFL WGP in Connecticut. Thus was crowned the first champion of the IFL heavyweight.
On February 29, 2008 defeated Roy Nelson by TKO at Fabiano Scherner in the IFL in Las Vegas, defending his title of Champion.
On May 16, 2008 Nelson won by TKO with strikes from fists to Brad Imes at the IFL in Uncasville, defending his title once more.
On October 4, 2008 was defeated Andrei Arlovski by KO in the EliteXC: Heat in Florida.
On March 21, 2009 he lost to Jeff Monson by unanimous decision in the March Badness in Florida.
On December 5, 2009, Roy Nelson Brendan Schaub knocked out in The Ultimate Fighter Finale in Las Vegas Heavyweights. In this way he won the Ultimate Fighter 10 and was the subject of the best KO of the night.
On March 31, 2010 TKO loss to Stefan Struve in his debut UFC Fight Night in just 39 seconds. was also the KO of the night.
On August 7, 2010, Roy Nelson was defeated by Junior Dos Santos by unanimous decision at UFC 117 in California. The record of
Roy Nelson within is 20 MMA fights, with 15 wins and 5 losses. Roy Nelson
is nicknamed "Big Country ", measures 1.83 m. and weighs 119 kg.
is often underestimated by their physical condition by other fighters, but Roy Nelson is a great fighter who has very good technique and stands on the floor with Grappling skills. It is very hard in combat, and demonstrates that it is not necessary to be a mountain of muscles to excel in the MMA .
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