Kyle Nelson vs Matt Sayles

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Kyle Nelson17-7-1

vs

Matt Sayles8-4-0

— Nelson · — Sayles · hover or touch to compare over time

Tale of the tape

1481MatchWiz rating1464

35Age (lower is better)32

71"Reach68.5"

3.6Sig. strikes / min5.2

4.6Absorbed / min (lower is better)3.0

1.2Takedowns / 150.4

67%TD defense82%

0.5Sub attempts / 150.8

40%Wins by finish100%

Recent fights

Lvs Terrance McKinneyKO/TKO · R1 · Mar 29, 2026card ↗
Wvs Matt FrevolaDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Oct 18, 2025card ↗
Lvs Steve GarciaKO/TKO · R1 · Sep 7, 2024card ↗
Wvs Bill AlgeoKO/TKO · R1 · Mar 31, 2024card ↗
Wvs Fernando PadillaDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Sep 17, 2023card ↗
Wvs Blake BilderDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Jun 11, 2023card ↗

Lvs Jordan LeavittSubmission · R2 · Dec 18, 2021card ↗
Lvs Bryce MitchellSubmission · R1 · Dec 8, 2019card ↗
Wvs Kyle NelsonSubmission · R3 · May 4, 2019card ↗
Lvs Sheymon MoraesDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Aug 5, 2018card ↗
Wvs Yazan HajehKO/TKO · R1 · Jun 20, 2018card ↗

Rates from our per-fight stat lines (UFC + Contender Series, 2015→). Ratings are our Elo-style model — see the full leaderboard.