Roy Nelson (fighter)
| Roy Nelson | |
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| Born |
June 20, 1976 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Other names | Big Country |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg; 18 st 6 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Shaolin Kung Fu, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, Wrestling, |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Team | Country Club, Kings MMA |
| Trainer | (Boxing) Jeff Mayweather, (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) Renzo Gracie |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie Black sash in Kung Fu |
| Years active | 2004 – present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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 Roy Nelson
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Roy "Big Country" Nelson (born June 20, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), there holding a record of 22-13. He won Season 10 of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter. He was the first and the last IFL Heavyweight Champion, competing for Ken Shamrock's Nevada Lions, and has also fought for EliteXC and BodogFIGHT. As of April 15, 2016, he is #10 in official UFC heavyweight rankings. He holds notable wins over Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione, Cheick Kongo, Stefan Struve, Mirko Cro Cop and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Nelson was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and attended Cimarron-Memorial High School, where he competed in wrestling, football, and baseball. Nelson began training in Ark Wong's Ng Ga Kuen Shaolin Kung Fu when he was around 16 years old . Nelson worked briefly as a warehouse worker in 1999. Nelson originally began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under UFC veteran John Lewis in 2000 and four years later, Nelson began his own career in mixed martial arts. Nelson has been a long time student of Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Renzo Gracie, who granted him a black belt on August 26, 2009 and has competed at the Abu Dhabi Grappling Championships.
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