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Antonio Silva vs Roy Nelson

Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Sep 24, 2016
Roy Nelson def. Antonio Silva · KO/TKO, round 2 (4:10)
 
Antonio
Silva
Heavyweight
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Record
19-9
UFC
3-6
Age
37
Height
6'4"
Reach
82"
Stance
Orthodox
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SilvaNelson
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Roy
Nelson
Heavyweight
Record
21-13
UFC
8-9
Age
40
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Antonio SilvaRoy Nelson
Significant strikes27 of 6136 of 66
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 20 of 1
Control time0:191:32
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

7
8
Round 1
12
9
Round 2
■ Antonio Silva ■ Roy Nelson

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Stefan Struve
Antonio Silva
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
May 2016
Roy Nelson
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Mar 2010
Mark Hunt
Antonio Silva
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2015 · Hunt landed 0.8 more a minute
Roy Nelson
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Sep 2014 · Hunt landed 1.5 more a minute
Alistair Overeem
Antonio Silva
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Feb 2013 · Overeem landed 2.9 more a minute
Roy Nelson
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Mar 2015 · Overeem landed 2.6 more a minute
Frank Mir
Antonio Silva
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Feb 2015 · Mir landed 5.4 more a minute
Roy Nelson
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
May 2011 · Mir landed 1.7 more a minute

Other fights that night

Alan Patrick def. Stevie Ray decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Cristiane Justino def. Lina Lansberg KO/TKO, round 2 (2:29) —— —— —— —— Jussier Formiga def. Dustin Ortiz decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Eric Spicely def. Thiago Santos submission, round 1 (2:58) —— —— —— —— Erick Silva def. Luan Chagas submission, round 3 (3:57) —— —— —— —— Francisco Trinaldo def. Paul Felder KO/TKO, round 3 (2:25) —— —— —— —— Michel Prazeres def. Gilbert Burns decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Gregor Gillespie def. Glaico Franca Moreira decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Godofredo Pepey def. Mike de la Torre submission, round 1 (3:03) —— —— —— —— Vicente Luque def. Hector Urbina KO/TKO, round 1 (1:00) —— —— —— —— Rani Yahya def. Michinori Tanaka decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Renan Barao def. Phillipe Nover decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——