Ding Meng vs Cam Nelson Stats & Odds

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Ding Meng

edge

Cam Nelson

Striking

Not enough data

Effective offense1.7—

Defense48%—

KO power28 KO—

See full Striking →

Wrestling

Not enough data

Takedowns landed0.0—

Takedown accuracy——

Takedown defense——

Control time0.0 min—

See full Grappling →

Submission

Not enough data

Submission attempts0.0—

Sub win rate

C

54th

6%

2 subs

+22

A

76th

43%

3 subs

Submission defense

D

34th

9%

Even

D

42nd

0%

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Finishing

◂ Meng

Meng finishes a higher share of wins — 86% (30/35) vs 71% (5/7).

Finish rate (of wins)

86% (30/35)

71% (5/7)

By KO/TKO

28

2

By submission

2

3

Avg finish round

R1.6 avg finish

R1.8 avg finish

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Pace

◂ Meng

Meng ends fights earlier — only 20% of bouts go the distance.

Goes the distance

20%

38%

Avg finish round

R1.6 avg finish

R1.8 avg finish

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Form

Nelson ▸

Nelson has the hotter form — 5 of the last 5, 5-fight win streak.

Last 5

3-2

5-0

Current streak

1-fight skid

5-fight win streak

See full Form →

Schedule

Even

Comparable level of opposition — opponents average 48% (Meng) vs 43% (Nelson) career win rate.

Opponents avg win rate

48%

43%

Opponents with a record on file

45 of 45

4 of 8

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Activity

◂ Meng

Meng has fought more often lately than Nelson

Last bout

3mo

Bouts, last 12 mo

1

0

Bouts, last 24 mo

1

0

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Tale of the tape

Even

Even physically

Ding MengvsCam Nelson

31

Age

3y

younger

28

6'2"

188cm

Height

—

73"

185cm

Reach

—

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

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Pre-UFC opposition

non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Meng faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .554 career win rate vs .464 for Nelson.

Ding Meng

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

481-387-2

.554 win rate

Winning-record opponents

24 of 43

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

43

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Cam Nelson

Developmental

Opponents' combined record

26-30

.464 win rate

Winning-record opponents

1 of 4

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

8

4 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Markets

UFC betting history

Career

MengDing Meng

NelsonCam Nelson

0-10%

As pick'em

—

Notes

UFC betting history is each fighter’s record when favored vs. an underdog, across their priced UFC bouts. Pick’em = closing consensus within ~2 points of even — too close to call a true favorite.

Career splits

MengDing Meng

Stat

NelsonCam Nelson

—

0

KO / TKO

—

0

Submission

—

1

Decision

—

15:00

Avg fight time

—

Ding Meng’s splits

vs Nelson

vs Orthodox

0-10%

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-0no data

vs Longer reach

0-10%

vs Shorter reach

0-0no data

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Cam Nelson’s splits

vs Meng

vs Orthodox

0-0no data

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-0no data

vs Longer reach

0-0no data

vs Shorter reach

0-0no data

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Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Ding MengvsCam Nelson

31

Age

3y

younger

28

6'2"

188cm

Height

—

73"

185cm

Reach

—

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Striking matchup

Each fighter's offense against the other's defense, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Overall Striking

Striking

C

55th

+11

C

44th

Meng has the striking edge (+11).

Each lane: the attacker’s strike rate (offense) vs the other’s rate absorbed (defense), graded on the division. The bar leans toward whoever wins the exchange — longer + greener = a bigger, higher-quality edge.

Meng’s offensevsNelson’s defense

Head

C

44th

25.4

34.2

Body

C

55th

9.2

10.6

Leg

A+

89th

16.7

8.0

Nelson’s offensevsMeng’s defense

Head

29.5

D

26th

40.9

Body

9.6

C

48th

9.7

Leg

8.3

C

51st

7.0

Full breakdown — all zones, both views

Zone	Fighter	Landed / 15	Accuracy	Absorbed / 15	Career landed
Head	Ding Meng	below division average25.4	18%	well below average40.9	13
Head	Cam Nelson	29.5	—	34.2	0
Body	Ding Meng	above division average9.2	38%	around division average9.7	8
Body	Cam Nelson	9.6	—	10.6	0
Leg	Ding Meng	top 11% of division16.7	82%	around division average7.0	42
Leg	Cam Nelson	8.3	—	8.0	0

Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.

Grappling matchup

Takedowns, submission threat, and control, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Ding Meng

Cam Nelson

Overall Grappling

Grappling

C

52nd

—

Takedowns

C

49th

0.0

—

Takedown accuracy

—

Takedown defense

—

Submission threat

B

61st

0.0

—

Control time

C

47th

0.0 min

—

Full breakdown — career grappling totals

Metric	Ding Meng	Cam Nelson
Takedowns landed / 15career takedowns	0.00	0.00
Takedown accuracycareer landed / attempted	—0 / 0	—0 / 0
Takedown defensecareer stopped / faced	—0 / 0	—0 / 0
Submission attempts / 15career attempts	0.00	0.00
Control time / 15 (min)career total	0.0 min0:00	0.0 min0:00
Time controlled by opponent / 15 (min)career total	0.0 min0:00	0.0 min0:00

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Takedown defense = stops ÷ attempts. Under 8 attempts shown ungraded.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked against every UFC fighter (≥3 bouts).

UFC only

Ding Meng

28

Schedule Score

Cam Nelson

—

Schedule Score

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

15 min

1 bout

Octagon time

—

UFC debut

Schedule strength

8%

—%

Win quality

42%

—%

Ranked opponents

0

Even

0

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Per-tier records + bout-by-bout

Per-tier records

Tier	Ding Meng	Cam Nelson
Unproven	0-1	—

Ding Meng — bouts

L vs Jose Henrique8
May 30, 2026 · Unproven

Cam Nelson — bouts

No resolved UFC bouts.

0–100 ratings. Schedule strength = average opponent quality faced; Win quality = quality of opponents beaten. Composite = 65% schedule + 35% wins, scored on rank-at-time-of-fight.

Recent form

Last five pro bouts and recent opposition.

Ding Meng

Cam Nelson

Meng — last 5

recent → old

WURIJAH

KO R2

Huseynov

Oct ’25

WJUE

KO R3

Kuerbanjiang

Oct ’23

WJCK

KO R2

Wang

Jul ’23

Nelson — pre-UFC · last 5

recent → old

WFLA 25

KO R2

Guerrero

Jun ’26

WFLA 23

SUB R2

Machado

Feb ’26

WFLA 21

KO R1

Moore

Sep ’25

WFLA 18

DEC

Garcia

Feb ’25

WFLA 16

DEC

Rohovich

Sep ’24

Last 5 record

3-2

5-0

Current streak

L1

W5

Ranked opps

0 of 5

Even

0 of 5

Layoff

3 mo

Even

3 mo

Finishing & durability

How fights end for each — finish rate and durability.

Ding Meng

Cam Nelson

When their fights end

every pro finish on the fight clock

Meng30W–6L by finish

R1

R2

R3

Nelson5W–0L by finish

R1

R2

R3

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

Win(above)Loss(below)KO / TKOSubmissionPosition = when the fight ended

Finish & durability rates

Full professional career

Finish rate

↑15%·Meng

percent of wins ending by KO or submission

↑15%·Meng

C

56th

86%

+18

D

38th

71%

Goes the distance

Even

percent of resolved bouts going to a decision (style read, not quality)

Even

20%

38%

KO durability

↑4%·Nelson

percent of resolved bouts ending in a KO/TKO loss

↑4%·Nelson

A

74th

4%

Even

A

73rd

0%

Submission defense

↑9%·Nelson

percent of resolved bouts ending by submission loss

↑9%·Nelson

C

55th

9%

+11

B

66th

0%

Full method breakdown

Outcome	Ding Meng	Cam Nelson
Wins
by KO / TKO	28(80%)	2(29%)
by submission	2(6%)	3(43%)
by decision	5(14%)	2(29%)
Losses
by KO / TKO	2(20%)	0(0%)
by submission	4(40%)	0(0%)
by decision	4(40%)	1(100%)

Full professional career method splits, graded against the full-pro division distribution. Career KO losses are the total — clean knockouts and cut/injury stoppages can’t be separated outside the UFC corpus. Finish-time pace is UFC-only.

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head (UFC).

Ding Meng

vs

Cam Nelson

0%

0 KO/TKO in 2 bouts

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO in 0 bouts

0

0.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns dealt

0

—

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

0

0.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns absorbed

0

—

Chin bars use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Ding MengFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Cam NelsonFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Ding Meng

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Cam Nelson

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Neither fighter has reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

Not enough shared rounds with per-round data to plot a comparable pace curve — at least one fighter rarely sees the later rounds.

Full per-round breakdown — both fighters

Round	Fighter	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	Ding Meng	4.8	4.8	4.0	0.00	0%	1
R1	Cam Nelson	—	—	—	—	—	—
R2	Ding Meng	5.2	5.2	4.6	0.00	0%	1
R2	Cam Nelson	—	—	—	—	—	—
R3	Ding Meng	2.6	2.6	5.8	0.00	0%	1
R3	Cam Nelson	—	—	—	—	—	—

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace.

Activity & layoff

Activity and recency vs division peers.

Time since last bout

Ding2 months

Cam2 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Ding Meng

Active

2 monthssince last bout

vs Jose Henrique · May 30, 2026

Cam Nelson

Active

2 monthssince last bout

vs Luis Guerrero · Jun 6, 2026

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