Christian Nielson
UFC DebutNickname“The Arizona Kid”
Record
Streak
L11
- Fighting out of
- Franklin, Ohio
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Christian Nielson makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
112-84-1
.571 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
7 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.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 11 bouts · 11 promotionsLOF 33 · WW 3 · PFC · FCFS 21 · FCFS 20 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jeremy Bolt25-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:50 | LOF 33 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| L | Steve Usher | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:55 | WW 3 | Feb 28, 2009 |
| L | Ramy Daoud | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:36 | PFC | May 30, 2008 |
| L | Santino Defranco13-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | FCFS 21 | Jan 25, 2008 |
| L | Jeff Herber | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 4:48 | FCFS 20 | Dec 21, 2007 |
| L | Chris Clark7-30 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | FCFS 18 | Nov 16, 2007 |
| L | Daryl Lugis | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | BSB 6 | Nov 7, 2007 |
| L | Eddie Wineland24-16-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | CFC 4 | Jan 7, 2006 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | Coliseum | Dec 28, 2005 | |
| L | Billy Kidd13-9 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | ECC | Oct 29, 2005 |
| L | Jeremy Bolt25-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:58 | KOTC | Sep 17, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionXFO
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Omar Choudhury14-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:33 | XFO | Oct 8, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.