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Corey Nelson

UFC DebutNickname“Major”
Record
19-8-2
Streak
L2
Fighting out of
Liverpool, New South Wales
Born
Australia
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC

Corey Nelson 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
318-174-10
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
23 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

19-8-2across 29 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 1 sub · 4 decSFMMA · Nitro MMA · Golden Lion Promotions · TUFFA · ACB 88 +19
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Andrew Mills
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
SFMMA
Mar 1, 2019
L
Mindaugas Verzbickas16-8-2
SubmissionBrabo ChokeR10:44
ACB 88
Jun 16, 2018
D
Alexander Butenko57-19-3
DrawMajorityR35:00
M-1
Jun 15, 2017
W
B.J. Bland15-11
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
SFMMA
Apr 28, 2017
W
Beau Rawiri
KO/TKOPunches and ElbowsR32:31
SFMMA
Jun 24, 2016
L
Manuel Rodriguez11-5
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR24:43
AFC 14
Sep 12, 2015
W
Steve Micallef7-3
KO/TKOPunchesR14:44
BFW
Nov 22, 2014
W
Callan Potter18-9
KO/TKOPunchesR13:15
AFC 9
May 17, 2014
L
Anton Zafir8-4
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Nitro MMA
Mar 8, 2014
W
Rick Alchin15-15
KO/TKOLeg KicksR13:09
AFC 8
Feb 22, 2014
W
Walber Brito de Barros
KO/TKODoctor StoppageR24:20
AFC 6
Aug 24, 2013
W
Ian Bone10-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Nitro MMA
Jul 13, 2013
W
Alexander Volkanovski28-4
KO/TKOHead Kick and PunchesR30:13
AFC 5
May 10, 2013
W
Tony Rossini7-4-1
KO/TKOKnees and PunchesR30:00
BFW 19
Feb 16, 2013
W
Ricky Rea5-3
KO/TKOPunchesR10:00
Gladiators Cage Fighting
Aug 31, 2012
W
Dan Pauling9-2
KO/TKOPunchR10:33
CFC 21
May 18, 2012
L
Jacques Marsters6-3-1
KO/TKOPunchesR30:00
Shamrock Events
Apr 14, 2012
L
Ben Alloway18-9
DecisionMajorityR35:00
BFW 11
Sep 17, 2011
L
Robert Whittaker26-9
SubmissionArmbarR24:40
CFC 18
Aug 26, 2011
W
Jay Cobain8-9-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Golden Lion Promotions
Jul 8, 2011
W
James Vainikolo8-4
DecisionSplitR35:00
Golden Lion Promotions
Jul 8, 2011
W
Jon Leven9-25-1
KO/TKOPunchesR23:40
TUFFA
Mar 5, 2011
W
Jacob O'Connell3-2
KO/TKOPunchR10:00
PWP 2
Nov 13, 2010
W
Tuirangi Abraham
KO/TKO—R00:00
XMMA
Nov 5, 2010
W
Rod Staader5-8
KO/TKOPunchesR20:32
TUFFA
Aug 6, 2010
W
Chris Johnson
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:13
XMMA 2
Jul 31, 2010
L
Manuel Rodriguez11-5
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR13:48
XMMA 1
Dec 20, 2009
D
Nick Patterson18-6-1
Draw—R35:00
Ringside & Shamrock
Dec 6, 2009
W
Marcus Williams
KO/TKOPunchR20:19
RPA
Jun 28, 2009

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

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionUMMA 2
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Joshua McClaren
KO/TKOPunchesR11:25
UMMA 2
Nov 27, 2009

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

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