Damion Nelson
UFC DebutNickname“Dynamite”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Linstead, St. Catherine
- Born
- Jamaica
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Damion 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
99-46-1
.683 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
13 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 15 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 decPFL · Combat FC 12 · Fury FC · Combat FC 9 · Fury FC 100 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cole Alaxanian6-2 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Combat FC 12 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| L | Dakota Hope11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC | Nov 21, 2025 |
| W | Isaiah Diggs | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 15, 2025 |
| W | Travis Demko5-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R4 | 4:24 | Combat FC 9 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| W | Anthony Toro5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 100 | Jan 12, 2025 |
| W | Gerald Meuse7-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 4:31 | Combat FC 7 | May 24, 2024 |
| W | Don Shainis15-9 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 1:09 | Combat FC 6 | Feb 9, 2024 |
| L | Nathan Kelly11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 18, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 120 | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| L | Nathan Ghareeb13-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:44 | CES MMA 72 | Mar 18, 2023 |
| W | Thomas Picciano9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 116 | Dec 16, 2022 |
| L | Frank Wells6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 108 | May 14, 2022 |
| W | James Lyons2-2 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 2:08 | CFFC 105 | Jan 29, 2022 |
| W | Ricardo Fuentes | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 74 | Oct 22, 2021 |
| W | Rakim Thorpe1-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 73 | Jul 17, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsTF · NYFE 17 · Ring of Combat
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:29 | TF | Feb 8, 2020 | |
| W | Andrew Babcock2-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | TF | Aug 2, 2019 |
| W | Jaime Nottingham0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:08 | NYFE 17 | Jun 1, 2019 |
| W | Ricky Edwards1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Ring of Combat | Feb 8, 2019 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.