Kirk Nielsen
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Waseca, Minnesota
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Kirk Nielsen 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
284-166-10
.631 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
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 18 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 subBRB · AFA · IEF · II · CWC 1 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | II | Jan 30, 2010 | |
| L | Caleb Quinn7-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:58 | CWC 1 | Sep 6, 2008 |
| W | Joe Germain2-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:37 | Barrera Promotions | Jul 13, 2007 |
| L | Travis Fulton255-54-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:10 | IC | Feb 23, 2007 |
| L | Trent Bibbs3-6 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 3:00 | AFA | Jul 31, 2004 |
| W | Shawn Nolan6-46 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:57 | BRB | Apr 14, 2004 |
| W | Shawn Nolan6-46 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | AFA | Mar 27, 2004 |
| L | Dan Casey | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:40 | UCS | Mar 6, 2004 |
| L | Matt Bauler | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:29 | AFA | Jan 23, 2004 |
| L | Jason Attelson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:00 | BRB | Jan 3, 2004 |
| W | Jason Thorson | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:06 | AFA | Dec 6, 2003 |
| L | Matt Bauler | Submission | Front Choke | R2 | 0:47 | IEF | Nov 22, 2003 |
| L | Matt Bauler | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:38 | IEF | Nov 22, 2003 |
| L | Alex Johns | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R3 | 1:08 | BRB | Nov 5, 2003 |
| NC | Joe Mullenbach | No Contest | — | R2 | 0:38 | BRB | Oct 22, 2003 |
| L | Caleb Longford | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:48 | IFA | Jul 5, 2003 |
| L | Gjermund Larsen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:16 | BRB | May 7, 2003 |
| W | Gjermund Larsen | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:44 | BRB | May 7, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.