Nelson Salas
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Dallas, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Nelson Salas 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
70-43-1
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
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 9 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 sub · 1 decXKO · LFC 28 · LFC 19 · LFC 11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alonzo Jordan5-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XKO | Dec 5, 2015 |
| L | Ray Rodriguez16-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XKO | May 10, 2014 |
| L | Eli Tamez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFC 28 | Feb 21, 2014 |
| L | Steven Peterson19-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:58 | XKO | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Matt Hobar9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFC 19 | Apr 12, 2013 |
| W | Angel Huerta6-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:46 | LFC 11 | May 11, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:23 | XKO | Feb 18, 2012 | |
| W | Michael Sierra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:59 | XKO | Sep 3, 2011 |
| W | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 1:46 | XKO | Jul 23, 2011 |
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
1-2across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsUSACA · TAFL
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:13 | USACA | May 28, 2011 | |
| W | Sidney Skyler Cawdrey | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:53 | TAFL | Aug 7, 2010 |
| L | Eli Tamez | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:56 | USACA | Feb 19, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.