Nelson Velasques
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Nelson Velasques 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
307-149-4
.673 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
19 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 24 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 2 sub · 2 decFCC · MF · KOC · Juiz de Fora Fight · Jorge Velho Team +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dimitry Zebroski20-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:14 | MF | Nov 11, 2017 |
| L | Oton Jasse23-11 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | Juiz de Fora Fight | Oct 8, 2016 |
| L | Renato Gomes Gabriel28-18 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:58 | KOC | May 21, 2016 |
| L | Richard Godoy17-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:06 | KOC | Nov 21, 2015 |
| L | Claudir Dutkevis24-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | Jorge Velho Team | Oct 17, 2015 |
| W | Adriano Marcolino do Nascimento10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Nitro Fight | Oct 10, 2015 |
| L | Maicon James dos Santos6-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:16 | Warrior Challenge 10 | Apr 18, 2015 |
| L | Leandro Frois13-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | WOCS | Aug 10, 2013 |
| L | Ascir Caetano da Silva Jr. | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:00 | AC | Nov 10, 2012 |
| L | Tiago Pereira Marques5-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:49 | SJBF | Aug 4, 2012 |
| NC | Vitor Toffanelli16-10 | No Contest | Illegal Knee to a Downed Opponent | R1 | 0:00 | X-Fest 5 | Apr 14, 2012 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | BFFC | Dec 3, 2011 | |
| L | Nazareno Malegarie29-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:48 | CFC | Nov 20, 2010 |
| W | Junior Bage | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:32 | FCC | Sep 17, 2010 |
| L | Iliarde Santos32-16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | GFSP | May 15, 2010 |
| W | Anderson Noronha de Souza | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | MF | Nov 7, 2009 |
| L | Eduardo Pachu19-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:49 | WFC 2 | Aug 1, 2009 |
| W | John Lineker37-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:02 | GF | Apr 18, 2009 |
| W | Mauro Chaulet13-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FCC | Sep 22, 2008 |
| W | Roberto Leoni | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:17 | FCC | Oct 19, 2007 |
| W | Alessandro Trakina0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:23 | FGA | Oct 21, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:51 | MF 2 | May 6, 2006 | |
| W | Guilherme Rodrigues3-2 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | BS | Sep 25, 2004 |
| W | Rodrigo Marques Silva | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 3:39 | PFC 1 | Jul 3, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.