Steve Nelson
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Amarillo, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Steve 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
38-25-4
.603 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
5 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 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 subUSWF 11 · VTJ 1997 · USWF 7 · USWF 5 · EF 2 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ralph Gracie6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 13:14 | USWF 11 | Sep 1, 1998 |
| L | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 5:31 | VTJ 1997 | Nov 29, 1997 |
| W | Tiachi Hayashi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 6:06 | USWF 7 | Oct 18, 1997 |
| W | Hideki Nakai0-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:28 | USWF 5 | Jun 20, 1997 |
| L | Ralph Gracie6-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:44 | EF 2 | Apr 26, 1996 |
| W | Ethan Andrews0-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 2:45 | WCC 1 | Oct 17, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.