Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Sugar”

Shane Nelson

16-74 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·70"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLMatt Wiman·U-DEC·R3·16yr ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.4min/fight

46UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.46

Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.076

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

30%

Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nelson

Body Attacker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.38

Str. Accuracy31%

63UFC landed/203attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.4 vs avg2.84

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.25

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

32%

Leg

By Position

Distance57%

Clinch24%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 14 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	8	7	3
Avg. Absorbed	14	14	11
Avg. Net	-6	-7	-7

Grappling

Nelson

Sub Hunter

·141s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.31

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.22

TD Accuracy18%

4UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.60

0UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

6UFC defended/11opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

div avg 52%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision2 / 2

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 2 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

1.4

0.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

2.8

2.1

Diff

-1.5

-1.4

-1.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend

▲Absorbed+12%L3

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Nelson — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Matt Wiman

U-DEC R3Dec '09

-35

·20 SS (24%)·55 abs·1/7 td·2 td taken·77s ctrl·3 sub att

Aaron Riley

U-DEC R3Aug '09

-22

·28 SS (38%)·50 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken

Aaron Riley

KO/TKO R1 · 0:44Mar '09

·5 SS (42%)·4 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd landed

George Roop

S-DEC R3Dec '08

-11

·10 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/10 td·1 td taken·478s ctrl·2 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Sugar”

Shane Nelson

16-74 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·70"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLMatt Wiman·U-DEC·16yr ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.4min/fight

46UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.46

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.076

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

30%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nelson

Lightweight avg

Body Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min1.38

Str. Accuracy31%

63UFC landed/203attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.4 vs avg2.84

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

32%

Leg

By Position

Dist57%

Clinch24%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=4	R2 n=3	R3 n=3
Landed	8	7	3
Absorbed	14	14	11
Net	-6	-7	-7

Grappling

Nelson

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

141s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.31

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.22

TD Accuracy18%

4UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.60

0UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

6UFC defended/11opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

1.4

0.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

2.8

2.1

Diff

-1.5

-1.4

-1.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nelson — UFC Fight Log

Matt Wiman

U-DEC·R3·Dec '09

20 SS (24%)·55 abs·1/7 td·2 td taken·77s ctrl·3 sub

Aaron Riley

U-DEC·R3·Aug '09

28 SS (38%)·50 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken

Aaron Riley

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '09

5 SS (42%)·4 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd

George Roop

S-DEC·R3·Dec '08

10 SS (31%)·21 abs·3/10 td·1 td taken·478s ctrl·2 sub

Round 14 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

-7

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6

-7