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Shane Nelson
“Sugar”
USLightweightActiveage 41
16 — 7
70% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2009-08-089currently at peak
AfterLvs Aaron Riley · U-Dec
EndedLvs Matt Wiman · U-Dec · 2009-12-12 · score → 0
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
2 wins2 losseslast 5: L L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head3962%
- Body2032%
- Legs46%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(4) | R2(3) | R3(3) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 15.3 | 7.0 | 3.3 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 19.8 | 14.0 | 10.7 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.33 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.00 | 0.67 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 1:18 | 1:18 | 0:17 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
