Nelson vs Algeo

Who won Nelson vs Algeo?

Kyle Nelson beat Bill Algeo by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Nelson vs Algeo stats

Kyle Nelson stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bill Algeo made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Kyle Nelson's UFC record stood at 4-4-1, while Bill Algeo's came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Nelson had an advantage in power over Algeo, with a 33% knock out percentage over Algeo's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Algeo had an advantage over Nelson, with a 39% submission rate over Nelson's 27%.

Kyle Nelson was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Algeo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Nelson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months earlier than Algeo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 50 to Algeo's 64.

Nelson vs Algeo form

Kyle Nelson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Blake Bilder at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Billy Quarantillo at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Algeo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nelson vs Algeo?

Kyle Nelson was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Bill Algeo made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.