Bruce Nelson

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Association: Team Fargo

Pro Debut Date: 1998-04-18

Pro Record: 27-38-1

Win Finish %: 92.5%

Quality Perf. %: 27.3%

Last Ranked: 1/01/2004

#92 Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2003

#34 Light Heavyweight

Last Loss Date: 11/10/2018
Last Loss: [NR] Tyler Vivier

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
L	Tyler Vivier	TKO Round 1
	MPX Promotions: Fight To Unite Saturday, November 10th 2018
L	Ryan Debelak	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Dakota FC - Winter Brawl Saturday, December 5th 2015
W	Miguel Cooley	Decision (Split) Round 3
	MF - Max Fights 20 Saturday, January 31st 2015
W	Curtis Johnson	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Dakota FC 18 - Spring Brawl 2014 Saturday, April 26th 2014
W	Tim Saari	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	MF - Max Fights 19 Saturday, March 29th 2014
W	Jimmy Gomez	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	SMMA - Shine MMA 3 Saturday, March 8th 2014
L	Terence Joseph Medrud	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	MF - Max Fights 16 Saturday, November 17th 2012
L	Ryan Antle	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 3
	Dakota FC 13 - Coming Home Saturday, October 13th 2012
W	Roger Stiner	Submission (Kimura) Round 1
	North Star Combat 2 - Super Nova Friday, July 20th 2012
L	James Wilkie	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	MF - Max Fights 15 Saturday, March 31st 2012
NC	Sherman Pendergarst	NC (Accidental Groin Strikes) Round 1
	CFX / Crowbar MMA - Winter Brawl Saturday, February 18th 2012
L	Sebastien Gauthier	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Instinct MMA - Instinct Fighting 2 Friday, December 2nd 2011
L	Mike Ciesnolevicz #74 Heavyweight	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Round 2
	Prestige - MMA 2 Saturday, May 28th 2011
L	Rashad Brooks	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 9 Saturday, April 23rd 2011
W	James Wilkie	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	MF - Max Fights 13 Saturday, March 19th 2011
L	Nick Wagner	Submission (Punches) Round 3
	MF 12 - Proving Grounds 3 Saturday, January 22nd 2011
W	Thomas Lies	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Impact Fighting Championship - Inception Saturday, October 23rd 2010
W	Dean Lamb	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	KOTC - Underground 59 Saturday, July 31st 2010
W	Ben Wicks	Submission (Punches) Round 2
	MF - Max Fights 10 Saturday, May 8th 2010
L	Shane DeZee	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	PBFN - Playboy Fight Night 4 Saturday, April 17th 2010
L	Brandon Anderson	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
	PP - Badlands Throwdown Saturday, September 12th 2009
L	Demetrius Richards	KO (Punches) Round 1
	The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 2 Friday, June 12th 2009
W	Jeffrey Fuchs	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	MF - Max Fights 5 Saturday, May 30th 2009
L	Josh Froelich	KO (Punches) Round 1
	Brutaal - Fight Night Saturday, April 18th 2009
W	James Miltenberger	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 4 Saturday, March 21st 2009
L	Zach Yencho	Submission Round 1
	Brutaal - Fight Night Saturday, December 13th 2008
L	Kevin Kelley	TKO Round 1
	FCC 36 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 36 Friday, September 12th 2008
L	Travis McCullough	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	MF - Max Fights 1 Friday, September 7th 2007
L	Otis Funk	Decision Round 3
	CFX 5 - Cage Fighting Xtreme 5 Saturday, April 21st 2007
W	Monte Fassatt	Submission Round 1
	CFC - Crookston Fighting Challenge Wednesday, March 7th 2007
L	Jeremy Lang	Submission (Strikes) Round 2
	CFX - Cage Fighting Xtreme: Sauk Centre Friday, August 25th 2006
L	Clayton Miller #69 Middleweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
	DFC 2 - Reloaded Saturday, September 25th 2004
L	Dan Hart	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	FCC 14 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 14 Saturday, March 6th 2004
W	Roger Stiner	Submission Round 2
	AAF 3 - Absolute Ada Fights 3 Saturday, June 14th 2003
D	Travis Fulton #56 Heavyweight	Draw Round 3
	SS - Sabin Showdown Saturday, April 26th 2003
L	Laine McDaniel	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	Dangerzone 17 - Dakota Destruction Saturday, April 12th 2003
W	D.R. Williams	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 0
	MEF 1 - Minnesota Extreme Fight 1 Friday, April 4th 2003
W	Royce Louck	Submission (Armbar) Round 0
	MEF 1 - Minnesota Extreme Fight 1 Friday, April 4th 2003
W	Paul Compton	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	FCC 10 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 10 Saturday, March 22nd 2003
W	Jacob Walters	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	AA - Alexandria Absolute Saturday, March 15th 2003
W	Kevin Oliver	Decision Round 1
	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002
W	Clayton Miller	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002
W	Dane Wheeler	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002
W	Davey Conger	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	AAF 2 - Absolute Ada Fights 2 Saturday, September 14th 2002
W	Royce Louck	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	ARCF 5 - American Reality Combat 5 Saturday, August 10th 2002
W	Royce Louck	TKO Round 1
	AAF 1 - Absolute Ada Fights 1 Friday, May 10th 2002
L	Chris Fontaine	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002
W	Rory Prazak	Submission (Punches) Round 1
	FNF - Friday Night Fights Friday, January 18th 2002
L	Travis Fulton	Submission (Punches) Round 1
	FNF - Friday Night Fights Friday, January 18th 2002
L	Eric Schwartz	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	WEC 2 - Clash of the Titans Thursday, October 4th 2001
L	Clayton Miller	TKO (Elbows) Round 2
	IC 3 - Iowa Challenge 3 Saturday, September 22nd 2001
L	Lalo Moz	KO (Punch) Round 1
	WEC 1 - Princes of Pain Saturday, June 30th 2001
W	Charlie Dearborn	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	MSF - Total Destruction Friday, June 15th 2001
L	Matt Hughes #5 Welterweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	FCC 4 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 Saturday, March 31st 2001
L	Aaron Rafferty	KO Round 0
	FCC 2 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 2 Wednesday, November 15th 2000
L	Travis Fulton	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts Saturday, September 23rd 2000
L	Travis Fulton	KO (Punches) Round 1
	IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts Saturday, September 23rd 2000
L	Theo Brooks	Decision (Unanimous) Round 1
	WVT - Wisconsin Vale Tudo Wednesday, May 10th 2000
L	Mark Jaquith	Submission (Punches) Round 1
	IFF 2 - Iowa Free Fight 2 Friday, March 3rd 2000
W	Brad Schafer	Submission (Ankle Lock) Round 1
	IFF 2 - Iowa Free Fight 2 Friday, March 3rd 2000
L	Nate Parmelee	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 0
	Gladiators 4 - Gladiators 4 Thursday, March 2nd 2000
W	Dave Marinez	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	MAC - Midwest Absolute Challenge Saturday, December 4th 1999
L	Pat Pytko	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	MAC - Midwest Absolute Challenge Saturday, December 4th 1999
L	Jim Hurley	Submission (Keylock) Round 1
	FCC 1 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 Monday, April 19th 1999
L	Adam Palmer	Decision Round 1
	FCC 1 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 Monday, April 19th 1999
L	Ryan Dunphy	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	IFC 8 - Showdown at Shooting Star Saturday, June 20th 1998
L	Joe Slick	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	Gladiators - Gladiators 2 Saturday, April 18th 1998

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
L	Tyler Vivier	MPX Promotions: Fight To Unite Saturday, November 10th 2018	TKO Round 1
L	Ryan Debelak	Dakota FC - Winter Brawl Saturday, December 5th 2015	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Miguel Cooley	MF - Max Fights 20 Saturday, January 31st 2015	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Curtis Johnson	Dakota FC 18 - Spring Brawl 2014 Saturday, April 26th 2014	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Tim Saari	MF - Max Fights 19 Saturday, March 29th 2014	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Jimmy Gomez	SMMA - Shine MMA 3 Saturday, March 8th 2014	TKO (Punches) Round 2
L	Terence Joseph Medrud	MF - Max Fights 16 Saturday, November 17th 2012	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Ryan Antle	Dakota FC 13 - Coming Home Saturday, October 13th 2012	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 3
W	Roger Stiner	North Star Combat 2 - Super Nova Friday, July 20th 2012	Submission (Kimura) Round 1
L	James Wilkie	MF - Max Fights 15 Saturday, March 31st 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
NC	Sherman Pendergarst	CFX / Crowbar MMA - Winter Brawl Saturday, February 18th 2012	NC (Accidental Groin Strikes) Round 1
L	Sebastien Gauthier	Instinct MMA - Instinct Fighting 2 Friday, December 2nd 2011	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Mike Ciesnolevicz #74 Heavyweight	Prestige - MMA 2 Saturday, May 28th 2011	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Round 2
L	Rashad Brooks	The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 9 Saturday, April 23rd 2011	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	James Wilkie	MF - Max Fights 13 Saturday, March 19th 2011	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
L	Nick Wagner	MF 12 - Proving Grounds 3 Saturday, January 22nd 2011	Submission (Punches) Round 3
W	Thomas Lies	Impact Fighting Championship - Inception Saturday, October 23rd 2010	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Dean Lamb	KOTC - Underground 59 Saturday, July 31st 2010	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Ben Wicks	MF - Max Fights 10 Saturday, May 8th 2010	Submission (Punches) Round 2
L	Shane DeZee	PBFN - Playboy Fight Night 4 Saturday, April 17th 2010	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Brandon Anderson	PP - Badlands Throwdown Saturday, September 12th 2009	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
L	Demetrius Richards	The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 2 Friday, June 12th 2009	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Jeffrey Fuchs	MF - Max Fights 5 Saturday, May 30th 2009	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
L	Josh Froelich	Brutaal - Fight Night Saturday, April 18th 2009	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	James Miltenberger	EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 4 Saturday, March 21st 2009	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Zach Yencho	Brutaal - Fight Night Saturday, December 13th 2008	Submission Round 1
L	Kevin Kelley	FCC 36 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 36 Friday, September 12th 2008	TKO Round 1
L	Travis McCullough	MF - Max Fights 1 Friday, September 7th 2007	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Otis Funk	CFX 5 - Cage Fighting Xtreme 5 Saturday, April 21st 2007	Decision Round 3
W	Monte Fassatt	CFC - Crookston Fighting Challenge Wednesday, March 7th 2007	Submission Round 1
L	Jeremy Lang	CFX - Cage Fighting Xtreme: Sauk Centre Friday, August 25th 2006	Submission (Strikes) Round 2
L	Clayton Miller #69 Middleweight	DFC 2 - Reloaded Saturday, September 25th 2004	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
L	Dan Hart	FCC 14 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 14 Saturday, March 6th 2004	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
W	Roger Stiner	AAF 3 - Absolute Ada Fights 3 Saturday, June 14th 2003	Submission Round 2
D	Travis Fulton #56 Heavyweight	SS - Sabin Showdown Saturday, April 26th 2003	Draw Round 3
L	Laine McDaniel	Dangerzone 17 - Dakota Destruction Saturday, April 12th 2003	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
W	D.R. Williams	MEF 1 - Minnesota Extreme Fight 1 Friday, April 4th 2003	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 0
W	Royce Louck	MEF 1 - Minnesota Extreme Fight 1 Friday, April 4th 2003	Submission (Armbar) Round 0
W	Paul Compton	FCC 10 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 10 Saturday, March 22nd 2003	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Jacob Walters	AA - Alexandria Absolute Saturday, March 15th 2003	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
W	Kevin Oliver	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002	Decision Round 1
W	Clayton Miller	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Dane Wheeler	IFA - Friday Night Tournament Friday, November 1st 2002	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Davey Conger	AAF 2 - Absolute Ada Fights 2 Saturday, September 14th 2002	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
W	Royce Louck	ARCF 5 - American Reality Combat 5 Saturday, August 10th 2002	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
W	Royce Louck	AAF 1 - Absolute Ada Fights 1 Friday, May 10th 2002	TKO Round 1
L	Chris Fontaine	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
W	Rory Prazak	FNF - Friday Night Fights Friday, January 18th 2002	Submission (Punches) Round 1
L	Travis Fulton	FNF - Friday Night Fights Friday, January 18th 2002	Submission (Punches) Round 1
L	Eric Schwartz	WEC 2 - Clash of the Titans Thursday, October 4th 2001	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Clayton Miller	IC 3 - Iowa Challenge 3 Saturday, September 22nd 2001	TKO (Elbows) Round 2
L	Lalo Moz	WEC 1 - Princes of Pain Saturday, June 30th 2001	KO (Punch) Round 1
W	Charlie Dearborn	MSF - Total Destruction Friday, June 15th 2001	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Matt Hughes #5 Welterweight	FCC 4 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 Saturday, March 31st 2001	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Aaron Rafferty	FCC 2 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 2 Wednesday, November 15th 2000	KO Round 0
L	Travis Fulton	IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts Saturday, September 23rd 2000	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Travis Fulton	IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts Saturday, September 23rd 2000	KO (Punches) Round 1
L	Theo Brooks	WVT - Wisconsin Vale Tudo Wednesday, May 10th 2000	Decision (Unanimous) Round 1
L	Mark Jaquith	IFF 2 - Iowa Free Fight 2 Friday, March 3rd 2000	Submission (Punches) Round 1
W	Brad Schafer	IFF 2 - Iowa Free Fight 2 Friday, March 3rd 2000	Submission (Ankle Lock) Round 1
L	Nate Parmelee	Gladiators 4 - Gladiators 4 Thursday, March 2nd 2000	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 0
W	Dave Marinez	MAC - Midwest Absolute Challenge Saturday, December 4th 1999	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Pat Pytko	MAC - Midwest Absolute Challenge Saturday, December 4th 1999	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Jim Hurley	FCC 1 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 Monday, April 19th 1999	Submission (Keylock) Round 1
L	Adam Palmer	FCC 1 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 Monday, April 19th 1999	Decision Round 1
L	Ryan Dunphy	IFC 8 - Showdown at Shooting Star Saturday, June 20th 1998	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Joe Slick	Gladiators - Gladiators 2 Saturday, April 18th 1998	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1