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Felipe Romero vs Steven Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Felipe Romero

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Steven Nelson

Felipe Romero (3-13 across 16 tracked bouts) and Steven Nelson (20-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Romero

Tracked record

3–13

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Nelson

20

Wins16 KO · 80%

2

Losses

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Nelson leads 1–0

Felipe Romero and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

Felipe Romero and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met2019Feb 15Series
Felipe RomeroFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steven NelsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Romero 0 · Nelson 6 of 6 measurable rows
RomeroNelson
Record†
3-1320-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
18.8%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
80% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 10
10
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
1.1
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
16
22

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Felipe Romero: No height on file
Steven Nelson: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Felipe Romero: No reach on file
Steven Nelson: 76″
Age4 yrs apart
Felipe Romero: 42
Steven Nelson: 38
Stance
Felipe Romero: Not recorded
Steven Nelson: Orthodox

Felipe Romero left, Steven Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Felipe Romero3 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Felipe Romero: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Steven Nelson20 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Steven Nelson: 20 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (80%) and 4 on the cards (20%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 80%4 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Felipe Romero 16, Steven Nelson 22 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Felipe Romero last boxed on Jul 22, 2022 — 1,550 days ago. Romero had lost 12 straight.LLLLL

Cunningham Mar 2017Daley Jun 2017Nelson Feb 2019Uzcátegui May 2022Valera Jul 20221.1 tracked bouts per year

Steven Nelson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Nelson last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 401 days ago.WWWLL

Ballard Dec 2022Montgomery Jul 2023Vazquez Aug 2024Pacheco Jan 2025Martinez Sep 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Felipe Romero and Steven Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Felipe Romero and Steven Nelson met once on February 15, 2019, and Steven Nelson won by UD.
The meeting

LFeb 15, 2019 · Nelson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Romero or Nelson?
Felipe Romero is 3-13 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Steven Nelson is 20-2. Steven Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Romero3–1318.8%

Nelson20–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Romero or Nelson?
Felipe Romero has 0 knockout wins and Steven Nelson has 16. Steven Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Romero0

Nelson1680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Romero and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Felipe Romero and Steven Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Romero and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Felipe Romero and 22 bouts tracked for Steven Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Romero16bouts

Nelson22bouts

How They Win ↓

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