Burns vs Nelson

Who won Burns vs Nelson?

Gilbert Burns beat Gunnar Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 18, on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gilbert Burns.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Burns vs Nelson stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-7-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Burns had a slight advantage in power over Nelson, with a 31% knock out percentage over Nelson's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a large advantage over Burns, boasting a 71% submission rate over Burns' 50%.

Gilbert Burns was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

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

Burns was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 2 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 64 to Nelson's 46.

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Nelson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Burns vs Nelson?

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