Who won Edwards vs Nelson?
Leon Edwards beat Gunnar Nelson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 5, on Saturday 16th March 2019 at 02 Arena in London.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.
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).
Edwards vs Nelson stats
Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.
Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-2-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-5-0.
The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Nelson, with a 38% knock out percentage over Nelson's 24%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Edwards, boasting a 71% submission rate over Edwards' 19%.
Leon Edwards was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nelson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 1 month later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 77 to Nelson's 46.
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Edwards' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.
Nelson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.
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