Edwards vs Nelson

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, 12 years and 10 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 77 to Nelson's 46.

Edwards vs Nelson form

Gunnar Nelson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Alex Oliveira at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Activity check

Edwards' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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