Nelson vs Oliveira

Who won Nelson vs Oliveira?

Gunnar Nelson beat Alex Oliveira by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 231, on Saturday 8th December 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

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).

Nelson vs Oliveira stats

Gunnar Nelson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Alex Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Alex Oliveira's came in at 11-10-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Nelson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 69% submission rate over Oliveira's 25%.

Gunnar Nelson was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Oliveira had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Nelson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 7 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 46 to Oliveira's 76.

Nelson vs Oliveira form

Oliveira had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nicolas Dalby at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mike Perry at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had won against Carlo Pedersoli at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had beaten Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Activity check

Nelson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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