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.

This was Leon Edwards' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Gunnar Nelson marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-4-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-6-0.

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 33 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, 14 years later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 86 to Nelson's 49.

Edwards vs Nelson form

Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, his fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

He was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 27 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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