Nelson vs Sato

Who won Nelson vs Sato?

Gunnar Nelson beat Takashi Sato by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-26 in favor of the winner Gunnar Nelson.

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 Sato stats

Gunnar Nelson stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Takashi Sato made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Gunnar Nelson's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Gunnar Nelson's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Takashi Sato's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Sato had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Nelson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sato had an advantage over Nelson, with a 13% submission rate over Nelson's 0%.

Gunnar Nelson was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Nelson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sato. Despite this, Sato had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nelson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 7 months earlier than Sato, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 49 to Sato's 40.

Nelson vs Sato form

Gunnar Nelson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had been defeated 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.

Activity check

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Sato's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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