Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
“Gunni”
19-6-1
RESULT

Rick Story def. Gunnar Nelson (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Rick Story
Rick Story
“The Horror”
19-9-0
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada

Rick Story defeated Gunnar Nelson by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax.

Fight stats

Gunnar Nelson
Rick Story
0
Knockdowns
1
53 of 107
Significant strikes
168 of 315
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
54 of 108
Total strikes
211 of 360
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
25%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:22
Control time
0:36
Significant strikes by target
39 of 87
Head
81 of 211
12 of 16
Body
58 of 73
2 of 4
Leg
29 of 31
49 of 103
Distance
137 of 270
4 of 4
Clinch
24 of 33
0 of 0
Ground
7 of 12

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 13
Sig. str.
18 of 39
8 of 13
Total str.
27 of 49
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:16
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 26
Sig. str.
29 of 62
11 of 26
Total str.
29 of 62
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 18
Sig. str.
32 of 63
8 of 18
Total str.
41 of 72
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
1
10 of 24
Sig. str.
41 of 77
11 of 25
Total str.
61 of 98
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:32
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
16 of 26
Sig. str.
48 of 74
16 of 26
Total str.
53 of 79
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-6-1
Record
19-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
41
5'11"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

1.77
SLpM
3.80
61%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.06
SApM
2.17
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.00
TD Avg.
2.53
52%
TD Acc.
48%
68%
TD Def.
63%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Gunnar Nelson · 2-3
  • L
    Kevin Holland
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Bryan Barberena
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 4:51 · Welterweight
  • W
    Takashi Sato
    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs AspinallSat, Mar 19, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Gilbert Burns
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs CannonierSat, Sep 28, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC Fight Night: Till vs MasvidalSat, Mar 16, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Rick Story · 3-2
  • L
    Donald Cerrone
    UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2Sun, Aug 21, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tarec Saffiedine
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs GarbrandtMon, May 30, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Gunnar Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonaldSat, Oct 4, 2014
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Leonardo Mafra
    UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs MillerWed, Jul 16, 2014
    Submission · R2 · 2:12 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kelvin Gastelum
    UFC 171: Hendricks vs LawlerSat, Mar 15, 2014
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 19 fights
18.3
Avg sig. strikes
47.4
1.38
Avg takedowns
2.11
3:39
Avg control time
3:57
53
Career high strikes
168
3
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Gunnar Nelson
Strike target
Rick Story
76%
Head
52%
16%
Body
35%
8%
Leg
14%
Gunnar Nelson
Strike position
Rick Story
51%
Distance
61%
11%
Clinch
22%
39%
Ground
17%