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

Rick Story def. Gunnar Nelson (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Rick Story
United StatesRick 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. The judges scored it 47-48, 49-46, 50-44, Rick Story won the decision.

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

Judges' Scorecards

Jim Bergman
#NelsonStory
1109
2109
3109
4910
5910
Total4847
Mark Collett
#NelsonStory
1109
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4649
Paul Sutherland
#NelsonStory
1910
2910
3910
4810
5910
Total4450

Media Scores

0
Nelson
-
9
Story
●49-46 Story×5●50-45 Story×3●48-47 Story
All 9 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

4%
Nelson
2%
Draw
94%
Story
112 fan scorecards submitted
●49-46 Story36.6%●50-45 Story21.4%●50-44 Story11.6%●48-47 Story7.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
56%
Nelson
R2
82%
Story
R3
88%
Story
R4
77%
Story
R5
96%
Story

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Gunnar Nelson
-384
79% implied win probability
Open: -308Best: -343
Rick Story
+286
26% implied win probability
Open: +263Best: +329

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookGunnar NelsonRick Story
Bookmaker-350+290
Bovada-370+225
Pinnacle-343+300
sports-interaction-512+329

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story?

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. The judges scored it 47-48, 49-46, 50-44, Rick Story won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story?

The judges scored it 47-48, 49-46, 50-44, Rick Story won the decision.

Was Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 94% of 112 fan cards scored it for Rick Story; 100% of 9 media scores picked Rick Story.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Gunnar Nelson 53%47% Rick Story

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Gunnar Nelson
Submission Ace
6 edges
Rick Story
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

87Power68
61Speed82
74Precision68
81Durability80
61Engine94
96Wrestling96
98Ground95

Biggest edge Gunnar Nelson, Punch power +33

Attribute by attribute

Gunnar Nelson is on the left of every row, Rick Story on the right.
95Punch power62
79Kick power74
59Punch speed74
62Kick speed90
74Accuracy68
96Takedowns96
97Ground striking96
98Submissions94
93Chin79
68Body strength80
61Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-6-1
Record
19-9-0
1832
Power Index rating
1812
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
41
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Iceland
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.77
SLpM
3.80
61%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.06
SApM
2.17
48%
Str. Def.
62%

Grappling Profile

2.00
TD Avg.
2.53
52%
TD Acc.
48%
68%
TD Def.
63%
1.00
Sub. Avg.
0.90

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Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 22 fights
18.3
Avg sig. strikes
47.4
1.38
Avg takedowns
2.05
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
59%
11%
Clinch
22%
39%
Ground
19%