Saturday, March 16, 2019The O2, London, United Kingdom
Leon Edwards defeated Gunnar Nelson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal, held Saturday, March 16, 2019 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-27, 29-28, Leon Edwards won the decision.
Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Leon EdwardsGunnar Nelson
1
Knockdowns0
31 / 49
Significant strikes9 / 18
63%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
47 / 69
Total strikes27 / 38
2 / 3
Takedowns3 / 4
67%
Takedown accuracy75%
3:29
Control time4:22
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Leon EdwardsGunnar Nelson
1755%333%
Head
1342%444%
Body
13%222%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Leon Edwards
13%52%35%
Gunnar Nelson
44%56%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Leon Edwards31 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
22/9
22/6
00/1
Clinch
55/8
1010/10
11/1
Ground
1010/13
11/1
0
Gunnar Nelson9 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33/10
11/2
0
Clinch
0
33/3
22/3
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Leon EdwardsGunnar Nelson
R1
5
3
10-910-910-9
R2
23
3
10-910-810-9
R3
3
3
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Leon Edwards
0
Knockdowns0
5 / 9
Significant strikes3 / 3
56%
Sig. strike accuracy100%
18 / 26
Total strikes6 / 7
2 / 2
Takedowns2 / 3
100%
Takedown accuracy67%
2:18
Control time1:26
Round 2Judges: Leon Edwards
1
Knockdowns0
23 / 36
Significant strikes3 / 11
64%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
25 / 38
Total strikes3 / 11
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:30
Control time0:38
Round 3Judges: Gunnar Nelson
0
Knockdowns0
3 / 4
Significant strikes3 / 4
75%
Sig. strike accuracy75%
4 / 5
Total strikes18 / 20
0 / 1
Takedowns1 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy100%
0:41
Control time2:18
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
22
Leon Edwards
0
Gunnar Nelson
●29-28 Edwards×18●30-27 Edwards×2●29-27 Edwards×2
All 22 media scorecards
- Mike Straus · MMAJA30-27Edwards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Edwards
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-27Edwards
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-27Edwards
- Eddie Mercado · BloodyElbow.com29-28Edwards
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-28Edwards
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Edwards
- MMAMania.com29-28Edwards
- Cole Shelton · Sherdog.com29-28Edwards
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Edwards
- Adam Martin · Sherdog.com29-28Edwards
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Edwards
- Sean Ross Sapp · Fightful.com29-28Edwards
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com29-28Edwards
- Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com29-28Edwards
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Edwards
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Edwards
- Keith Shillan · FanSided.com29-28Edwards
- Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com29-28Edwards
- Phil Murphy · ESPN29-28Edwards
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-28Edwards
- Nolan King · FloCombat29-28Edwards
Fan Scorecards
207 fan scorecards submitted
89%
Leon Edwards
1%
Draw
10%
Gunnar Nelson
●29-28 Edwards52.2%●29-27 Edwards17.4%●30-27 Edwards10.1%●29-28 Nelson8.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
88%
Edwards
R2
71%
Edwards
R3
80%
Nelson
Betting Odds
Leon Edwards
-142
59% implied win probability
Open: -147Best: -130
Gunnar Nelson
+113
47% implied win probability
Open: +115Best: +120
Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Leon Edwards | Gunnar Nelson | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -145 | +118 | |
| Bovada | -150 | +120 | |
| sports-interaction | -130 | +100 | |
| unibet | -143 | +115 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Leon Edwards's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Leon Edwards
KickboxingBJJ
- 2022Black belt · BJJThomas Bracher and Victor Estima (Gracie Barra)
- 2014BAMMA Welterweight ChampionshipBAMMA
Gunnar Nelson
KarateBJJNo-Gi Grappling
- 2009Black belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- 20114th Place · ADCC-88kg
- 20094th Place · ADCCabsolute
- 2009Silver · IBJJF Worldsbrown belt middleweight (gi)
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
56%76%
Head
24%16%
Body
20%8%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Leon Edwardslast 6 fights
55%17%28%
Gunnar Nelsonlast 2 fights
42%16%42%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Leon Edwards Gunnar Nelson
Strikes landed / min
2.601.77
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.443.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.252.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
37%52%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%68%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.401.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersGunnar Nelson · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.60
Strikes landed / min1.77
2.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.06
1.25 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.00 / 3.8
37%
Takedown accuracy52%
63%
Takedown defence68%
3:41
Control time / fight3:39
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min1.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Leon Edwards20 UFC fights · 873 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%353/964
16%139/194
19%170/187
Clinch
6%50/69
7%62/66
1%7/8
Ground
10%87/112
1%5/6
0%0/0
Gunnar Nelson16 UFC fights · 292 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%103/249
10%28/37
6%17/20
Clinch
3%8/15
6%18/20
2%5/6
Ground
38%111/127
0%1/2
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Leon Edwards14 of 28 ended early · 50%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Gunnar Nelson18 of 26 ended early · 69%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Leon Edwards2-3
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- NC
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards · Jun 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson · Mar 18, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 8, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WShaun TaylorBAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha · Sep 13, 2014TKO · R3 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WWayne MurrieBAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani · Apr 5, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:13 · Welterweight
- WWendle LewisBAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva · Dec 14, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Welterweight
- WAdam BoussifBAMMA 13: Jones vs. Nunes · Sep 14, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
- WJohnny BiltonBAMMA 11 · Dec 1, 2012TKO · R2 · 1:11 · Welterweight
- WCraig WhiteUnited Kingdom Regional · Nov 3, 2012
- LDelroy McDowellFight UK 6 · Feb 25, 2012DQ · R3 · 2:40 · Welterweight
- WPawel ZwiefkaFight UK 5 · Nov 19, 2011Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WDamian ZlotnickiFight UK 4 · Jun 5, 2011TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
Gunnar Nelson2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016Submission · R2 · 3:15 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Jul 19, 2014Submission · R2 · 4:48 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:36 · Welterweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 16, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 29, 2012Submission · R1 · 3:34 · Catch Weight
- W
- WEugene FadioraBAMMA · Sep 25, 2010Submission
- W
- WSam ElsdonBAMMA · Feb 13, 2010Submission
- WIran MascarenhasDenmark Regional · Sep 6, 2008TKO
- WBarry MairsAngrrr Management · Dec 9, 2007TKO
- WNiek TrompIreland Regional · Nov 24, 2007Submission
- WAdam SlawinskiIreland Regional · Oct 6, 2007TKO
- WDriss El BakaraCage Rage · Sep 29, 2007Submission
- DJohn OlesenDenmark Regional · May 5, 2007DRAW
Frequently asked questions
Who won Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson?
Leon Edwards defeated Gunnar Nelson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal, held Saturday, March 16, 2019 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-27, 29-28, Leon Edwards won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson?
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-27, 29-28, Leon Edwards won the decision.
Was Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 89% of 207 fan cards scored it for Leon Edwards; 100% of 22 media scores picked Leon Edwards.