Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Gunnar Nelson def. Takashi Sato (Unanimous Decision)
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Saturday, March 19, 2022
The O2, London, United Kingdom
Gunnar Nelson defeated Takashi Sato by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall, held Saturday, March 19, 2022 at The O2, London.
Fight stats
Gunnar Nelson
Takashi Sato
0
Knockdowns
0
44 of 55
Significant strikes
9 of 23
80%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
140 of 166
Total strikes
16 of 34
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:09
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
36 of 47
Head
4 of 16
7 of 7
Body
2 of 4
1 of 1
Leg
3 of 3
10 of 20
Distance
9 of 23
1 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
33 of 33
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 29
Sig. str.
4 of 12
46 of 52
Total str.
4 of 12
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:05
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 16
Sig. str.
3 of 4
25 of 32
Total str.
3 of 4
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:36
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 10
Sig. str.
2 of 7
69 of 82
Total str.
9 of 18
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:28
Ctrl
0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
16
Nelson
–
0
Sato
●30–27 Nelson×9●30–26 Nelson×7
All 16 media scorecards▾
- Dan Urban · Couchside Judges30–26Nelson
- Nick Baldwin · theScore30–26Nelson
- CombatPress.com30–26Nelson
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com30–26Nelson
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30–26Nelson
- MMAMania.com30–26Nelson
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30–26Nelson
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30–27Nelson
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30–27Nelson
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News30–27Nelson
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30–27Nelson
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30–27Nelson
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30–27Nelson
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30–27Nelson
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30–27Nelson
- MMAJunkie.com30–27Nelson
Fan Scorecards
100%
Nelson
0%
Sato
41 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Nelson48.8%●30–25 Nelson22%●30–27 Nelson19.5%●30–24 Nelson7.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
85%
Nelson
R2
73%
Nelson
R3
78%
Nelson
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Frequently asked questions
Who won Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato?
Gunnar Nelson defeated Takashi Sato by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall, held Saturday, March 19, 2022 at The O2, London.
What were the judges' scorecards for Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato?
The judges scored it 30–26, 30–26, 30–26 — Gunnar Nelson won the decision.
Referee
Rich Mitchell
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Win probability
Gunnar Nelson 58%42% Takashi Sato
What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings
Tale of the Tape
19-6-1
Record
16-7-0
1568
Elo rating
1510
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
36
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Iceland
Nationality
Japan
Striking Profile
1.77
SLpM
2.21
61%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.06
SApM
3.73
48%
Str. Def.
44%
Grappling Profile
2.00
TD Avg.
0.76
52%
TD Acc.
37%
68%
TD Def.
60%
1.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Gunnar Nelson · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs AspinallSat, Mar 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs CannonierSat, Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Till vs MasvidalSat, Mar 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Takashi Sato · 1-4
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 16 fights · 7 fights
18.3
Avg sig. strikes
18.7
1.38
Avg takedowns
0.43
3:39
Avg control time
0:30
53
Career high strikes
30
3
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Gunnar Nelson
Strike target
Takashi Sato
76%
Head
77%
16%
Body
18%
8%
Leg
5%
Gunnar Nelson
Strike position
Takashi Sato
51%
Distance
58%
11%
Clinch
13%
39%
Ground
29%