Magny vs Nelson

When is Magny vs Nelson?

Neil Magny is set to face the challenge of Gunnar Nelson during the prelims of UFC 318, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magny vs Nelson stats

Neil Magny steps into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson will make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This will be Neil Magny's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Gunnar Nelson will mark his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Neil Magny's UFC record currently stands at 22-12-0, while Gunnar Nelson's comes in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggest Magny has a slight advantage in power over Nelson, with a 28% knock out percentage over Nelson's 21%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nelson will have a massive advantage over Magny, boasting a 68% submission rate over Magny's 14%.

Neil Magny is the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Magny has a height advantage of 4 inches over Nelson. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Magny is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 9 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 59 more professional rounds, 108 to Nelson's 49.

Magny vs Nelson form

Magny has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Carlos Prates at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Malott at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had been defeated by Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

He had beaten Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Gunnar Nelson has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 defeated Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against 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

In terms of recent activity, Neil Magny has been fighting more than Gunnar Nelson.

Neil Magny last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Gunnar Nelson's last outing was 1 month and 28 days ago.

Magny's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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