Who won Nelson vs Barberena?
Gunnar Nelson beat Bryan Barberena by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Nelson vs Barberena stats
Gunnar Nelson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.
Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
Gunnar Nelson's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.
The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Nelson's 22%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Barberena, boasting a 67% submission rate over Barberena's 11%.
Gunnar Nelson was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.
Barberena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.
Nelson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 15 years and 5 months earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 46 to Barberena's 73.
Nelson vs Barberena form
Barberena had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.
Before that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.
Activity check
Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Nelson vs Barberena?
Gunnar Nelson was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Bryan Barberena made his way into the ring at 57/20 (+290) with oddsmakers.
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