Ponzinibbio vs Nelson

Who won Ponzinibbio vs Nelson?

Santiago Ponzinibbio beat Gunnar Nelson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 113, on Sunday 16th July 2017 at SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Ponzinibbio vs Nelson stats

Santiago Ponzinibbio stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Santiago Ponzinibbio's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Gunnar Nelson marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Santiago Ponzinibbio's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Ponzinibbio had a large advantage in power over Nelson, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Nelson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Ponzinibbio, boasting a 69% submission rate over Ponzinibbio's 25%.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Ponzinibbio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ponzinibbio was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 16 years and 9 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 79 to Nelson's 49.

Ponzinibbio vs Nelson form

Santiago Ponzinibbio had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kevin Holland at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Morono at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Ponzinibbio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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