Sep 28 2019
Saturday

Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Welterweight
16-3-0
UD 3
UD 3
17-4-0

The tape

38
Age
36
5' 10" / 178 cm
Height
5' 11" / 181 cm
70.9" / 180 cm
Reach
72" / 183 cm

Tape record

UDSUBUDKOKO
Form
SDSUBKOSUBSUB
16
Wins
17
5
By KO
4
31
KO%
24
8
By SUB
12
50
SUB%
71
3
Loses
4
1
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
1
2012
Debut
N/A
19
Bouts
22
34
Rounds
39
2 hours, 22 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 44 minutes

Tape rankings @ Welterweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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Tapology
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Gilbert Burns vs Gunnar Nelson report

Who won Burns vs Nelson?

Gilbert Burns beat Gunnar Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 18, on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gilbert Burns.

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).

Burns vs Nelson stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Gilbert Burns' 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-8-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Burns had a slight advantage in power over Nelson, with a 31% knock out percentage over Nelson's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a large advantage over Burns, boasting a 71% submission rate over Burns' 50%.

Gilbert Burns was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

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

Burns was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 13 years later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 69 to Nelson's 46.

Burns vs Nelson form

Gilbert Burns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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