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 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Santiago Ponzinibbio's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-5-0.

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 7 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 76 to Nelson's 46.

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