Gilbert Burns vs Gunnar Nelson — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Gilbert Burns vs Gunnar Nelson

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

Saturday, September 28, 2019 · Copenhagen · Denmark

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Result

Gilbert Burns def. Gunnar Nelson

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Neil HallThomas Knudsen · 28-29Maciej Motylewski · 28-29Paul Sutherland · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Gilbert BurnsRound 3Gunnar Nelson

8 / 21Sig. strikes7 / 9

38%Accuracy78%

17 / 35Total strikes12 / 14

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:43Control2:23

1.6Pace / min1.4

23%Control share77%

Gilbert Burns

Targethead 38% · body 13% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 63% · clinch 38% · ground 0%

Gunnar Nelson

Targethead 29% · body 29% · leg 43%

Phasedistance 86% · clinch 14% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeGunnar Nelson held 143s of control to 43s.Striking edgeGunnar Nelson struck at 78% accuracy to 38%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downGilbert Burns's significant-strike pace moved -27% from R2 to R3, 1.6 against 2.2 per minute.
Pace upGunnar Nelson's significant-strike pace moved +17% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 1.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftGunnar Nelson's significant-strike accuracy moved +35 pts, 78% against 43%.
Target shiftGunnar Nelson's head share of landed strikes moved -21 pts, to 29% head with 29% body and 43% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Gilbert Burns

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Gunnar Nelson

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

30Gilbert Burns sig. strikes

20Gunnar Nelson sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-27%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Gilbert Burns)