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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 16, 2019 · London · England
Result
Leon Edwards def. Gunnar Nelson
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Kevin SatakiHoward Hughes · 29-28Anders Ohlsson · 27-29Andy Roberts · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
Leon EdwardsRound 3Gunnar Nelson
3 / 4Sig. strikes3 / 4
75%Accuracy75%
4 / 5Total strikes18 / 20
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
0:41Control2:18
0.6Pace / min0.6
23%Control share77%
Leon Edwards
Targethead 33% · body 67% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 100% · ground 0%
Gunnar Nelson
Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Control edgeGunnar Nelson held 138s of control to 41s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downLeon Edwards's significant-strike pace moved -87% from R2 to R3, 0.6 against 4.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftLeon Edwards's significant-strike accuracy moved +11 pts, 75% against 64%.
- Target shiftLeon Edwards's head share of landed strikes moved -36 pts, to 33% head with 67% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftLeon Edwards's ground share of landed strikes moved -48 pts, to 0% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Accuracy shiftGunnar Nelson's significant-strike accuracy moved +48 pts, 75% against 27%.
- Target shiftGunnar Nelson's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
- Control swingGunnar Nelson's control time moved +100s, 138s against 38s.
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.
Leon Edwards
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
31Leon Edwards sig. strikes
9Gunnar Nelson sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+360%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Leon Edwards)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
31 / 49Sig. strikes9 / 18
63%Accuracy50%
47 / 69Total strikes27 / 38
1Knockdowns0
2 / 3Takedowns3 / 4
0Sub attempts0
3:29Control4:22
17Head3
13Body4
1Leg2
Leon EdwardsGunnar Nelson
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
22-6-0 (1 NC)Record19-6-1
27Age30
6'2"Height5'11"
74"Reach72"
SouthpawStanceSwitch
2.60Sig. str./min1.77
1.25TD / 15 min2.00
Leon Edwards13-4 in archive
3KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
31%Finish rate
