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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
16-3 · BRA
VS
Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
17-4-1 · ISL
September 28, 2019 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Gilbert Burns def. Gunnar Nelson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burns11/280/100:15
Nelson7/130/000:28
R2
Burns11/270/100:57
Nelson6/140/201:58
R3
Burns8/211/100:43
Nelson7/90/002:23
Total
Burns30/761/301:55
Nelson20/360/204:49

Scorecards

Burns vs Nelson

RdMaciej MotylewskiPaul SutherlandThomas KnudsenCommunity
R19-109-109-109.5-9.6
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2829-2829.2-27.9

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 15 Burns · 0 Nelson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Burns-Nelson.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BurnsWin probabilityNelson
35.9%64.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
3%
Decision
75%
Expected fight time: 13.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Burns, blue toward Nelson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Burns36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%23%
Submission1%2%
Decision27%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 30
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Nelson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission3%4%
Decision48%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 20
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R211%
R38%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Burns
48.6%+103
Nelson
-10350.1%
Most takedownstie 28.8%
Burns
11.0%+548
Nelson
-54860.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.7%
+134
Under 41.5
57.3%
-134
053105
Nelson
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
42.2%
+137
Under 42.5
57.8%
-137
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.8%
+340
Under 0.5
77.2%
-340
035
Nelson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.6%
+110
Under 1.5
52.4%
-110
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 13.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Burns35.9%51.1%−15.2-115
Nelson64.1%48.9%+15.2-105

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
64.3Striking60.0
Burns +4.3
51.7Grappling66.2
Nelson +14.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurnsNelson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1612
Pound-for-pound
1590
1558
Divisional
1579
1500
Striking offense
1451
1500
Striking defense
1525
1515
Grappling offense
1542
1532
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.22
Strikes landed / min
1.76
44%
Strike accuracy
58%
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
3.51
58%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
1.95
39%
Takedown accuracy
60%
43%
Takedown defense
67%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gilbert Burns
  • WAleksei KunchenkoU-DEC R3
    Close +12049d before
  • WMike DavisSUB R2
    Close -2455mo before
  • WOlivier Aubin-MercierU-DEC R3
    Close +11510mo before
  • LDan HookerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 3mo before
  • WDan MoretKO/TKO R2
    Close -6401y 5mo before
Gunnar Nelson
  • LLeon EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close +1206mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraSUB R2
    Close -15510mo before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R1
    Close -1742y 2mo before
  • WAlan JoubanSUB R2
    Close -3352y 6mo before
  • WAlbert TumenovSUB R2
    Close +1353y 5mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (88%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Burns
Nelson
12
UFC fights
12
126.8 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
115.5 min · 9.6 avg
14y 6m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Burns
Nelson
161W–25L · 86.6%
Overall
210W–59L · 78.1%
107W–15L · 87.7%
Wins
132W–39L · 77.2%
54W–10L · 84.4%
Losses
78W–20L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Nelson
45W–32L · 58.4%
Overall
41W–10L · 80.4%
45W–32L · 58.4%
Wins
41W–10L · 80.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Burns
Nelson
3.91
Landed / min
2.29
37.6%
Accuracy
47.8%
60.1%
Defense
58.9%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
57.2%
Time at distance
44.3%
Grappling & control
Burns
Nelson
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
1.95
39.3%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
42.9%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.04
75.1%
Control share
62.9%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head62%(254)div 63%
  • Body22%(89)div 20%
  • Legs16%(65)div 16%
Nelson
  • Head78%(159)div 63%
  • Body15%(30)div 20%
  • Legs7%(14)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Gunnar Nelson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.