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Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards
16-3 · GBR
VS
Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
17-3-1 · ISL
March 16, 2019 · London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Leon Edwards def. Gunnar Nelson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edwards5/92/202:18
Nelson3/32/301:26
R2
Edwards23/360/010:30
Nelson3/110/000:38
R3
Edwards3/40/100:41
Nelson3/41/102:18
Total
Edwards31/492/313:29
Nelson9/183/404:22

Scorecards

Edwards vs Nelson

RdAnders OhlssonAndy RobertsHoward HughesCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.1
R210-810-910-910-8.7
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2729-2828-2929.1-27.6

Media (22 cards) · avg 29.127.8 · 22 Edwards · 0 Nelson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Edwards-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
EdwardsWin probabilityNelson
71.6%28.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
6%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%24%
Submission2%2%
Decision53%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 2
Nelson28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%23%
Submission4%15%
Decision17%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 9
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.8)act 3
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R214%
R38%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Edwards
72.3%-276
Nelson
+27626.2%
Most takedownstie 24.1%
Edwards
9.4%+706
Nelson
-70666.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
41.9%
+135
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.5%
-135
052103
Nelson
Expected: 24.0
24
Over 24
41.2%
+136
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.1%
-136
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.6%
Exactly 0
77.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Nelson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
50.6%
-102
Under 1.5
49.4%
+102
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 12.7 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
Edwards71.6%56.2%+15.4-140
Nelson28.4%43.8%−15.4+120

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
67.5Striking60.2
Edwards +7.3
45.8Grappling69.7
Nelson +23.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdwardsNelson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1618
Pound-for-pound
1606
1613
Divisional
1595
1497
Striking offense
1459
1526
Striking defense
1520
1513
Grappling offense
1543
1506
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.38
Strikes landed / min
1.93
48%
Strike accuracy
58%
1.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
56%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
1.79
29%
Takedown accuracy
57%
71%
Takedown defense
75%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
73%
+6
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Leon Edwards
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R5
    Close -2559mo before
  • WPeter SobottaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1901y before
  • WBryan BarberenaU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 6mo before
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y before
  • WAlbert TumenovSUB R3
    Close +1502y 5mo before
Gunnar Nelson
  • WAlex OliveiraSUB R2
    Close -1553mo before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R1
    Close -1741y 8mo before
  • WAlan JoubanSUB R2
    Close -3352y before
  • WAlbert TumenovSUB R2
    Close +1352y 10mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -1253y 3mo before
Edwards — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-1

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
33% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (88%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Nelson
10
UFC fights
11
143.1 min · 14.3 avg
Octagon time
100.5 min · 9.1 avg
15y 2m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Nelson
144W–45L · 76.2%
Overall
194W–56L · 77.6%
128W–43L · 74.9%
Wins
132W–39L · 77.2%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Losses
62W–17L · 78.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Nelson
45W–12L · 78.9%
Overall
41W–10L · 80.4%
43W–12L · 78.2%
Wins
41W–10L · 80.4%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Edwards
Nelson
3.78
Landed / min
2.37
40.6%
Accuracy
48.5%
63.5%
Defense
58.4%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
42.2%
Time at distance
47.4%
Grappling & control
Edwards
Nelson
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
1.79
29.3%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
70.7%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.19
52.3%
Control share
64.2%
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head65%(222)div 63%
  • Body21%(73)div 20%
  • Legs13%(45)div 16%
Nelson
  • Head80%(156)div 63%
  • Body13%(26)div 20%
  • Legs6%(12)div 16%

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

Leon Edwards
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.