Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-03-18, the mma bout Bryan Barberena vs Gunnar Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Nelson vs Barberena is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 18th, at the The O2 Arena in London (England, UK), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 – UFC 286. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-19, mma fight not particularly good: Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato gets two stars.
Sato vs Nelson is on the undercard of Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall – UFC Fight Night 204 (also known as UFC London or UFC on ESPN+ 62). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, some good exchanges between Gunnar Nelson and Gilbert Burns but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional record of 17-4-1 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) and Leon Edwards in 2019 (Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson); between these two bouts he beat Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira).
His opponent, the black belt and three-time Bjj world champion Gilbert Burns, has a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Dan Hooker last year but then he has won over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Mike Davis and Alexey Kunchenko. Nelson vs Burns is on the undercard of Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier – UFC Fight Night 160 (UFC on ESPN+ 18). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, close fight but not so exciting: Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson gets two stars.Leon Edwards entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champ Kamaru Usman in 2015 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Peter Sobotta (Leon Edwards vs Peter Sobotta) and Donald Cerrone in 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has a record of 17-3-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but he came back to win in 2018 with Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira). Edwards vs Nelson is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, good finish between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira: it gets three stars.The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-16, nice exchanges between Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-1 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to Demian Maia in 2015 (=Maia vs Nelson) but then he has won over Albert Tumenov (=Tumenov vs Nelson) and Alan Jouban (=Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Santiago Ponzinibbio, has an official mma record of 24-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also suffered his last defeat in 2015, against Lorenz Larkin (=Larkin vs Ponzinibbio), but then he has won four bouts beating Andreas Stahl, Court McGee, Zak Cummings (=Ponzinibbio vs Cummings) and Nordine Taleb (=Ponzinibbio vs Taleb). Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Gunnar Nelson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 113. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-18, good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Alan Jouban: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a pro record of 15-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world. He lost to Demian Maia in 2015 (=Maia vs Nelson) but he came back to win against Albert Tumenov in 2016 (=Tumenov vs Nelson).
His opponent, Alan Jouban, has an official mma record of 15-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Albert Tumenov in 2015 but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Mike Perry in 2016 (=Perry vs Jouban). Gunnar Nelson vs Alan Jouban is on the undercard of Jimi Manuwa vs Corey Anderson – UFC Fight Night 107. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Albert Tumenov: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Albert Tumenov entered this fight with a mma record of 17-2-0 (65% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.21 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ildemar Alcantara in 2014, since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Lorenz Larkin in his last one (=Larkin vs Tumenov).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has an official record of 14-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three fights, against Brandon Thatch (=Nelson vs Thatch), after this bout he lost to Demian Maia (=Maia vs Nelson). Tumenov vs Nelson is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-12, nice grappling exchanges between Demian Maia and Gunnar Nelson: this fight gets three stars.The black belt in Bjj Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional record of 21-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won three bouts beating Neil Magny in his last one.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Gunnar Nelson, has a mma record of 14-1-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss last year, against Rick Story (via split decision, Nelson vs Story), but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Brandon Thatch (=Nelson vs Thatch). Maia vs Nelson is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor – UFC 194. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, pretty good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Brandon Thatch: it gets three stars.The black belt in karate and Bjj Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 welterweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings) but then he suffered his first defeat, via split decision, against Rick Story (=Nelson vs Story).
His opponent, Brandon Thatch, has an official record of 11-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class and he lost his last bout as well, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Thatch). Nelson vs Thatch is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor – UFC 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
