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Gunnar Nelson

19-6-1
38y·5' 11"·72" reach·Switch
5:18
Control / 15m
time on top
-1.29
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
80%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 16 recorded bouts, 292 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 76%Body 16%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 51%Clinch 11%Ground 39%
And how often each lands
Head57%
Body80%
Legs85%
Distance48%
Clinch76%
Ground87%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

10Wins8 SUB · 2 DEC
6Losses1 KO · 5 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

80%
Johnson
38%
Santiago
67%
Akhmedov
7%
Cummings
1%
Story
49%
Thatch
15%
Maia
52%
Tumenov
53%
Jouban
0%
Ponzinibbio
51%
Oliveira
29%
Edwards
32%
Burns
54%
Sato
66%
Barberena
63%
Holland

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R11.91100%16
R21.6888%11
R31.3470%7
R42.001
R53.201

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min1.77
Strikes absorbed / min3.06
Striking accuracyof everything thrown61%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed48%
Takedowns / 15 min2
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land52%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed68%
Sub attempts / 15 min1
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together4.83
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 16 bouts10.3m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

48.0%
Landed at range
302 thrown over 15 bouts
35.2%
Expected
against these opponents
+12.8pp
Gap
above expected
84.3%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LKevin HollandMar 2025U-DEC9:29 ctrl15 str3 td
Significant strikes
15 of 24 · 63%
Total strikes
30 of 44 · 68%
Takedowns
3 of 10 · 30%
Control
9:29
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 67%Body 27%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 13%Clinch 47%Ground 40%
This fight on UFCStats
WBryan BarberenaMar 2023SUB R13:13 ctrl10 str1 td
Significant strikes
10 of 11 · 91%
Total strikes
20 of 21 · 95%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
3:13
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:51
Armbar From Mount
Target
Head 80%Body 20%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 10%Clinch 20%Ground 70%
This fight on UFCStats
WTakashi SatoMar 2022U-DEC8:09 ctrl44 str3 td
Significant strikes
44 of 55 · 80%
Total strikes
140 of 166 · 84%
Takedowns
3 of 3 · 100%
Control
8:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 82%Body 16%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 23%Clinch 2%Ground 75%
This fight on UFCStats
LGilbert BurnsSep 2019U-DEC4:49 ctrl20 str0 td
Significant strikes
20 of 36 · 56%
Total strikes
26 of 45 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
4:49
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 45%Body 20%Legs 35%
Position
Distance 90%Clinch 10%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LLeon EdwardsMar 2019S-DEC4:22 ctrl9 str3 td
Significant strikes
9 of 18 · 50%
Total strikes
27 of 38 · 71%
Takedowns
3 of 4 · 75%
Control
4:22
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 33%Body 44%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 44%Clinch 56%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlex OliveiraDec 2018SUB R24:43 ctrl11 str2 td
Significant strikes
11 of 11 · 100%
Total strikes
20 of 20 · 100%
Takedowns
2 of 5 · 40%
Control
4:43
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 4:17
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 91%Body 9%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 9%Clinch 9%Ground 82%
This fight on UFCStats
LSantiago PonzinibbioJul 2017KO R10:00 ctrl5 str0 td
Significant strikes
5 of 7 · 71%
Total strikes
5 of 7 · 71%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:22
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 80%Body 0%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlan JoubanMar 2017SUB R23:03 ctrl8 str1 td
Significant strikes
8 of 18 · 44%
Total strikes
17 of 28 · 61%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
3:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 0:46
Guillotine Choke On Ground
Target
Head 88%Body 13%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 38%Clinch 13%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlbert TumenovMay 2016SUB R24:18 ctrl29 str2 td
Significant strikes
29 of 44 · 66%
Total strikes
41 of 56 · 73%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
4:18
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 3:15
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 86%Body 14%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 52%Clinch 0%Ground 48%
This fight on UFCStats
LDemian MaiaDec 2015U-DEC2:14 ctrl2 str1 td
Significant strikes
2 of 4 · 50%
Total strikes
7 of 10 · 70%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
2:14
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
2
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 0%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WBrandon ThatchJul 2015SUB R11:26 ctrl6 str0 td
Significant strikes
6 of 8 · 75%
Total strikes
20 of 24 · 83%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:26
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:54
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 0%Ground 33%
This fight on UFCStats
LRick StoryOct 2014S-DEC0:22 ctrl53 str1 td
Significant strikes
53 of 107 · 50%
Total strikes
54 of 108 · 50%
Takedowns
1 of 4 · 25%
Control
0:22
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 74%Body 23%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WZak CummingsJul 2014SUB R20:43 ctrl13 str1 td
Significant strikes
13 of 24 · 54%
Total strikes
23 of 34 · 68%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
0:43
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 4:48
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 69%Body 31%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 69%Clinch 15%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
WOmari AkhmedovMar 2014SUB R13:06 ctrl16 str1 td
Significant strikes
16 of 20 · 80%
Total strikes
25 of 32 · 78%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
3:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:36
Guillotine Choke On Ground
Target
Head 94%Body 0%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 13%Clinch 0%Ground 88%
This fight on UFCStats
WJorge SantiagoFeb 2013U-DEC5:38 ctrl42 str2 td
Significant strikes
42 of 80 · 53%
Total strikes
47 of 86 · 55%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
5:38
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 10%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 14%Ground 36%
This fight on UFCStats
WDaMarques JohnsonSep 2012SUB R12:51 ctrl9 str1 td
Significant strikes
9 of 10 · 90%
Total strikes
16 of 17 · 94%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
2:51
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:34
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 78%Body 0%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 0%Ground 67%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.