Gunnar Nelson vs Bryan Barberena prediction

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · Saturday, 18 March 2023 · Welterweight · main event

Iceland · 19-6-1UFC wins: 0 KO, 8 SUB, 2 DEC

Bryan Barberena18-12-0UFC wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB, 4 DEC

Result: Gunnar Nelson by Sub, R1 4:51.

Gunnar Nelson vs Bryan Barberena: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Gunnar Nelson	Tale of the tape	Bryan Barberena
19-6-1	Record	18-12-0
Iceland	Nationality	–
16	UFC fights	19
34	Age	33
180 cm	Height	183 cm
183 cm	Reach	184 cm
Switch	Stance	Southpaw
0 / 8 / 2	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	4 / 1 / 4
1 / 0 / 5	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	2 / 3 / 5
1.9	Sig. strikes landed per minute	5.2
3.1	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	4.5
2.0	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.2
0.11	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.40

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Gunnar Nelson: last UFC fights

2022-03-19vs Takashi Sato R3 5:00W DEC
2019-09-28vs Gilbert Burns R3 5:00L DEC
2019-03-16vs Leon Edwards R3 5:00L DEC
2018-12-09vs Alex Oliveira R2 4:17W SUB
2017-07-16vs Santiago Ponzinibbio R1 1:22L KO/TKO

Won 2 (40%)Lost 3 (60%)

Bryan Barberena: last UFC fights

2022-12-04vs Rafael Dos Anjos R2 3:20L SUB
2022-07-03vs Robbie Lawler R2 4:47W KO/TKO
2022-03-26vs Matt Brown R3 5:00W DEC
2021-12-05vs Darian Weeks R3 5:00W DEC
2021-08-01vs Jason Witt R3 5:00L DEC

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

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