
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!