Brandon Thatch vs Gunnar Nelson
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Brandon Thatch vs Gunnar Nelson: Matchup Breakdown
Brandon Thatch is 2-4 in the Welterweight division with a 33.3% win rate. Gunnar Nelson is 10-6 at Welterweight, winning 62.5% of the time. Brandon Thatch is listed as retired. Gunnar Nelson is listed as active.
They have met 1 time. Gunnar Nelson leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor on Jul 11, 2015, won by Gunnar Nelson by Submission in round 1.
Gunnar Nelson holds the higher ELO rating, 1,046 to 886. Career peaks are 1,049 for Brandon Thatch and 1,120 for Gunnar Nelson. Brandon Thatch has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 2 victories, a 100% finish rate. Gunnar Nelson has 0 KO/TKO and 8 submission wins, finishing 80% of the time.
Brandon Thatch stands 6' 2" with a reach of 74" and fights switch. Gunnar Nelson is 5' 11" with a reach of 72", switch. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Brandon Thatch. Brandon Thatch is 41, Gunnar Nelson is 37.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brandon Thatch has landed 119 significant strikes at 42.8% accuracy with 4 takedowns and 1:32 of control time. Gunnar Nelson has landed 292 at 61.2% with 22 takedowns and 58:26 of control.
They have no opponents in common.