pull a nelson

Pull a nelson means to overcome against the odds with a decisive win. It's a British figure of speech created from the actions of Admiral Nelson because of his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was heavily outnumbered by French, Spanish and Portuguese Navy's and {prevailed}. This ended Napoleon's plans to invade England.

Wow, did you really pull a nelson, the way you kicked those three guys asses after they tried to jump you.