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Gunnar Nelson
“Gunni”

Gunnar Nelson

Welterweight·Reykjavik·Iceland
Record
19-6-1
CampSBG Ireland · Mjolnir(primary)
Age
37
Born
Jul 28, 1988
Height
180.34 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Stance
Switch

Career statistics

Sig. strikes / min
1.77
Striking accuracy
61.00%
Sig. absorbed / min
3.06
Striking defense
48.00%
Takedowns / 15min
2.00
Takedown accuracy
52.00%
Takedown defense
68.00%
Sub. att. / 15min
1.00

UFC fight history

L
vs. Kevin Holland
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Mar 22, 2025
W
vs. Bryan Barberena
Submission · R1 · 4:51
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Mar 18, 2023
W
vs. Takashi Sato
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Mar 19, 2022
L
vs. Gilbert Burns
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sep 28, 2019
L
vs. Leon Edwards
Decision (Split) · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Mar 16, 2019
W
vs. Alex Oliveira
Submission · R2 · 4:17
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Dec 8, 2018
L
vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Jul 16, 2017
W
vs. Alan Jouban
Submission · R2 · 0:46
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Mar 18, 2017
W
vs. Albert Tumenov
Submission · R2 · 3:15
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
May 8, 2016
L
vs. Demian Maia
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Dec 12, 2015
W
vs. Brandon Thatch
Submission · R1 · 2:54
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Jul 11, 2015
L
vs. Rick Story
Decision (Split) · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
Oct 4, 2014
W
vs. Zak Cummings
Submission · R2 · 4:48
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
Jul 19, 2014
W
vs. Omari Akhmedov
Submission · R1 · 4:36
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Mar 8, 2014
W
vs. Jorge Santiago
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Feb 16, 2013
W
vs. DaMarques Johnson
Submission · R1 · 3:34
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Sep 29, 2012