Gunnar Nelson
“Gunni”
Next Fight - March 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night 255 - Edwards vs. Brady
O2 Arena, London, Greater London, England
Age: 36 | Jul 28, 1988
Nationality: Iceland
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 72.0"
Professional Record
25 fights | 19 wins | 5 losses |
---|---|---|
KO/TKOs | 4 | 1 |
Submissions | 13 | 0 |
Decisions | 2 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Fight Details
Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
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WIN | 19 - 5 - 1 | Bryan Barberena | UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 | March 18, 2023 | Submission (Armbar) | Rich Mitchell | 1 | 4:51 |
WIN | 18 - 5 - 1 | Takashi Sato | UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Rich Mitchell | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 17 - 5 - 1 | Gilbert Burns | UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier | September 28, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Neil Hall | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 17 - 4 - 1 | Leon Edwards | UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal | March 16, 2019 | Decision (Split) | Kevin Sataki | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 17 - 3 - 1 | Alex Oliveira | UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega | December 08, 2018 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Jerin Valel | 2 | 4:19 |
LOSS | 16 - 3 - 1 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | KO (Punches) | Leon Roberts | 1 | 1:22 |
WIN | 16 - 2 - 1 | Alan Jouban | UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 0:46 |
WIN | 15 - 2 - 1 | Albert Tumenov | UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski | May 08, 2016 | Submission (Neck Crank) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 3:15 |
LOSS | 14 - 2 - 1 | Demian Maia | UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor | December 12, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 14 - 1 - 1 | Brandon Thatch | UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor | July 11, 2015 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:54 |
LOSS | 13 - 1 - 1 | Rick Story | UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story | October 04, 2014 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
WIN | 13 - 0 - 1 | Zak Cummings | UFC Fight Night 46 - McGregor vs. Brandao | July 19, 2014 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 4:48 |
WIN | 12 - 0 - 1 | Omari Akhmedov | UFC Fight Night 37 - Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | March 08, 2014 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Grant Waterman | 1 | 4:36 |
WIN | 11 - 0 - 1 | Jorge Santiago | UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald | February 16, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 10 - 0 - 1 | DaMarques Johnson | UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic | September 29, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:34 |
WIN | 9 - 0 - 1 | Alexander Butenko | CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko | February 25, 2012 | Submission (Armbar) | David Jones | 1 | 4:21 |
WIN | 8 - 0 - 1 | Eugene Fadiora | BAMMA 4 - Watson vs. Reid | September 25, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:51 | |
WIN | 7 - 0 - 1 | Danny Mitchell | CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell | August 28, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:51 | |
WIN | 6 - 0 - 1 | Sam Elsdon | BAMMA 2 - Roundhouses at the Roundhouse | February 13, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 2:30 |
WIN | 5 - 0 - 1 | Iran Mascarenhas | Adrenaline 3 - Evolution | September 06, 2008 | KO (Punches) | 2 | 3:22 | |
WIN | 4 - 0 - 1 | Barry Mairs | AM 14 - Ready For War | December 09, 2007 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:38 | |
WIN | 3 - 0 - 1 | Niek Tromp | COT 1 - Battle on the Bay | November 24, 2007 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
WIN | 2 - 0 - 1 | Adam Slawinski | UFR 10 - Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 | October 06, 2007 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
WIN | 1 - 0 - 1 | Driss El Bakara | Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite | September 29, 2007 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:46 | |
DRAW | 0 - 0 - 1 | John Olesen | Adrenaline 1 - Feel the Rush | May 05, 2007 | Draw (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
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