Gunnar Nelson

Iceland · Pro record 19-6-1 · Switch · 180 cm · reach 183 cm

Gunnar Nelson is 10-6 in the UFC, with 0 wins by KO/TKO, 8 by submission and 2 by decision. Losses: 1 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 5 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 1.9
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 3.1
Takedowns / 15 min: 2.0
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.11

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Gunnar Nelson's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2025-03-22	Kevin Holland	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
2023-03-18	Bryan Barberena	Win by Sub, R1 4:51	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2022-03-19	Takashi Sato	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2019-09-28	Gilbert Burns	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-03-16	Leon Edwards	Loss by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2018-12-09	Alex Oliveira	Win by Sub, R2 4:17	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2017-07-16	Santiago Ponzinibbio	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 1:22	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-03-18	Alan Jouban	Win by Sub, R2 0:46	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-05-08	Albert Tumenov	Win by Sub, R2 3:15	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2015-12-12	Demian Maia	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
2015-07-11	Brandon Thatch	Win by Sub, R1 2:54	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
2014-10-04	Rick Story	Loss by S Dec, R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
2014-07-19	Zak Cummings	Win by Sub, R2 4:48	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
2014-03-08	Omari Akhmedov	Win by Sub, R1 4:36	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
2013-02-17	Jorge Santiago	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs. McDonald
2012-09-30	DaMarques Johnson	Win by Sub, R1 3:34	UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs. Miocic

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.