SYS▸RETRIEVING DOSSIER▮
FIGHTER DOSSIER▸ID-A8C255
SIGNALLOCKED▮
TALE-OF-THE-TAPE
HT
5'11"
REACH
72.0"
GYM
Mjölnir
BORN
Iceland
CAREER TIMELINE
PRO DEBUT
17y 11m ago
LAST FIGHT
1y 3m ago
UFC DEBUT
12y 6m ago
PRE-UFC5y 5m
UFC · 12y 6m ago
UFC12y 6m
Pro Career
FINISH METRICSTERMINATIONS
Wins by KO/TKO
0
Wins by Submission
0
Round 1 Finishes
0
Avg Fight · Pro
9:59
Avg Fight · UFC
10:20
Fights/Yr · Pro
1.5
Fights/Yr · UFC
1.3
Performance Matrix
26 bouts recordedvs Welterweight division
Current selection: striking · overall · overall
Landed / Min
2.04
Absorbed / Min
4.73
Off. Accuracy
61.2%
Def. Avoidance
48.8%
MetricOffenseDefense
Landed / Absorbed
292
506
Attempted
477
989
Per Minute
2.04
4.73
Accuracy
61.2%48.8%
O
D
Net Advantage
Net Landed
-214
Net Attempted
-512
Total fight time: 02:45:23
MMA Record
Fight #26
Gunnar NelsonL
19-5-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC Fight Night
March 22, 2025
WKevin Holland
26-13
Current: 28-14-0, 1 NC
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWKevin Holland
UFC Fight NightMarch 22, 2025
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #25
Gunnar NelsonW
18-5-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Armbar · 4:51 · R1
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
March 18, 2023
LBryan Barberena
18-9
Current: 18-12-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLBryan Barberena
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3March 18, 2023
Armbar · 4:51 · R1
Fight #24
Gunnar NelsonW
17-5-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC Fight Night
March 19, 2022
LTakashi Sato
16-4
Current: 16-9-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLTakashi Sato
UFC Fight NightMarch 19, 2022
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #23
Gunnar NelsonL
17-4-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC on ESPN+ 18
September 28, 2019
WGilbert Burns
16-3
Current: 22-9-0
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWGilbert Burns
UFC on ESPN+ 18September 28, 2019
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #22
Gunnar NelsonL
17-3-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Split
UFC on ESPN+ 5
March 16, 2019
WLeon Edwards
16-3
Current: 22-5-0, 1 NC
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWLeon Edwards
UFC on ESPN+ 5March 16, 2019
Decision · Split
Fight #21
Gunnar NelsonW
16-3-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 4:17 · R2
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
December 8, 2018
LAlex Oliveira
20-5-1
Current: 25-16-1, 2 NC
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLAlex Oliveira
UFC 231: Holloway vs. OrtegaDecember 8, 2018
Rear Naked Choke · 4:17 · R2
Fight #20
Gunnar NelsonL
16-2-1
via TKO
Welterweight Bout
Punches · 1:22 · R1
UFC Fight Night 113
July 16, 2017
WSantiago Ponzinibbio
24-3
Current: 30-9-0
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWSantiago Ponzinibbio
UFC Fight Night 113July 16, 2017
Punches · 1:22 · R1
Fight #19
Gunnar NelsonW
15-2-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Guillotine Choke · 0:46 · R2
UFC Fight Night 107
March 18, 2017
LAlan Jouban
15-4
Current: 17-7-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLAlan Jouban
UFC Fight Night 107March 18, 2017
Guillotine Choke · 0:46 · R2
Fight #18
Gunnar NelsonW
14-2-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 3:15 · R2
UFC Fight Night 87
May 8, 2016
LAlbert Tumenov
15-3
Current: 23-6-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLAlbert Tumenov
UFC Fight Night 87May 8, 2016
Rear Naked Choke · 3:15 · R2
Fight #17
Gunnar NelsonL
14-1-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
December 12, 2015
WDemian Maia
21-6
Current: 28-11-0
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWDemian Maia
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregorDecember 12, 2015
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #16
Gunnar NelsonW
13-1-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 2:54 · R1
UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
July 11, 2015
LBrandon Thatch
11-2
Current: 11-5-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLBrandon Thatch
UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregorJuly 11, 2015
Rear Naked Choke · 2:54 · R1
Fight #15
Gunnar NelsonL
13-0-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Split
UFC Fight Night 53
October 4, 2014
WRick Story
17-8
Current: 21-10-0
Gunnar NelsonL
vsWRick Story
UFC Fight Night 53October 4, 2014
Decision · Split
Fight #14
Gunnar NelsonW
12-0-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 4:48 · R2
UFC Fight Night 46
July 19, 2014
LZak Cummings
17-3
Current: 25-7-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLZak Cummings
UFC Fight Night 46July 19, 2014
Rear Naked Choke · 4:48 · R2
Fight #13
Gunnar NelsonW
11-0-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Guillotine Choke · 4:36 · R1
UFC Fight Night 37
March 8, 2014
LOmari Akhmedov
13-1
Current: 24-8-1
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLOmari Akhmedov
UFC Fight Night 37March 8, 2014
Guillotine Choke · 4:36 · R1
Fight #12
Gunnar NelsonW
10-0-1
via DEC
Welterweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC on FUEL TV 7
February 16, 2013
LJorge Santiago
26-10
Current: 26-12-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLJorge Santiago
UFC on FUEL TV 7February 16, 2013
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #11
Gunnar NelsonW
9-0-1
via SUB
Catchweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 3:34 · R1
UFC on FUEL TV 5
September 29, 2012
LDaMarques Johnson
16-11
Current: 16-15-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLDaMarques Johnson
UFC on FUEL TV 5September 29, 2012
Rear Naked Choke · 3:34 · R1
Fight #10
Gunnar NelsonW
8-0-1
via SUB
Welterweight Bout
Armbar · 4:21 · R1
Cage Contender 12
February 25, 2012
LAlexander Butenko
17-5
Current: 56-19-3
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLAlexander Butenko
Cage Contender 12February 25, 2012
Armbar · 4:21 · R1
Fight #9
Gunnar NelsonW
7-0-1
via SUB
Bout
-
-
September 25, 2010
LEugene Fadiora
9-0
Current: 13-2-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLEugene Fadiora
-September 25, 2010
-
Fight #8
Gunnar NelsonW
6-0-1
via SUB
Bout
-
-
August 28, 2010
LDanny Mitchell
8-1
Current: 20-9-1
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLDanny Mitchell
-August 28, 2010
-
Fight #7
Gunnar NelsonW
5-0-1
via SUB
Bout
-
-
February 13, 2010
LSam Elsdon
1-0
Current: 1-2-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLSam Elsdon
-February 13, 2010
-
Fight #6
Gunnar NelsonW
4-0-1
via TKO
Bout
-
-
September 6, 2008
LIran Mascarenhas
0-3
Current: 0-4-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLIran Mascarenhas
-September 6, 2008
-
Fight #5
Gunnar NelsonW
3-0-1
via TKO
Bout
-
-
December 9, 2007
LBarry Mairs
0-0
Current: 1-1-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLBarry Mairs
-December 9, 2007
-
Fight #4
Gunnar NelsonW
2-0-1
via SUB
Bout
-
-
November 24, 2007
LNiek Tromp
5-1-1
Current: 5-3-1
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLNiek Tromp
-November 24, 2007
-
Fight #3
Gunnar NelsonW
1-0-1
via TKO
Bout
-
-
October 6, 2007
LAdam Slawinski
0-0
Current: 1-5-0
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLAdam Slawinski
-October 6, 2007
-
Fight #2
Gunnar NelsonW
0-0-1
via SUB
Bout
-
-
September 29, 2007
LDriss El Bakara
1-1-1
Current: 3-5-1
Gunnar NelsonW
vsLDriss El Bakara
-September 29, 2007
-
Fight #1
Gunnar Nelson
0-0
Bout
-
-
May 5, 2007
John Olesen
0-0
Current: 2-0-1
Gunnar Nelson
vsJohn Olesen
-May 5, 2007
-