Gunnar Nelson profile
19 wins6 losses1 draws
WelterweightAkureyri, Iceland

Gunnar Nelson

"Gunni"

Last 5LWWLL
Record19-6-1CountryAkureyri, IcelandStanceSwitchHeight5'11"Weight170 lbsReach72"Leg reach39.5"
0.61Striking Accuracy0.52Takedown Accuracy

Past Fights

16 listed
  1. Mar 21, 2025
    Kevin Holland

    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

    loss / U-DEC / Welterweight
  2. Mar 17, 2023
    Bryan Barberena

    UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  3. Mar 18, 2022
    Takashi Sato

    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

    win / U-DEC / Welterweight
  4. Sep 27, 2019
    Gilbert Burns

    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

    loss / U-DEC / Welterweight
  5. Mar 15, 2019
    Leon Edwards

    UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

    loss / S-DEC / Welterweight
  6. Dec 7, 2018
    Alex Oliveira

    UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  7. Jul 15, 2017
    Santiago Ponzinibbio

    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

    loss / KO/TKO / Welterweight
  8. Mar 17, 2017
    Alan Jouban

    UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  9. May 7, 2016
    Albert Tumenov

    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  10. Dec 11, 2015
    Demian Maia

    UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor

    loss / U-DEC / Welterweight
  11. Jul 10, 2015
    Brandon Thatch

    UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  12. Oct 3, 2014
    Rick Story

    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story

    loss / S-DEC / Welterweight
  13. Jul 18, 2014
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    Zak Cummings

    UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  14. Mar 7, 2014
    Omari Akhmedov

    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa

    win / SUB / Welterweight
  15. Feb 15, 2013
    J
    Jorge Santiago

    UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald

    win / U-DEC / Welterweight
  16. Sep 28, 2012
    D
    DaMarques Johnson

    UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic

    win / SUB / Catch Weight