Gunnar Nelson “Gunni”
UFC record 10-6-0 · professional record 19-6-1
- Age
- 38 (born Jul 28, 1988)
- Height
- 180 cm (5' 11")
- Reach
- 183 cm (72")
- Leg reach
- 100 cm (40")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Iceland
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Grappler
- Gym
- Mjölnir, Reykjavik Iceland
- UFC debut
- Sep 29, 2012
- Last fight
- Mar 22, 2025
5 fight-night bonuses: 5 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 1.77
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 61%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.06
- Sig. strike defence
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 2.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 52%
- Takedown defence
- 68%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 1.00
- Knockdowns
- 1
- Sig. strikes landed
- 292
- Takedowns landed
- 22
- Total fight time
- 2h 45m 23s
- Control time
- 58m 26s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | Mar 22, 2025 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Submission · Armbar From Mount | 1 | 4:51 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Mar 18, 2023 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Takashi Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Mar 19, 2022 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | Sep 28, 2019 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | Mar 16, 2019 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Alex Oliveira | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:17 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Dec 8, 2018 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| L | Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | Jul 16, 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alan Jouban | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 2 | 0:46 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | Mar 18, 2017 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Albert Tumenov | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:15 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | May 8, 2016 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| L | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | Dec 12, 2015 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Brandon Thatch | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:54 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | Jul 11, 2015 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| L | Rick Story | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story | Oct 4, 2014 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Zak Cummings | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao | Jul 19, 2014 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Omari Akhmedov | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 4:36 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | Mar 8, 2014 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Jorge Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | Feb 16, 2013 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| W | DaMarques Johnson | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:34 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic | Sep 29, 2012 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |