GunnarNelson

Iceland
Welterweight

HT/WT
5' 11", 170 lbs
Birthdate
7/28/1988 (37)
Team
Mjolnir
Nickname
Gunni
Stance
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Fight History

Date	Opponent	Res.	Decision	Rnd	Time	Event
Mar 22, 2025	Kevin Holland	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Mar 18, 2023	Bryan Barberena	W	Submission	1	4:51	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Mar 19, 2022	Takashi Sato	W	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sep 28, 2019	Gilbert Burns	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Mar 16, 2019	Leon Edwards	L	Decision - Split	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Dec 8, 2018	Alex Oliveira	W	Submission	2	4:17	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Jul 16, 2017	Santiago Ponzinibbio	L	KO/TKO	1	1:22	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Mar 18, 2017	Alan Jouban	W	Submission	2	0:46	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
May 8, 2016	Albert Tumenov	W	Submission	2	3:15	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
Dec 12, 2015	Demian Maia	L	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
Jul 11, 2015	Brandon Thatch	W	Submission	1	2:54	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
Oct 4, 2014	Rick Story	L	Decision - Split	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
Jul 19, 2014	Zak Cummings	W	Submission	2	4:48	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
Mar 8, 2014	Omari Akhmedov	W	Submission	1	4:36	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
Feb 16, 2013	Jorge Santiago	W	Decision - Unanimous	3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs. McDonald
Sep 29, 2012	DaMarques Johnson	W	Submission	1	3:34	UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs. Miocic
Feb 25, 2012	Alexander Butenko	W	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:21	CC 12: Nelson vs. Butenko
Sep 25, 2010	Eugene Fadiora	W	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:51	BAMMA 4: British Association of MMA 4
Aug 28, 2010	Danny Mitchell	W	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:51	CC 6: Nelson vs. Mitchell
Feb 13, 2010	Sam Elsdon	W	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:30	BAMMA 2: Roundhouses at the Roundhouse
Sep 6, 2008	Iran Mascarenhas	W	KO	2	3:22	Adrenaline 3: Evolution
Dec 9, 2007	Barry Mairs	W	TKO	1	3:38	AM 14: Ready for War
Nov 24, 2007	Niek Tromp	W	TKO	1	1:50	COT 1: Battle on the Bay
Oct 6, 2007	Adam Slawinski	W	TKO	1	2:30	UFR 10: Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10
Sep 29, 2007	Driss El Bakara	W	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:46	Cage Rage: Contenders Dynamite
May 5, 2007	John Olesen	D	Decision - Split (Draw)	3	5:00	Adrenaline 1: Feel the Rush

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