Gunnar Nelson
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Gunnar Nelson "Gunni" is a 19-6-1 submission specialist. 80% finish rate.
Gunnar debuted Sep. 29, 2012 vs DaMarques Johnson (win). Longest win streak: 4. 14 years active (Sep. 29, 2012–Mar. 22, 2025).
Best wins: Zak Cummings (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Jul. 19, 2014); Omari Akhmedov (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Mar. 08, 2014); Albert Tumenov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, May. 08, 2016).
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Nelson is a member of Mjölnir MMA in Iceland, and SBG Ireland.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | L Kevin Holland | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 15 55 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 18, 2023 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | W Bryan Barberena | SUB Armbar | 1 | 4:51 | 0 0 | 10 7 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | W Takashi Sato | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 44 9 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 28, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | L Gilbert Burns | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 20 30 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| Mar. 16, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | L Leon Edwards | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 9 31 | 3 2 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 08, 2018 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | W Alex Oliveira | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:17 | 0 0 | 11 36 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 16, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | L Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:22 | 0 1 | 5 7 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 18, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | W Alan Jouban | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 0:46 | 0 0 | 8 17 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| May. 08, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | W Albert Tumenov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:15 | 0 0 | 29 23 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Dec. 12, 2015 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | L Demian Maia | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 2 47 | 1 2 | 0 1 |
| Jul. 11, 2015 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | W Brandon Thatch | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:54 | 1 0 | 6 8 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 04, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story | L Rick Story | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 53 168 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 19, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao | W Zak Cummings | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:48 | 0 0 | 13 18 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 08, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | W Omari Akhmedov | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 4:36 | 0 0 | 16 6 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 16, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | W Jorge Santiago | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 42 43 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 29, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic | W DaMarques Johnson | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:34 | 0 0 | 9 1 | 1 0 | 2 0 |
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