Gunnar Nelson
"Gunni"
| Age | 37 |
| Nationality | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
26
fights
19
✅ wins
6
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
5
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
September 29, 2012
UFC debuts
March 22, 2025
UFC last fight
2h45:23
time in the cage
10:20
avg time by combat
62.5%
win rate
80.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1557
as of March 22, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1580
on December 08, 2018
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
76
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 99 | 8 |
| 2. | Significant strikes accuracy | 95 | 61% |
| 3. | Ground strikes accuracy | 94 | 87% |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 93 | 70% |
| 5. | Control time | 84 | 106s / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 4 | 22.25 / round |
| 4. | Leg strikes landed | 11 | 0.70 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 11 | 8.83 / round |
17
Boxing Score
19
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-6.47
/ round
💫 Strike differential
4.5 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
48.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
59.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
77
Wrestling Score
93
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
52.4%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
68.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:46 / round
⏱ Control Time
40s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
86.9%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
8
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
72.7%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Gunnar Nelson's UFC Fight History
March 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 18, 2023 - UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 1 (4:51).
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March 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 28, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 16, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 08, 2018 - UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (4:17).
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July 16, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:22).
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March 18, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (46s).
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May 08, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (3:15).
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December 12, 2015 - UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 11, 2015 - UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (2:54).
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October 04, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 19, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (4:48).
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March 08, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (4:36).
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February 16, 2013 - UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 29, 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Catch Weight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:34).
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Fighter's fights