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Iceland
Reykjavik
Gunnar Nelson
"
Gunni
"
AGE
36
/
Jul 28, 1988
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
Mjolnir
/
SBG Ireland
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
19
KO
/
TKO
4
21%
SUBMISSIONS
13
68%
DECISIONS
2
11%
Draws
1
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
1
20%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
4
80%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Bryan Barberena
UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Mar / 18 / 2023
Submission (Armbar)
Rich Mitchell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:51
win
Takashi Sato
UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall
Mar / 19 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Rich Mitchell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Gilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sep / 28 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Neil Hall
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Leon Edwards
UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal
Mar / 16 / 2019
Decision (Split)
Kevin Sataki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Alex Oliveira
UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega
Dec / 08 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:19
loss
Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Jul / 16 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:22
win
Alan Jouban
UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson
Mar / 18 / 2017
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:46
win
Albert Tumenov
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
May / 08 / 2016
Submission (Neck Crank)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:15
loss
Demian Maia
UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Dec / 12 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Brandon Thatch
UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor
Jul / 11 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:54
loss
Rick Story
UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story
Oct / 04 / 2014
Decision (Split)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Zak Cummings
UFC Fight Night 46 - McGregor vs. Brandao
Jul / 19 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:48
win
Omari Akhmedov
UFC Fight Night 37 - Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
Mar / 08 / 2014
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Grant Waterman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:36
win
Jorge Santiago
UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald
Feb / 16 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
DaMarques Johnson
UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic
Sep / 29 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:34
win
Alexander Butenko
CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko
Feb / 25 / 2012
Submission (Armbar)
David Jones
1
4:21
win
Eugene Fadiora
BAMMA 4 - Watson vs. Reid
Sep / 25 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:51
win
Danny Mitchell
CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell
Aug / 28 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:51
win
Sam Elsdon
BAMMA 2 - Roundhouses at the Roundhouse
Feb / 13 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marc Goddard
1
2:30
win
Iran Mascarenhas
Adrenaline 3 - Evolution
Sep / 06 / 2008
KO (Punches)
2
3:22
win
Barry Mairs
AM 14 - Ready For War
Dec / 09 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
1
3:38
win
Niek Tromp
COT 1 - Battle on the Bay
Nov / 24 / 2007
TKO (Submission to Punches)
1
1:50
win
Adam Slawinski
UFR 10 - Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10
Oct / 06 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
1
2:30
win
Driss El Bakara
Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite
Sep / 29 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:46
draw
John Olesen
Adrenaline 1 - Feel the Rush
May / 05 / 2007
Draw (Split)
3
5:00
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