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Gunnar Nelson
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson

Record

19-6-1
Record
4
TKO
13
Sub
2
Dec

Bio

38
Age
Iceland
Country

Anthropometry

5'11" (181cm)
Height
72.0" (183cm)
Reach

Promotion

UFC

Striking Breakdown

2.75
Thrown strikes per minute
1.98
Landed strikes per minute
72
%, Strikes effective

Wrestling & Grappling

0.72
Takedown per round

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

0.86
Attempts to submissions in 15 minutes
0.43
Successful submissions in 15 minutes

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Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady, March 22, 2025

Finished
7.5
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss
7.8
82
‘Trailblazer’
Kevin
Holland
Win
UDR3, 15:00
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UFC 286, March 18, 2023

Finished
7.8
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Armbar) R1, 04:51
5.8
79
‘Bam Bam’
Bryan
Barberena
Loss
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March 19, 2022

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00
82
‘Ten’
Takashi
Sato
Loss

UFC Fight Night 160, September 28, 2019

Finished
6.6
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss
7.7
83
‘Durinho’
Gilbert
Burns
Win
UD(Решением) R3, 15:00
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UFC on ESPN+ 5, March 16, 2019

Finished
87
‘Rocky’
Leon
Edwards
Win
SD(Split) R3, 15:00
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss

December 8, 2018

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R2, 09:19
70
‘Cowboy’
Alex
Oliveira
Loss

July 16, 2017

Finished
86
‘Argentine Dagger’
Santiago
Ponzinibbio
Win
TKO(Punches) R1, 01:22
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss

UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson, March 18, 2017

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Guillotine Choke) R2, 05:46
60
‘sherdog’
Alan
Jouban
Loss

UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski, May 8, 2016

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Neck Crank) R2, 08:15
59
‘Einstein’
Albert
Tumenov
Loss

UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor, December 12, 2015

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss
67
Demian
Maia
Win
UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00

UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor, July 11, 2015

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R1, 02:54
57
‘sherdog’
Brandon
Thatch
Loss

UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story, October 4, 2014

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Loss
59
‘sherdog’
Rick
Story
Win
SD(Split) R5, 25:00

UFC Fight Night 46 - McGregor vs. Brandao, July 19, 2014

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R2, 09:48
87
Zak
Cummings
Loss

March 8, 2014

Finished
5
73
‘Wolverine’
Omari
Akhmedov
Loss
5.8
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Guillotine Choke) R1, 04:36

UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald, February 16, 2013

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00
59
‘The Sandman’
Jorge
Santiago
Loss

UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic, September 29, 2012

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R1, 03:34
51
‘sherdog’
DaMarques
Johnson
Loss

CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko, February 25, 2012

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Armbar) R1, 04:21
73
‘Iron Capture’
Alexander
Butenko
Loss

BAMMA 4 - Watson vs. Reid, September 25, 2010

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R1, 03:51
51
Eugene
Fadiora
Loss

CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell, August 28, 2010

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R1, 02:51
52
‘The Cheesecake Assasin’
Danny
Mitchell
Loss

BAMMA 2 - Roundhouses at the Roundhouse, February 13, 2010

Finished
88
‘Gunni’
Gunnar
Nelson
Win
SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R1, 02:30
52
‘sherdog’
Sam
Elsdon
Loss
1/20

Stats Fight Rating

Stats Fight Rating is a proprietary, data-driven performance metric developed by Stats Fight app to evaluate and score professional mixed martial arts fighters. Stats Fight Rating (0–100) compares fighters across styles, weight classes, and promotions, using a universal algorithm. The rating calculates its 0 to 100 score by processing over 100 individual in-fight data points, which are categorized into six core performance pillars: Power, Speed, Takedown, Control, Defense, Efficiency.

Stats Fight Rating
88
  • Power94
  • Speed70
  • Takedown78
  • Control99
  • Efficiency97
  • Defense83
GUNNAR
NELSON

Stats Fight Performance History

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5.0
Perfect! The fighter demonstrated effective use of the full MMA technical arsenal, leading to victory.
The score indicates the fighter effectively applied only part of the technical arsenal.
Minimum score! The fighter could not show their capabilities in the bout.

Stats Fight Performance is an automatic assessment of the effectiveness of an MMA fighter in a particular match, which is calculated on a scale from 5 to 10 points. This analytical indicator was developed by the Stats Fight application team. It reflects how successfully an athlete has used his technical arsenal to achieve victory.

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