• EVENTS & FIGHTS
  • FIGHTERS
  • STAT LEADERS

    • Gunnar Nelson Record: 19-5-1

    Gunni

    • Height: 5' 11"
    • Weight: 170 lbs.
    • Reach: 72"
    • STANCE: Switch
    • DOB: Jul 28, 1988
    Career statistics:
    • SLpM: 1.84
    • Str. Acc.: 61%
    • SApM: 3.00
    • Str. Def: 49%
    • TD Avg.: 1.90
    • TD Acc.: 59%
    • TD Def.: 66%
    • Sub. Avg.: 1.0

    SLpM - Significant Strikes Landed per Minute

    Str. Acc. - Significant Striking Accuracy

    SApM - Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute

    Str. Def. - Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land)

    TD Avg. - Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes

    TD Acc. - Takedown Accuracy

    TD Def. - Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land)

    Sub. Avg. - Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes

    Click on row to see detailed stats
    W/L Fighter Kd Str Td Sub Event Method Round Time

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Bryan Barberena

    0

    0

    10

    7

    1

    0

    1

    0

    UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

    Mar. 18, 2023

    SUB

    Armbar

    1

    4:51

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Takashi Sato

    0

    0

    44

    9

    3

    0

    1

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

    Mar. 19, 2022

    U-DEC

    3

    5:00

    loss

    Gunnar Nelson

    Gilbert Burns

    0

    0

    20

    30

    0

    1

    0

    1

    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

    Sep. 28, 2019

    U-DEC

    3

    5:00

    loss

    Gunnar Nelson

    Leon Edwards

    0

    1

    9

    31

    3

    2

    0

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

    Mar. 16, 2019

    S-DEC

    3

    5:00

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Alex Oliveira

    0

    0

    11

    36

    2

    0

    1

    0

    UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

    Dec. 08, 2018

    SUB

    Rear Naked Choke

    2

    4:17

    loss

    Gunnar Nelson

    Santiago Ponzinibbio

    0

    1

    5

    7

    0

    0

    0

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

    Jul. 16, 2017

    KO/TKO

    Punches

    1

    1:22

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Alan Jouban

    0

    0

    8

    17

    1

    0

    1

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

    Mar. 18, 2017

    SUB

    Guillotine Choke

    2

    0:46

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Albert Tumenov

    0

    0

    29

    23

    2

    0

    1

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski

    May. 08, 2016

    SUB

    Rear Naked Choke

    2

    3:15

    loss

    Gunnar Nelson

    Demian Maia

    0

    0

    2

    47

    1

    2

    0

    1

    UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor

    Dec. 12, 2015

    U-DEC

    3

    5:00

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Brandon Thatch

    1

    0

    6

    8

    0

    0

    1

    0

    UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor

    Jul. 11, 2015

    SUB

    Rear Naked Choke

    1

    2:54

    loss

    Gunnar Nelson

    Rick Story

    0

    1

    53

    168

    1

    1

    0

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story

    Oct. 04, 2014

    S-DEC

    5

    5:00

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Zak Cummings

    0

    0

    13

    18

    1

    0

    1

    0

    UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao

    Jul. 19, 2014

    SUB

    Rear Naked Choke

    2

    4:48

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Omari Akhmedov

    0

    0

    16

    6

    1

    0

    1

    0

    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa

    Mar. 08, 2014

    SUB

    Guillotine Choke

    1

    4:36

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    Jorge Santiago

    0

    0

    42

    43

    2

    0

    0

    0

    UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald

    Feb. 16, 2013

    U-DEC

    3

    5:00

    win

    Gunnar Nelson

    DaMarques Johnson

    0

    0

    9

    1

    1

    0

    2

    0

    UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic

    Sep. 29, 2012

    SUB

    Rear Naked Choke

    1

    3:34