Gunnar Nelson
Gunni
Record19-6-1
Age37
DivisionWelterweight
Height5'11"
Reach72.0"
BornAkureyri, Iceland
Fighting out ofReykjavik, Iceland
Professional Fights
3 KO
14 Sub
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| Loss | 19-6-1 | Kevin Holland | WW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC Fight Night22 Mar 2025 | ||
| Win | 19-5-1 | Bryan Barberena | WW | SubmissionArmbar | UFC 28618 Mar 2023 | R1 4:51 R1 • 4:51 | P |
| Win | 18-5-1 | Takashi Sato | WW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC Fight Night19 Mar 2022 | ||
| Loss | 17-5-1 | Gilbert Burns | WW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC on ESPN+ 1828 Sep 2019 | ||
| Loss | 17-4-1 | Leon Edwards | WW | DecisionSplit | UFC on ESPN+ 516 Mar 2019 | ||
| Win | 17-3-1 | Alex Oliveira | WW | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC 2318 Dec 2018 | R2 4:17 R2 • 4:17 | |
| Loss | 16-3-1 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | WW | KO/TKOPunches | UFC Fight Night 11316 Jul 2017 | R1 1:22 R1 • 1:22 | |
| Win | 16-2-1 | Alan Jouban | WW | SubmissionGuillotine Choke | UFC Fight Night 10718 Mar 2017 | R2 0:46 R2 • 0:46 | P |
| Win | 15-2-1 | Albert Tumenov | WW | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC Fight Night 878 May 2016 | R2 3:15 R2 • 3:15 | P |
| Loss | 14-2-1 | Demian Maia | WW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC 19412 Dec 2015 | ||
| Win | 14-1-1 | Brandon Thatch | WW | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC 18911 Jul 2015 | R1 2:54 R1 • 2:54 | |
| Loss | 13-1-1 | Rick Story | WW | DecisionSplit | UFC Fight Night 534 Oct 2014 | ||
| Win | 13-0-1 | Zak Cummings | WW | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC Fight Night 4619 Jul 2014 | R2 4:48 R2 • 4:48 | P |
| Win | 12-0-1 | Omari Akhmedov | WW | SubmissionGuillotine Choke | UFC Fight Night 378 Mar 2014 | R1 4:36 R1 • 4:36 | P |
| Win | 11-0-1 | Jorge Santiago | WW | DecisionUnanimous | UFC on FUEL TV 716 Feb 2013 | ||
| Win | 10-0-1 | DaMarques Johnson | CW (183) | SubmissionRear Naked Choke | UFC on FUEL TV 529 Sep 2012 | R1 3:34 R1 • 3:34 | |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Alexander Butenko | WW | SubmissionArmbar | Cage Contender 1225 Feb 2012 | R1 4:21 R1 • 4:21 | |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Eugene Fadiora | SubmissionWin | BAMMA25 Sep 2010 | |||
| Win | 7-0-1 | Danny Mitchell | SubmissionWin | Cage Contender28 Aug 2010 | |||
| Win | 6-0-1 | Sam Elsdon | SubmissionWin | BAMMA13 Feb 2010 | |||
| Win | 5-0-1 | Iran Mascarenhas | KO/TKOWin | Denmark Regional6 Sep 2008 | |||
| Win | 4-0-1 | Barry Mairs | KO/TKOWin | Angrrr Management9 Dec 2007 | |||
| Win | 3-0-1 | Niek Tromp | SubmissionWin | Ireland Regional24 Nov 2007 | |||
| Win | 2-0-1 | Adam Slawinski | KO/TKOWin | Ireland Regional6 Oct 2007 | |||
| Win | 1-0-1 | Driss El Bakara | SubmissionWin | Cage Rage29 Sep 2007 | |||
| Draw | 0-0-1 | John Olesen | Draw | Denmark Regional5 May 2007 |