Gunnar Nelson "Gunni"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record10-6 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record102-54 (65.4%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents41-24 (63.1%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height5' 11"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute1.77
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.06
Striking accuracy61%
Striking defense49%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.00
Takedowns landed / attempted52%
Takedown defense68%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.00
Average fight time10.3 min

UFC wins: 0 KO/TKO, 8 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-03-22Kevin Holland13-10 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
2023-03-18Bryan Barberena9-7StrikerWSubmission R1 4:51UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2022-03-19Takashi Sato2-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2019-09-28Gilbert Burns9-3WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-03-16Leon Edwards8-2BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2018-12-08Alex Oliveira9-3 (1 NC)WrestlerWSubmission R2 4:17UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2017-07-16Santiago Ponzinibbio6-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:22UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-03-18Alan Jouban6-2StrikerWSubmission R2 0:46UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-05-08Albert Tumenov5-1StrikerWSubmission R2 3:15UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2015-12-12Demian Maia15-6GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-07-11Brandon Thatch2-1WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:54UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
2014-10-04Rick Story10-6GrapplerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
2014-07-19Zak Cummings2-0GrapplerWSubmission R2 4:48UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
2014-03-08Omari Akhmedov1-0—WSubmission R1 4:36UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
2013-02-16Jorge Santiago1-4Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
2012-09-29DaMarques Johnson4-5BalancedWSubmission R1 3:34UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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