Gunnar Nelson

Iceland MMAActive

Professional

4 KOs

1 KO

AmateurNo record yet

Photo: Haraldur Dean Nelson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Nelson is a member of Mjölnir MMA in Iceland, and SBG Ireland.

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Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	22 Mar 2025	Kevin Holland Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
W	18 Mar 2023	Bryan Barberena Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:51 armbar	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
W	19 Mar 2022	Takashi Sato Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
L	28 Sept 2019	Gilbert Burns Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
L	16 Mar 2019	Leon Edwards Welterweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
W	8 Dec 2018	Alex Oliveira Welterweight	SUB · R2 4:17 rear-naked choke	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
L	16 Jul 2017	Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight	KO · R1 1:22 punches	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
W	18 Mar 2017	Alan Jouban Welterweight	SUB · R2 0:46 guillotine choke	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
W	8 May 2016	Albert Tumenov Welterweight	SUB · R2 3:15 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
L	12 Dec 2015	Demian Maia Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
W	11 Jul 2015	Brandon Thatch Welterweight	SUB · R1 2:54 rear-naked choke	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
L	4 Oct 2014	Rick Story Welterweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
W	19 Jul 2014	Zak Cummings Welterweight	SUB · R2 4:48 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
W	8 Mar 2014	Omari Akhmedov Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:36 guillotine choke	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
W	16 Feb 2013	Jorge Santiago Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	22 Mar 2025	Kevin Holland Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
W	18 Mar 2023	Bryan Barberena Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:51 armbar	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
W	19 Mar 2022	Takashi Sato Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
L	28 Sept 2019	Gilbert Burns Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
L	16 Mar 2019	Leon Edwards Welterweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
W	8 Dec 2018	Alex Oliveira Welterweight	SUB · R2 4:17 rear-naked choke	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
L	16 Jul 2017	Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight	KO · R1 1:22 punches	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
W	18 Mar 2017	Alan Jouban Welterweight	SUB · R2 0:46 guillotine choke	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
W	8 May 2016	Albert Tumenov Welterweight	SUB · R2 3:15 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
L	12 Dec 2015	Demian Maia Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
W	11 Jul 2015	Brandon Thatch Welterweight	SUB · R1 2:54 rear-naked choke	UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
L	4 Oct 2014	Rick Story Welterweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
W	19 Jul 2014	Zak Cummings Welterweight	SUB · R2 4:48 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
W	8 Mar 2014	Omari Akhmedov Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:36 guillotine choke	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
W	16 Feb 2013	Jorge Santiago Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald

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