Gunnar Nelson
"Gunni"
Welterweight
10-6
UFC Record
13-4
Pre-UFC
UFC debut 2012-09-29
Current lines
STYLE BREAKDOWN
Style DNA
Badges earned
Scouting attributes
All ratings 0–99, percentile-ranked vs the entire UFC roster.
FIGHT HISTORY
vs Kevin Holland
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
03/22/2025
vs Bryan Barberena
Submission · Armbar From Mount
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
03/18/2023
vs Takashi Sato
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
03/19/2022
vs Gilbert Burns
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
09/28/2019
vs Leon Edwards
Split Decision
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
03/16/2019
vs Alex Oliveira
Submission · Rear Naked Choke
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
12/08/2018
vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Tko · Punches to Head At Distance
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
07/16/2017
vs Alan Jouban
Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
03/18/2017
vs Albert Tumenov
Submission · Rear Naked Choke
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
05/08/2016
vs Demian Maia
Decision
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
12/12/2015
vs Brandon Thatch
Submission · Rear Naked Choke
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
07/11/2015
vs Rick Story
Split Decision
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
10/04/2014
vs Zak Cummings
Submission · Rear Naked Choke
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
07/19/2014
vs Omari Akhmedov
Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
03/08/2014
vs Jorge Santiago
Decision
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
02/16/2013
vs DaMarques Johnson
Submission · Rear Naked Choke
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
09/29/2012