Gunnar Nelson

Fight Record

2025-03-22 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 19-5-1-0 \| TBD	Scheduled	Kevin Holland TBD \| 26-13-0-1	UFC Fight Night London, United Kingdom
UFC Fight Night Edwards Vs Della Maddalena • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2023-03-18 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 18-5-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:51 Armbar	Bryan Barberena LOSS \| 18-9-0-0	UFC 286 London, United Kingdom
UFC 286 Edwards Vs Usman 3 • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2022-03-19 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 17-5-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)	Takashi Sato LOSS \| 15-4-0-0	UFC Fight Night London, United Kingdom
UFC Fight Night Volkov Vs Aspinall • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2019-09-28 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 17-4-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Gilbert Burns WIN \| 16-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night Copenhagen, Denmark
UFC Fight Night Hermansson Vs Cannonier • Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark • Royal Arena
2019-03-16 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 17-3-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-27, 29-28, 28-29)	Leon Edwards WIN \| 16-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night London, United Kingdom
UFC Fight Night Till Vs Masvidal • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2018-12-08 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 16-3-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 4:17 Rear-Naked Choke	Alex Oliveira LOSS \| 20-5-1-2	UFC 231 Toronto, Canada
UFC 231 Holloway Vs Ortega • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Scotiabank Arena
2017-07-16 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 16-2-1-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 1:22 Punches	Santiago Ponzinibbio WIN \| 24-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night Glasgow, United Kingdom
UFC Fight Night Nelson Vs Ponzinibbio • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom • The Sse Hydro
2017-03-18 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 15-2-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 0:46 Guillotine Choke	Alan Jouban LOSS \| 15-4-0-0	UFC Fight Night London, United Kingdom
UFC Fight Night Manuwa Vs Anderson • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2016-05-08 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 14-2-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 3:15 Rear-Naked Choke	Albert Tumenov LOSS \| 17-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Rotterdam, Netherlands
UFC Fight Night Overeem Vs Arlovski • Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands • Rotterdam Ahoy
2015-12-12 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 14-1-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)	Demian Maia WIN \| 21-6-0-0	UFC 194 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 194 Aldo Vs Mcgregor • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-07-11 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 13-1-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:54 Rear-Naked Choke	Brandon Thatch LOSS \| 11-2-0-0	UFC 189 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 189 Mendes Vs Mcgregor • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2014-10-04	Gunnar Nelson 13-0-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Split	Rick Story WIN \| 17-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Halifax, Canada
UFC Fight Night Macdonald Vs Saffiedine • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada • Scotiabank Centre
2014-07-19 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 12-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 4:48 Rear-Naked Choke	Zak Cummings LOSS \| 17-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night Dublin, Ireland
UFC Fight Night Mcgregor Vs Brandao • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland • The O2
2014-03-08 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 11-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:36 Guillotine Choke	Omari Akhmedov LOSS \| 13-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Redfield, United States
UFC Fight Night Gustafsson Vs Manuwa • Redfield, South Dakota, United States • The O2 Arena
2013-02-16 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 10-0-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Jorge Santiago LOSS \| 25-10-0-0	UFC On Fuel Tv London, United Kingdom
UFC On Fuel Tv Barao Vs Mcdonald • London, England, United Kingdom • Wembley Arena
2012-09-29 Catchweight-183	Gunnar Nelson 9-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:34 Rear-Naked Choke	Da Johnson LOSS \| 16-11-0-0	UFC On Fuel Tv Nottingham, United Kingdom
UFC On Fuel Tv Struve Vs Miocic • Nottingham, England, United Kingdom • Capital Fm Arena
2012-02-25	Gunnar Nelson 8-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:21 Armbar	Alexander Butenko LOSS \| 5-0-0-0	Cage Contender Xii 12 Dublin, Ireland
Cage Contender Xii 12 • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
2010-09-25 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 7-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:51 Neck Crank	Eugene Fadiora LOSS \| 4-0-0-0	BAMMA 4 Birmingham, United Kingdom
BAMMA 4 Reid Vs Watson • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom • National Indoor Arena
2010-08-28	Gunnar Nelson 6-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:51 Rear-Naked Choke	Danny Mitchell LOSS \| 8-1-0-0	Cage Contender Vi 6 Manchester, United Kingdom
Cage Contender Vi 6 Nelson Vs Mitchell • Manchester, England, United Kingdom
2010-02-13 Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson 5-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:30 Rear-Naked Choke	Sam Elsdon LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	BAMMA 2 London, United Kingdom
BAMMA 2 Roundhouses At The Roundhouse • London, England, United Kingdom • The Roundhouse
2008-09-06	Gunnar Nelson 4-0-1-0 \| WIN	KO R2 3:22 Punch	Iran Mascarenhas LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Adrenaline MMA 3 Copenhagen, Denmark
Adrenaline MMA 3 Evolution • Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
2007-12-09	Gunnar Nelson 3-0-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:38 Punches	Barry Mairs LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Angrrr Management 14 London, United Kingdom
Angrrr Management 14 Ready For War • London, England, United Kingdom
2007-11-24	Gunnar Nelson 2-0-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:50 Punches	Niek Tromp LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	JUIZ De Fora 22 Dublin, Ireland
JUIZ De Fora 22 Fight 5 • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
2007-10-06	Gunnar Nelson 1-0-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:30 Punches	Adam Slawinski LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	UFR 10 Galway, Ireland
UFR 10 Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 • Galway, Connacht, Ireland
2007-09-29	Gunnar Nelson 0-0-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:46 Armbar	Driss El Bakara LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Cage Rage Contenders Dublin, Ireland
Cage Rage Contenders Dynamite • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
2007-05-05	Gunnar Nelson 0-0-0-0 \| DRAW	DRAW R3 5:00 Split	John Olesen DRAW \| 0-0-0-0	Adrenaline MMA sports tournament Copenhagen, Denmark
Adrenaline MMA sports tournament Feel The Rush • Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

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