Gunnar Nelson UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age37 (Jul 28, 1988)

Height5'11"

Weight170 lbs

Reach72"

StanceSwitch

Career Stats

Statistic	Gunnar Nelson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	52.4%
Takedown Defense	68.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	5:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	80.0%
Decision % of Wins	20.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	68.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Takedown Accuracy	47.6%
Takedown Defense	57.1%
Control Time/Fight	6:00

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady • Mar 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson15/2462%TD 3/10Ctrl 9:29

Kevin Holland55/8962%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	5/9	56%	1/1	2:55	—
	Kevin Holland	19/37	51%	0/1	0:08	1

R2	Gunnar Nelson	3/6	50%	1/5	3:22	—
	Kevin Holland	17/23	74%	0/0	0:29	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	7/9	78%	1/4	3:12	—
	Kevin Holland	19/29	66%	0/0	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Barberena

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:51

Gunnar Nelson10/1191%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:13

Bryan Barberena7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	10/11	91%	1/2	3:13	—
	Bryan Barberena	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takashi Sato

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson44/5580%TD 3/3Ctrl 8:09

Takashi Sato9/2339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	24/29	83%	1/1	2:05	—
	Takashi Sato	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	12/16	75%	1/1	2:36	—
	Takashi Sato	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	8/10	80%	1/1	3:28	—
	Takashi Sato	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson20/3656%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:49

Gilbert Burns30/7639%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	7/13	54%	0/0	0:28	—
	Gilbert Burns	11/28	39%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	6/14	43%	0/2	1:58	—
	Gilbert Burns	11/27	41%	0/1	0:57	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	7/9	78%	0/0	2:23	—
	Gilbert Burns	8/21	38%	1/1	0:43	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson9/1850%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:22

Leon Edwards31/4963%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	3/3	100%	2/3	1:26	—
	Leon Edwards	5/9	56%	2/2	2:18	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	3/11	27%	0/0	0:38	—
	Leon Edwards	23/36	64%	0/0	0:30	1

R3	Gunnar Nelson	3/4	75%	1/1	2:18	—
	Leon Edwards	3/4	75%	0/1	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:17

Gunnar Nelson11/11100%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:43

Alex Oliveira36/4973%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	2/2	100%	1/4	2:14	—
	Alex Oliveira	30/40	75%	0/0	1:44	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	9/9	100%	1/1	2:29	—
	Alex Oliveira	6/9	67%	0/2	1:22	—

LOSS

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio • Jul 2017

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:22

Gunnar Nelson5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Santiago Ponzinibbio7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	7/12	58%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Alan Jouban

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:46

Gunnar Nelson8/1844%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:03

Alan Jouban17/3352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	7/13	54%	1/2	2:56	—
	Alan Jouban	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	1/5	20%	0/0	0:07	—
	Alan Jouban	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Albert Tumenov

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:15

Gunnar Nelson29/4466%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:18

Albert Tumenov23/4156%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	20/31	65%	1/1	2:19	—
	Albert Tumenov	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	9/13	69%	1/1	1:59	—
	Albert Tumenov	10/17	59%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson2/450%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:14

Demian Maia47/5881%TD 2/8Ctrl 10:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	1/2	50%	1/1	1:05	—
	Demian Maia	16/21	76%	0/4	3:15	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	1/1	100%	0/0	0:52	—
	Demian Maia	19/24	79%	1/3	3:32	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:17	—
	Demian Maia	12/13	92%	1/1	4:09	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Thatch

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:54

Gunnar Nelson6/875%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:26

Brandon Thatch8/1457%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	6/8	75%	0/0	1:26	1
	Brandon Thatch	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rick Story

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story • Oct 2014

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson53/10750%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:22

Rick Story168/31553%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	8/13	62%	1/1	0:16	—
	Rick Story	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	11/26	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rick Story	29/62	47%	1/1	0:04	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	8/18	44%	0/1	0:05	—
	Rick Story	32/63	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Gunnar Nelson	10/24	42%	0/1	0:01	—
	Rick Story	41/77	53%	0/0	0:32	1

R5	Gunnar Nelson	16/26	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rick Story	48/74	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Zak Cummings

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao • Jul 2014

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:48

Gunnar Nelson13/2454%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:43

Zak Cummings18/7524%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zak Cummings	9/43	21%	0/0	0:33	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	7/9	78%	1/1	0:43	—
	Zak Cummings	9/32	28%	0/1	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa • Mar 2014

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:36

Gunnar Nelson16/2080%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:06

Omari Akhmedov6/1638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	16/20	80%	1/1	3:06	—
	Omari Akhmedov	6/16	38%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Santiago

UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald • Feb 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gunnar Nelson42/8052%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:38

Jorge Santiago43/12335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	9/16	56%	1/2	0:55	—
	Jorge Santiago	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gunnar Nelson	19/32	59%	1/1	4:00	—
	Jorge Santiago	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gunnar Nelson	14/32	44%	0/1	0:43	—
	Jorge Santiago	23/69	33%	0/0	0:12	—

WIN

vs. DaMarques Johnson

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic • Sep 2012

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:34

Gunnar Nelson9/1090%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:51

DaMarques Johnson1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gunnar Nelson	9/10	90%	1/1	2:51	—
	DaMarques Johnson	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—