Gunnar Nelson
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Association: Mjolnir Pro Debut Date: 2007-05-05 Pro Record: 19-5-1 |
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Win Finish %: 89.4%
Quality Perf. %: 72.0%
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Last Ranked: 4/01/2024 Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2017 |
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UFC Record: 10-5-0 Octagon Time: 2:30:23 Longest Win Streak: 4 (2012-2014) Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2022-2023) UFC Debut: 2012-09-29 Last UFC Fight: 2023-03-18 |
Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight
| Opponent | Outcome | |
| W |
Bryan Barberena #46 Welterweight |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Saturday, March 18th 2023 |
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| W |
Takashi Sato #87 Welterweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
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UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall Saturday, March 19th 2022 |
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| L |
Gilbert Burns #32 Lightweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Canno... Saturday, September 28th 2019 |
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| L |
Leon Edwards #13 Welterweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
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UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal Saturday, March 16th 2019 |
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| W |
Alex Oliveira #15 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 |
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Saturday, December 8th 2018 |
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| L |
Santiago Ponzinibbio #25 Welterweight |
KO (Punches) Round 1 |
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UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Sunday, July 16th 2017 |
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| W |
Alan Jouban #31 Welterweight |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2 |
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UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson Saturday, March 18th 2017 |
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| W |
Albert Tumenov #22 Welterweight |
Submission (Neck Crank) Round 2 |
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski Sunday, May 8th 2016 |
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| L |
Demian Maia #8 Welterweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor Saturday, December 12th 2015 |
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| W |
Brandon Thatch #47 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
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UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor Saturday, July 11th 2015 |
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| L |
Rick Story #33 Welterweight |
Decision (Split) Round 5 |
UFC Fight Night - Nelson vs. Story Saturday, October 4th 2014 |
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| W |
Zak Cummings #65 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 |
UFC Fight Night - McGregor vs. Brandao Saturday, July 19th 2014 |
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| W |
Omari Akhmedov #108 Middleweight |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1 |
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UFC Fight Night 38 - Gustafsson vs. Manuwa Saturday, March 8th 2014 |
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| W |
Jorge Santiago #22 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
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UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald Saturday, February 16th 2013 |
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| W |
DaMarques Johnson #87 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
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UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic Saturday, September 29th 2012 |
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| W |
Alexander Butenko #572 Welterweight |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
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CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko Saturday, February 25th 2012 |
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| W |
Eugene Fadiora #110 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
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BAMMA - British Association of Mixed Marti... Saturday, September 25th 2010 |
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| W |
Danny Mitchell #245 Welterweight |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
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CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell Saturday, August 28th 2010 |
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| W | Sam Elsdon |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
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BAMMA - British Association of Mixed Marti... Saturday, February 13th 2010 |
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| W | Iran Mascarenhas |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
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Adrenaline 3 - Evolution Saturday, September 6th 2008 |
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| W | Barry Mairs |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
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AM 14 - Ready For War Sunday, December 9th 2007 |
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| W | Niek Tromp |
Submission (Punches) Round 1 |
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COT 1 - Battle on the Bay Saturday, November 24th 2007 |
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| W | Adam Slawinski |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
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UFR 10 - Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 Saturday, October 6th 2007 |
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| W | Driss El Bakara |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
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Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite Saturday, September 29th 2007 |
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| D | John Olesen |
Draw Round 3 |
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Adrenaline 1 - Feel the Rush Saturday, May 5th 2007 |
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| Opponent | Event | Outcome | |
| W |
Bryan Barberena #46 Welterweight |
UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Saturday, March 18th 2023 |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
| W |
Takashi Sato #87 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall Saturday, March 19th 2022 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
| L |
Gilbert Burns #32 Lightweight |
UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Canno... Saturday, September 28th 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
| L |
Leon Edwards #13 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal Saturday, March 16th 2019 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
| W |
Alex Oliveira #15 Welterweight |
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Saturday, December 8th 2018 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 |
| L |
Santiago Ponzinibbio #25 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Sunday, July 16th 2017 |
KO (Punches) Round 1 |
| W |
Alan Jouban #31 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson Saturday, March 18th 2017 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2 |
| W |
Albert Tumenov #22 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski Sunday, May 8th 2016 |
Submission (Neck Crank) Round 2 |
| L |
Demian Maia #8 Welterweight |
UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor Saturday, December 12th 2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
| W |
Brandon Thatch #47 Welterweight |
UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor Saturday, July 11th 2015 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
| L |
Rick Story #33 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night - Nelson vs. Story Saturday, October 4th 2014 |
Decision (Split) Round 5 |
| W |
Zak Cummings #65 Welterweight |
UFC Fight Night - McGregor vs. Brandao Saturday, July 19th 2014 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 |
| W |
Omari Akhmedov #108 Middleweight |
UFC Fight Night 38 - Gustafsson vs. Manuwa Saturday, March 8th 2014 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1 |
| W |
Jorge Santiago #22 Middleweight |
UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald Saturday, February 16th 2013 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
| W |
DaMarques Johnson #87 Welterweight |
UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic Saturday, September 29th 2012 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
| W |
Alexander Butenko #572 Welterweight |
CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko Saturday, February 25th 2012 |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
| W |
Eugene Fadiora #110 Welterweight |
BAMMA - British Association of Mixed Marti... Saturday, September 25th 2010 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
| W |
Danny Mitchell #245 Welterweight |
CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell Saturday, August 28th 2010 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
| W | Sam Elsdon |
BAMMA - British Association of Mixed Marti... Saturday, February 13th 2010 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 |
| W | Iran Mascarenhas |
Adrenaline 3 - Evolution Saturday, September 6th 2008 |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
| W | Barry Mairs |
AM 14 - Ready For War Sunday, December 9th 2007 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
| W | Niek Tromp |
COT 1 - Battle on the Bay Saturday, November 24th 2007 |
Submission (Punches) Round 1 |
| W | Adam Slawinski |
UFR 10 - Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 Saturday, October 6th 2007 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
| W | Driss El Bakara |
Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite Saturday, September 29th 2007 |
Submission (Armbar) Round 1 |
| D | John Olesen |
Adrenaline 1 - Feel the Rush Saturday, May 5th 2007 |
Draw Round 3 |
Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time
| Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank | Record | Points | ||
| 04/01/2024 | 2 | #30 Welterweight | 19-5-1 |
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| 01/01/2024 | 3 | #28 Welterweight | 19-5-1 |
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| 10/01/2023 | 2 | #25 Welterweight | 19-5-1 |
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| 07/01/2023 | 1 | #23 Welterweight | 19-5-1 |
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| 04/01/2023 | 21 | #24 Welterweight | 19-5-1 |
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| 01/01/2023 | 2 | #45 Welterweight | 18-5-1 |
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| 10/01/2022 | 7 | #43 Welterweight | 18-5-1 |
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| 07/01/2022 | 1 | #36 Welterweight | 18-5-1 |
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| 04/01/2022 | NR | #37 Welterweight | 18-5-1 |
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| 10/01/2020 | 1 | #25 Welterweight | 17-5-1 |
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| 07/01/2020 | 2 | #24 Welterweight | 17-5-1 |
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| 04/01/2020 | 1 | #22 Welterweight | 17-5-1 |
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| 01/01/2020 | 2 | #21 Welterweight | 17-5-1 |
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| 10/01/2019 | 5 | #23 Welterweight | 17-5-1 |
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| 07/01/2019 | 2 | #18 Welterweight | 17-4-1 |
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| 04/01/2019 | 4 | #20 Welterweight | 17-4-1 |
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| 01/01/2019 | 15 | #16 Welterweight | 17-3-1 |
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| 10/01/2018 | 6 | #31 Welterweight | 16-3-1 |
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| 07/01/2018 | 1 | #25 Welterweight | 16-3-1 |
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| 04/01/2018 | #24 Welterweight | 16-3-1 |
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| 01/01/2018 | 2 | #24 Welterweight | 16-3-1 |
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| 10/01/2017 | 5 | #22 Welterweight | 16-3-1 |
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| 07/01/2017 | 2 | #17 Welterweight | 16-2-1 |
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| 04/01/2017 | 3 | #15 Welterweight | 16-2-1 |
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| 01/01/2017 | 1 | #18 Welterweight | 15-2-1 |
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| 10/01/2016 | 2 | #17 Welterweight | 15-2-1 |
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| 07/01/2016 | 6 | #19 Welterweight | 15-2-1 |
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| 04/01/2016 | 2 | #25 Welterweight | 14-2-1 |
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| 01/01/2016 | 6 | #23 Welterweight | 14-2-1 |
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| 10/01/2015 | 6 | #17 Welterweight | 14-1-1 |
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| 07/01/2015 | 2 | #23 Welterweight | 13-1-1 |
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| 04/01/2015 | #21 Welterweight | 13-1-1 |
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| 01/01/2015 | 3 | #21 Welterweight | 13-1-1 |
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| 10/01/2014 | 1 | #18 Welterweight | 13-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2014 | #19 Welterweight | 12-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2014 | #19 Welterweight | 12-0-1 |
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| 01/01/2014 | 1 | #19 Welterweight | 11-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2013 | 1 | #20 Welterweight | 11-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2013 | 1 | #21 Welterweight | 11-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2013 | 39 | #20 Welterweight | 11-0-1 |
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| 01/01/2013 | 3 | #59 Welterweight | 10-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2012 | 58 | #56 Welterweight | 10-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2012 | 4 | #114 Welterweight | 9-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2012 | NR | #118 Welterweight | 9-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2011 | #94 Welterweight | 8-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2011 | 11 | #94 Welterweight | 8-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2011 | 3 | #83 Welterweight | 8-0-1 |
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| 01/01/2011 | 7 | #80 Welterweight | 8-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2010 | 389 | #73 Welterweight | 8-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2010 | 39 | #462 Welterweight | 6-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2010 | NR | #423 Welterweight | 6-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2009 | 33 | #400 Welterweight | 5-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2009 | 26 | #367 Welterweight | 5-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2009 | 15 | #341 Welterweight | 5-0-1 |
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| 01/01/2009 | 11 | #326 Welterweight | 5-0-1 |
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| 10/01/2008 | 19 | #315 Welterweight | 5-0-1 |
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| 07/01/2008 | 18 | #296 Welterweight | 4-0-1 |
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| 04/01/2008 | 30 | #278 Welterweight | 4-0-1 |
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| 01/01/2008 | NR | #248 Welterweight | 4-0-1 |
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