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Gunnar Nelson

17-5-1 (W-L-D)
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Highlights
1 year ago

Top Finishes: Gunnar Nelson

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: (L-R) Gunnar Nelson of Iceland punches Leon Edwards of England in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at The O2 Arena on March 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Athletes
1 year ago

Nelson's Career Comes Full Circle In Denmark

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1 year ago

The 10: Standout Efforts in Sweden

2 years ago

Fights To Watch Before UFC London

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Gunnar Nelson of Iceland performs an open workout for fans and media during the UFC Fight Night Open Workouts event at York Hall on March 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Athletes
2 years ago

Gunnar Nelson: Unassuming Assassin

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2 years ago

UFC London Open Workouts Recap

Gunnar Nelson of Iceland poses on the scale during the UFC 231 weigh-in at Scotiabank Arena on December 7, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Athletes
2 years ago

Rejuvenated Nelson Looks To Keep Momentum Rolling

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2 years ago

Gunnar Nelson: Top 5 Finishes

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Athletes
2 years ago

UFC 231: Fight Motion

Take a slow motion trip back through some of the most exciting moments of UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega from this past weekend.
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2 years ago

UFC 231: Gunnar Nelson Backstage Interview

Gunnar Nelson impressed in his return to the Octagon and chatted with Megan Olivi backstage in Toronto.
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Athletes
2 years ago

UFC 231: Gunnar Nelson Octagon Interview

Gunnar Nelson secured a vicious win at UFC 231 and spoke with Joe Rogan inside the Octagon shortly after.
Athletes
2 years ago

Gunnar Nelson Not Fighting For Points, He Wants To Finish

"I’ll go in there and work to finish as usual,” he offered. “Whatever it is — I’m not going in there to win by points; I’m going in there to finish the fight.”

Stats & Records

  • 4
    Wins by Knockout
  • 12
    Wins by Submission
  • 3
    First Round Finishes
Striking accuracy 58% 58%

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed
223
Sig. Strikes Attempted
387
Grappling accuracy 56% 56%

Grappling accuracy

Takedowns Landed
10
Takedowns Attempted
27
1.71
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
3.33
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
1.72
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
0.92
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
50
%
Sig. Str. Defense
67
%
Takedown Defense
0.11
Knockdown Ratio
10:02
Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing
135 (61%)
Clinch
21 (9%)
Ground
67 (30%)

Sig. Str. by target

75% 168 Head 15% 34 Body 9% 21 Leg

Win By Way

KO/TKO
4 (24%)
DEC
1 (6%)
SUB
12 (71%)

Event Results

  • Win

    Nelson vs Burns

    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
    Method
    DEC
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  • Win

    Edwards vs Nelson

    Round
    3
    Time
    05:00
    Method
    DEC
    Watch Replay Recap

Biography

Status
Active
Hometown
Akureyri, Iceland
Trains at
Mjölnir, Reykjavik Iceland
Age
31
Height
71.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Sep. 29, 2012
Reach
72.00
Leg reach
39.50
• -- (W-L-D)