1119
ELO RATING

Gunnar Nelson

"Gunni"

MMA Record: 19-6-1
UFC Record: 10-6-0
Weight Class: Welterweight

Gunnar Nelson "Gunni" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Gunnar Nelson has 10 wins in the UFC. Gunnar Nelson lands an average of 1.77 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.0 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Fight Results Breakdown

16
Total Fights
Biggest Win
Alex Oliveira in 2018
Opponent ELO: 1130

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Jul 28 1988
Age
37
Peak ELO
1138
ELO Rank
116 of 2646
Strength of Schedule
338-146-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1061.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1025.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
1.77
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
61%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.06
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
48%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.0
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
52%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.0
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Gunnar Nelson Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-03-22 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady Kevin Holland U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-03-18 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Bryan Barberena SUB Armbar 1 4:51 Win -
2022-03-19 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Takashi Sato U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-09-28 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Gilbert Burns U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-03-16 UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal Leon Edwards S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-12-08 UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Alex Oliveira SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:17 Win -
2017-07-16 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Santiago Ponzinibbio KO/TKO Punches 1 1:22 Loss -
2017-03-18 UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Alan Jouban SUB Guillotine Choke 2 0:46 Win -
2016-05-08 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski Albert Tumenov SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:15 Win -
2015-12-12 UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Demian Maia U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-07-11 UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor Brandon Thatch SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:54 Win -
2014-10-04 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story Rick Story S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2014-07-19 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao Zak Cummings SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:48 Win -
2014-03-08 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa Omari Akhmedov SUB Guillotine Choke 1 4:36 Win -
2013-02-16 UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald Jorge Santiago U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-09-29 UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic DaMarques Johnson SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:34 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

Gunnar Nelson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
16 2025-03-22 Kevin Holland 1082 Loss -19 1119
15 2023-03-18 Bryan Barberena 1063 Win +18 1138
14 2022-03-19 Takashi Sato 1013 Win +12 1120
13 2019-09-28 Gilbert Burns 1108 Loss -17 1108
12 2019-03-16 Leon Edwards 1125 Loss 0 1125
11 2018-12-08 Alex Oliveira 1130 Win +22 1125
10 2017-07-16 Santiago Ponzinibbio 1078 Loss -18 1103
9 2017-03-18 Alan Jouban 1076 Win +20 1121
8 2016-05-08 Albert Tumenov 1076 Win +21 1101
7 2015-12-12 Demian Maia 1170 Loss -13 1080
6 2015-07-11 Brandon Thatch 1028 Win +19 1093
5 2014-10-04 Rick Story 1100 Loss 0 1074
4 2014-07-19 Zak Cummings 1037 Win +20 1074
3 2014-03-08 Omari Akhmedov 1022 Win +20 1054
2 2013-02-16 Jorge Santiago 965 Win +13 1034
1 2012-09-29 DaMarques Johnson 1005 Win +21 1021

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