“Gunni”
Gunnar Nelson "Gunni" is an active Welterweight fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.
Gunnar Nelson is an active Welterweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 10-5-0, UFC record is 10-6-0, nationality is Iceland, team is Mjolnir, stance is Switch, height is 5' 11", reach is 72". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.
The most recent logged fight is a loss against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night 255 - Edwards vs. Brady on Mar 22 2025 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 2-3 with 1 finish.
The striking profile lists 1.77 significant strikes landed per minute, 3.06 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 61% striking accuracy, 48% striking defense. The grappling data lists 2 takedowns per 15 minutes, 52% takedown accuracy, 68% takedown defense, 1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.
The listed win mix includes 4 KO/TKO wins, 13 submission wins, 2 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 94.7% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | Kevin Holland | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 255 - Edwards vs. Brady | Mar 22 2025 |
| WIN | Bryan Barberena | Submission (Armbar) | UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Mar 18 2023 |
| WIN | Takashi Sato | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall | Mar 19 2022 |
| LOSS | Gilbert Burns | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier | Sep 28 2019 |
| LOSS | Leon Edwards | Decision (Split) | UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal | Mar 16 2019 |
| WIN | Alex Oliveira | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega | Dec 08 2018 |
| LOSS | Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | Jul 16 2017 |
| WIN | Alan Jouban | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson | Mar 18 2017 |
| WIN | Albert Tumenov | Submission (Neck Crank) | UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski | May 08 2016 |
| LOSS | Demian Maia | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor | Dec 12 2015 |
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