Athlete record · men's pool · professional MMA
Gunnar Nelson
All-time rank#197of 148,728 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,359Mar 18, 2017
Current rating2,300after last rated bout
Rated record19–6–126 rated bouts
StatusInactivelast fought Mar 2025 · out of the 18-month window
FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout
FIG. 2 The fight record26 professional bouts
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | Kevin Holland | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 255 - Edwards vs. Brady | 2,300 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Bryan Barberena | W | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:51 | UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 2,347 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Takashi Sato | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall | 2,321 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Gilbert Burns | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier | 2,307 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Leon Edwards | L | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal | 2,336 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Alex Oliveira | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega | 2,346 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | L | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | 2,312 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Alan Jouban | W | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:46 | UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson | 2,359 |
| May 8, 2016 | Albert Tumenov | W | Submission (Neck Crank) | 2 | 3:15 | UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski | 2,334 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Demian Maia | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor | 2,305 |
| Jul 11, 2015 | Brandon Thatch | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:54 | UFC 189 - Mendes vs. McGregor | 2,331 |
| Oct 4, 2014 | Rick Story | L | Decision (Split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story | 2,298 |
| Jul 19, 2014 | Zak Cummings | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night 46 - McGregor vs. Brandao | 2,316 |
| Mar 8, 2014 | Omari Akhmedov | W | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:36 | UFC Fight Night 37 - Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | 2,285 |
| Feb 16, 2013 | Jorge Santiago | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fuel TV 7 - Barao vs. McDonald | 2,253 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | DaMarques Johnson | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:34 | UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs. Miocic | 2,211 |
| Feb 25, 2012 | Alexander Butenko | W | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:21 | CC 12 - Nelson vs. Butenko | 2,179 |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Eugene Fadiora | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:51 | BAMMA 4 - Watson vs. Reid | 2,143 |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Danny Mitchell | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:51 | CC 6 - Nelson vs. Mitchell | 2,066 |
| Feb 13, 2010 | Sam Elsdon | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:30 | BAMMA 2 - Roundhouses at the Roundhouse | 2,000 |
| Sep 6, 2008 | Iran Mascarenhas | W | KO (Punches) | 2 | 3:22 | Adrenaline 3 - Evolution | 1,964 |
| Dec 9, 2007 | Barry Mairs | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:38 | AM 14 - Ready For War | 1,953 |
| Nov 24, 2007 | Niek Tromp | W | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | COT 1 - Battle on the Bay | 1,923 |
| Oct 6, 2007 | Adam Slawinski | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:30 | UFR 10 - Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 | 1,822 |
| Sep 29, 2007 | Driss El Bakara | W | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:46 | Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite | 1,755 |
| May 5, 2007 | John Olesen | D | Draw (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | Adrenaline 1 - Feel the Rush | 1,600 |