1119
ELO RATING

Gunnar Nelson

"Gunni"

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

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Jul 28 1988
Age
36
Peak ELO
1138
ELO Rank
108 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
338-143-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1065.6
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

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
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

Gunnar Nelson ELO 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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