Gunnar Nelson (fighter)
Gunnar Nelson | |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 25 |
Wins | 19 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 13 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Website | gunnarnelson |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Iceland | ||
Grappling
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World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Gi)
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2009 | Middleweight (Brown)[7] | |
Pan American Championship (Gi)
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2009 | Middleweight (Brown)[8] | |
Pan American Championship (No-Gi)
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2009 | Middleweight (Black)[9] | |
2009 | Absolute (Black)[9] |
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson
Background
Early life
Gunnar was born on 28 July 1988, in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Gunnar began grappling in 2006, receiving his
Today, Gunnar is an instructor in his home club Mjolnir. He spends his time between there, SBG Ireland, Renzo Gracie Academy, and also SBG Mainline in Manchester.[21]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
In May 2007, Gunnar fought in mixed martial arts for the first time, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The fight was against Danish fighter John Olesen. The judges ruled the bout a draw.
Gunnar won five more fights in the 16 months following his debut, in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Denmark, before taking a break from the sport for almost two years. He returned at
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Gunnar signed a multifight contract with the UFC in July 2012.[24] He's the first fighter from Iceland to fight for the company.
Gunnar was expected to make his promotional debut against Pascal Krauss on September 29, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic.[25] However, Krauss was forced out of the bout with an injury (Rich Attonito was shortly linked to fighting Gunnar but he had weight concerns and also pulled out) and Gunnar was expected to face DaMarques Johnson at a catchweight bout of 175 lb,[26] but his opponent could not make the required weight. The fight was contested at 183 lbs (Gunnar weighed in at 175 lbs).[27] Gunnar submitted Johnson via rear-naked choke at the 3:34 mark of the first round.[28]
Gunnar was expected to face Justin Edwards on February 16, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald.[29] However, Edwards was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by returning veteran Jorge Santiago.[30] Gunnar won the fight by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27).[31]
Gunnar was expected to face Mike Pyle on May 25, 2013, at UFC 160.[32] However, Gunnar pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rick Story.[33]
A year later Gunnar returned to the UFC and faced
Gunnar was expected to face
Gunnar next faced
Gunnar was expected to face John Hathaway on July 11, 2015, at UFC 189.[41] However, Hathaway pulled out of the bout on June 23 citing injury, and was replaced by Brandon Thatch.[42] Gunnar won the fight by submission due to a rear naked choke in round one after dropping Thatch with a left-right hand combo.[43]
Gunnar was briefly linked to a fight with
Gunnar faced
Gunnar was expected to face
Gunnar faced
Gunnar faced
Gunnar was expected to face
Gunnar faced Alex Oliveira on December 8, 2018, at UFC 231.[63] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke after opening a brutal cut with an elbow in round two.[64]
Gunnar faced
Gunnar was expected to face
As the first fight of his new multi-fight contract, Gunnar was expected to return from extended hiatus and face
Nelson was scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286.[76] However, Rodriguez withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Bryan Barberena.[77] Nelson won the fight via armbar submission in the first round.[78] He was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus for the finish.[79]
View on mixed martial arts practices
Weight cutting
Throughout his career, Gunnar has never engaged in extensive
Wraps and gloves
Gunnar fights and spars without wraps on his hands and uses small gloves. He has said that he would fight without any gloves if it were possible. He maintains that minimal wraps and gloves give him a better feel of what he's doing with his hands.[82] Wraps and gloves are intended to protect fighters' hands, but Gunnar notes that he has never broken his hands.[82]
Personal life
Gunnar has three children, a son and two daughters. His son, Stígur Týr, was born on May 30, 2014, whose mother is Icelandic artist, Auður Ómarsdóttir. Gunnar and his girlfriend Fransiska Björk Hinriksdóttir, who is a clinical psychologist, have two daughters, Míra Björk who was born on October 31, 2019.[83] and a daughter born on August 13, 2023.[84]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (five times) vs. Omari Akhmedov, Zak Cummings, Albert Tumenov, Alan Jouban, and Bryan Barberena
- Most submission wins in UFC Welterweight division history (7)
- Tied (Frank Mir) for seventh most submission wins in UFC history (8)
- Highest significant strike accuracy in UFC Welterweight division history (60.5%)[85]
- Nordic MMA Awards - MMAviking.com
- 2012 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year[86]
- 2015 Submission of the Year vs. Brandon Thatch[86]
- 2018 Submission of the Year vs. Alex Oliveira[86]
Grappling
- North American Grappling Association
- NAGA Middleweight Champion (One time)
- International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
- 2009 World Jiu-Jitsu ChampionshipMiddleweight Brown Belt Gi Silver Medalist
- 2009 Pan American ChampionshipMiddleweight Brown Belt Gi Gold Medalist
- 2009 Pan American ChampionshipMiddleweight Black Belt No Gi Gold Medalist
- 2009 Pan American ChampionshipAbsolute Black Belt No Gi Silver Medalist
- 2009
Mixed martial arts record
25 matches | 19 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By submission | 13 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 19–5–1 | Bryan Barberena | Submission (armbar) | UFC 286 | March 18, 2023 | 1 | 4:51 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 18–5–1 | Takashi Sato | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Loss | 17–5–1 | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | September 28, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Loss | 17–4–1 | Leon Edwards | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | March 16, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 17–3–1 | Alex Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 231 | December 8, 2018 | 2 | 4:17 | Toronto, Ontario , Canada
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Loss | 16–3–1 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | 1 | 1:22 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 16–2–1 | Alan Jouban | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | 2 | 0:46 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 15–2–1 | Albert Tumenov | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | May 8, 2016 | 2 | 3:15 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 14–2–1 | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194 | December 12, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 14–1–1 | Brandon Thatch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 189 | July 11, 2015 | 1 | 2:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Loss | 13–1–1 | Rick Story | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | October 4, 2014 | 5 | 5:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Win | 13–0–1 | Zak Cummings | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão | July 19, 2014 | 2 | 4:48 | Dublin, Ireland | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 12–0–1 | Omari Akhmedov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | March 8, 2014 | 1 | 4:36 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 11–0–1 | Jorge Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald | February 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 10–0–1 | DaMarques Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic | September 29, 2012 | 1 | 3:34 | Nottingham, England | Catchweight (175 lb) bout; Johnson missed weight (183 lb). |
Win | 9–0–1 | Alexander Butenko | Submission (armbar) | Cage Contender XII | February 25, 2012 | 1 | 4:21 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Win | 8–0–1 | Eugene Fadiora | Submission (neck crank) | BAMMA 4
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September 25, 2010 | 1 | 3:51 | Birmingham, England | |
Win | 7–0–1 | Danny Mitchell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Contender VI | August 28, 2010 | 1 | 2:51 | Manchester, England | |
Win | 6–0–1 | Sam Elsdon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BAMMA 2
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February 13, 2010 | 1 | 2:30 | London, England | |
Win | 5–0–1 | Iran Mascarenhas | KO (punch) | Adrenaline 3: Evolution | September 6, 2008 | 2 | 3:22 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Win | 4–0–1 | Barry Mairs | TKO (punches) | Angrrr Management 14: Ready for War | December 9, 2007 | 1 | 3:38 | London, England | |
Win | 3–0–1 | Niek Tromp | TKO (punches) | Cage of Truth 1: Battle on the Bay | November 24, 2007 | 1 | 1:50 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Win | 2–0–1 | Adam Slawinski | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 | October 6, 2007 | 1 | 2:30 | Galway, Ireland | |
Win | 1–0–1 | Driss El Bakara | Submission (armbar) | Cage Rage Contenders: Dynamite | September 29, 2007 | 1 | 3:46 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Draw | 0–0–1 | John Olesen | Draw (split) | Adrenaline Sports tournament | May 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Grappling record
14 Matches, 8 Wins (4 Submissions), 6 Losses (1 Submission) | |||||||
Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
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Loss | 8-6 | Alexandre Ribeiro | Points | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | September 25, 2011 | Nottingham |
Win | 8-5 | Bruno Frazzato | Points | ||||
Loss | 7-5 | André Galvão | Points | -88 kg | September 24, 2011 | ||
Win | 7-4 | Marko Helen | Points | ||||
Win | 6-4 | Bjarni Kristjánsson | Submission (guillotine choke) | Mjolnir Open | Absolute | September 3, 2011 | Reykjavík |
Win | 5-4 | Brynjólfur Ingvarsson | Submission (armbar) | ||||
Win | 4-4 | Mike Russell | Submission (rear naked choke) | Health & Fitness Expo | Superfight | November 20, 2010 | Reykjavík |
Loss | 3-4 | Azunna Anyanwu | Points | Grapplers Quest: Beast of the East | Absolute | March 20, 2010 | Caldwell, NJ |
Win | 3-3 | Ronnie Mikvenski | Points | ||||
Loss | 2-3 | Vinny Magalhães | Points | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | September 27, 2009 | Barcelona |
Loss | 2-2 | Alexandre Ribeiro | Submission (kneebar) | ||||
Win | 2-1 | David Avellan | Submission (rear naked choke) | ||||
Win | 1-1 | Jeff Monson | Points | ||||
Loss | 0-1 | James Brasco | Referee Decision | -88 kg | September 26, 2009 |
Instructor lineage
See also
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- ^ Gunnar Nelson [@GunniNelson] (October 31, 2019). "Our baby is born, everyone is healthy and happy im very proud you Fransiska Bjork how u handled this for the first time and delivered us a healthy beautiful babygirl in a few hours. ❤❤" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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