Welterweight Bout

Gunnar Nelson

“Gunni”

Record: 10-6-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Jul 28, 1988

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 16
Minutes: 165.4
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 61.2%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 52.4%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 11
Control / 15: 5:18

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted292/477

Accuracy61.2%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head76.0%
Body16.1%
Leg7.9%

Position

Distance50.7%
Clinch10.6%
Ground38.7%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head52.4%
Body29.8%
Leg17.8%

Position absorbed

Distance54.7%
Clinch24.3%
Ground20.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns22/42

TD accuracy52.4%

TD per 152

Sub attempts11

Subs per 151

Reversals2

Control58:26

Control per 155:18

Against

Takedowns absorbed6/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded22:17

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.3	64.8%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.2	46.6%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.1	37.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/1	0.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Kevin Holland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. BradyMar 22, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 15/24 · TD 3/10 · Ctrl 9:29
Win vs Bryan Barberena
Submission · Round 1 · 4:51
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3Mar 18, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 10/11 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:13
Win vs Takashi Sato
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. AspinallMar 19, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 44/55 · TD 3/3 · Ctrl 8:09
Loss vs Gilbert Burns
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. CannonierSep 28, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 20/36 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 4:49
Loss vs Leon Edwards
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalMar 16, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 9/18 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 4:22
Win vs Alex Oliveira
Submission · Round 2 · 4:17
UFC 231: Holloway vs. OrtegaDec 8, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 11/11 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 4:43
Loss vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. PonzinibbioJul 16, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 5/7 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Alan Jouban
Submission · Round 2 · 0:46
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. AndersonMar 18, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 8/18 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:03
Win vs Albert Tumenov
Submission · Round 2 · 3:15
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiMay 8, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 29/44 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 4:18
Loss vs Demian Maia
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregorDec 12, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 2/4 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:14

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