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Gunnar Nelson

"Gunni"

Welterweight 10-6 Active
Age
38
Height
5' 11"
Reach
72"
Stance
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Last 5 L L W W L
Last L vs Kevin Holland Mar 22, 2025
8 SUBs
319 Days/Fight
1.77 Sig Str/Min
0.13 TD/Min
36 Rounds
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Statistics

10Wins
6Losses
0Draws
How the wins came
0 KO/TKO 8 Submission 2 Decision
  • Win rate62.5%10/16
  • Finish rate80%8/10
  • KO rate0%0/10
  • Sub rate80%8/10

Advanced Stats

61.2% Sig. Strike Acc.
52.4% Takedown Acc.
18.3 Sig. Strikes/Fight
1.4 Takedowns/Fight
0.06 Knockdowns/Fight
3:39 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head
76%
Body
16%
Leg
8%
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Career Timeline 16 fights

1,079 Current ELO
1,152 Prime ELO (Mar 2017)
+79 Career Change

Career Statistics 16 of 16 bouts with official stats

Career Rankings where Gunnar Nelson sits

1st of 571 Wins by submission 7 Welterweight Top 1%
7th of 2,760 Wins by submission 8 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%
44th of 1,771 Significant strike accuracy 61.2% UFC-wide Top 3%
65th of 2,760 Wins by finish 8 UFC-wide Tied Top 3%
7th of 293 Significant strike accuracy 60.6% Welterweight Top 3%
95th of 2,760 First-round finishes 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 4%
178th of 2,753 UFC wins 10 UFC-wide Tied Top 7%
8th of 571 Wins by finish 7 Welterweight Tied Top 2%
115th of 2,738 Career control time 58m 26s UFC-wide Top 5%
205th of 2,738 Career takedowns landed 22 UFC-wide Tied Top 8%
283rd of 2,616 Total octagon time 2h 45m UFC-wide Top 11%
218th of 2,760 UFC bouts 16 UFC-wide Tied Top 8%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Gunnar Nelson is a Welterweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 10-6. Of 10 career wins, 8 have come by finish (8 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,079, with a career peak of 1,152.

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Gunnar Nelson — UFC fighter profile, record 10-6
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What is Gunnar Nelson's UFC record?

Gunnar Nelson is 10-6 as a Welterweight fighter — 8 by submission, 2 by decision or other.

Last fight: Lost to Kevin Holland by decision, Mar 2025. Most submission wins in Welterweight history (7). Also: 7th highest significant strike accuracy at Welterweight (60.6%).

UFC record
10-6
Submission wins
8

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.