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Gunnar Nelson
Nickname: Gunni
Age: 34
Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
Born: Akureyri, Iceland
Fighting out of: Reykjavík, Iceland
Team: SBG Ireland
Record:
2023-03: Win Bryan Barberena Submission (armbar)
2022-03: Win Takashi Sato Decision (unanimous)
2019-09: Loss Gilbert Burns WW #15 in 2019-10 Decision (unanimous)
2019-03: Loss Leon Edwards WW #9 in 2019-02 Decision (split)
2018-12: Win Alex Oliveira WW #13 in 2018-12 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2017-07: Loss Santiago Ponzinibbio WW #14 in 2017-06 KO (punches)
2017-03: Win Alan Jouban Submission (guillotine choke)
2016-05: Win Albert Tumenov WW #13 in 2016-04 Submission (neck crank)
2015-12: Loss Demian Maia WW #7 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2015-07: Win Brandon Thatch Submission (rear-naked choke)
2014-10: Loss Rick Story WW #14 in 2014-02 Decision (split)
2014-07: Win Zak Cummings Submission (rear-naked choke)
2014-03: Win Omari Akhmedov MW #15 in 2019-09 Submission (guillotine choke)
2013-02: Win Jorge Santiago Decision (unanimous)
2012-09: Win DaMarques Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke)
2012-02: Win Alexander Butenko Submission (armbar)
2010-09: Win Eugene Fadiora Submission (neck crank)
2010-08: Win Danny Mitchell Submission (rear-naked choke)
2010-02: Win Sam Elsdon Submission (rear-naked choke)
2008-09: Win Iran Mascarenhas KO (punch)
2007-12: Win Barry Mairs TKO (punches)
2007-11: Win Niek Tromp TKO (punches)
2007-10: Win Adam Slawinski TKO (punches)
2007-09: Win Driss El Bakara Submission (armbar)
2007-05: Draw John Olesen Draw (split)