Gunnar Nelson “Gunni”
19-6-1 · MatchWiz rating 1572
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Rating trend
current 1572 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight
Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.
Career rates
Fight history
| Date | Opponent | Result | Event | Δ rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | Kevin Holland | L · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | -16 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Bryan Barberena | W · Submission R1 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | +18 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Takashi Sato | W · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | +14 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Gilbert Burns | L · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | -15 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Leon Edwards | L · Decision - Split R3 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | -11 |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Alex Oliveira | W · Submission R2 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | +22 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | L · KO/TKO R1 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | -36 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Alan Jouban | W · Submission R2 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | +44 |
| May 8, 2016 | Albert Tumenov | W · Submission R2 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | +49 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Demian Maia | L · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor | -28 |
| Jul 11, 2015 | Brandon Thatch | W · Submission R1 | UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor | +34 |
Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →