Professional Record
19-6-1
Current Elo Rating
1622
True Contender System
Welterweight Ranking
#33
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#213
Career Statistics
Professional Record
- Professional fights
- 26
- Wins
- 19
- Losses
- 6
- Draws
- 1
In the UFC
- UFC fights
- 16
- Wins
- 10
- Losses
- 6
- Draws
- 0
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 0
- Submissions
- 8
- Decisions
- 2
- Finish rate
- 80%
Elo
Elo History
16 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1622
Peak Elo
1714
Total
+122
UFC Fight History
Mar 22, 2025
Decision
Elo
1622
Change
-46
Mar 18, 2023
Bryan Barberena
Submission
Elo
1668
Change
+35
Mar 19, 2022
Takashi Sato
Decision
Elo
1633
Change
+17
Sep 28, 2019
Gilbert Burns
Decision
Elo
1615
Change
-45
Mar 16, 2019
Decision
Elo
1660
Change
-31
Dec 08, 2018
Alex Oliveira
Submission
Elo
1691
Change
+46
Jul 16, 2017
TKO
Elo
1644
Change
-70
Mar 18, 2017
Alan Jouban
Submission
Elo
1714
Change
+34
May 08, 2016
Albert Tumenov
Submission
Elo
1680
Change
+44
Dec 12, 2015
Demian Maia
Decision
Elo
1636
Change
-31
Jul 11, 2015
Brandon Thatch
Submission
Elo
1667
Change
+41
Oct 04, 2014
Rick Story
Decision
Elo
1626
Change
-30
Jul 19, 2014
Zak Cummings
Submission
Elo
1655
Change
+38
Mar 08, 2014
Omari Akhmedov
Submission
Elo
1617
Change
+43
Feb 16, 2013
Jorge Santiago
Decision
Elo
1574
Change
+22
Sep 29, 2012
DaMarques Johnson
Submission
Elo
1552
Change
+52
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | L | Kevin Holland | Decision | 1622 | -46 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | W | Bryan Barberena | Submission | 1668 | +35 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | W | Takashi Sato | Decision | 1633 | +17 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | L | Gilbert Burns | Decision | 1615 | -45 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | L | Leon Edwards | Decision | 1660 | -31 |
| Dec 08, 2018 | W | Alex Oliveira | Submission | 1691 | +46 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | L | Santiago Ponzinibbio | TKO | 1644 | -70 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | W | Alan Jouban | Submission | 1714 | +34 |
| May 08, 2016 | W | Albert Tumenov | Submission | 1680 | +44 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | L | Demian Maia | Decision | 1636 | -31 |
| Jul 11, 2015 | W | Brandon Thatch | Submission | 1667 | +41 |
| Oct 04, 2014 | L | Rick Story | Decision | 1626 | -30 |
| Jul 19, 2014 | W | Zak Cummings | Submission | 1655 | +38 |
| Mar 08, 2014 | W | Omari Akhmedov | Submission | 1617 | +43 |
| Feb 16, 2013 | W | Jorge Santiago | Decision | 1574 | +22 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | W | DaMarques Johnson | Submission | 1552 | +52 |
Competitive Profile
Gunnar Nelson’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.