Gunnar Nelson

Personal Info

Birthday

July 28, 1988

(37 years old)

Place of Birth

Akureyri, Iceland

Also Known As

Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson

Gunni

Gunnar Nelson

Biography

Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and is a member of Mjölnir gym[9] in Iceland, and SBG Ireland. As of September 27, 2018, he is the #14 ranked contender in the official UFC welterweight rankings. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

City State

Brave Men's Blood

Filmography

2025
UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady
as Self
2023
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
as Self
2022
UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs. Aspinall
as Self
2019
UFC Fight Night 160: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
as Self
UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs. Masvidal
as Self
2018
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
as Self
2017
Conor McGregor: Notorious
as Self
UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
as Self
UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson
as Self
2016
UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski
as Self
2015
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor
as Self
UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor
as Self
2014
Brave Men's Blood
as Andrea's coach
UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story
as Self
UFC Fight Night 46: McGregor vs. Brandao
as Self
UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
as Self
2013
UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald
as Self
2012
UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic
as Self
2011
City State
as Andrea's kickboxing partner
1991
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member