Gunnar Nelson
July 28, 1988 (36 years old) in Akureyri, Iceland
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
Credits
- 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
- 2019 · UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs. Masvidal as Self
- 2018 · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega as Self
- 2017 · Conor McGregor: Notorious as Self
- 2017 · UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio as Self
- 2017 · 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
- 2015 · UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor as Self
- 2014 · Brave Men's Blood as Andrea's coach
- 2014 · UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story as Self
- 2014 · UFC Fight Night 46: McGregor vs. Brandao as Self
- 2014 · 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