Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson was born in Akureyri, Northeastern Region, Iceland on July 28th, 1988 and is the MMA Fighter. At the age of 35, Gunnar Nelson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gunnar Lvyn Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division.
He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was given to Renzo Gracie after his success at the 2009 IBJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.
Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Lightweight champion Conor McGregor, and he is a member of Mjölnir gym in Iceland and SBG Ireland.
Personal life
Gunnar has two children, a son, and a daughter. Stgur's son, was born on May 30, 2014; his mother, Auur marsdóttir, was born on May 30, 2014. Gunnar and his partner Fransiska Bjork Hinriksdóttir have a child, who was born on October 31, 2019.
Mixed martial arts career
Gunnar competed in mixed martial arts for the first time in Copenhagen, Denmark, in May 2007. John Olesen, a Danish fighter, was defeated in the duel. The judge called the contest a draw.
In the 16 months following his debut in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Denmark, Gunnar retired after being barred from the sport for almost two years. In the first round of BAMMA 2: Roundhouses at the Roundhouse in February 2010, he defeated Sam Elsdon via submission in the first round. In his next fight against Danny Mitchell at Cage Contender 6 in Manchester, England, he won by a point of view before returning to BAMMA later this year. Reid's next appearance was at BAMMA 4: Reid vs. Watson in September 2010, where he met briefly unbeaten British prospect Eugene Fadiora and claimed by submission in the first round. With a first-round armbar submission victory over Ukrainian fighter Alexander Butenko at Cage Contender 12 in Dublin Ireland, Gunnar returned to MMA in February 2012. Gunnar and the UFC reached a multi-fight deal in late 2012.
In July 2012, Gunnar agreed to a multifighter with the United FC. He is Iceland's first fighter to fight for the company.
On September 29, 2012, Gunnar was supposed to make his promotional debut against Pascal Krauss at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic. However, Krauss was forced out of the match due to a backlash (Rich Attonito was briefly linked to beating Gunnar, but he was later linked to fighting Gunnar, but he was forced to miss out) and Gunnar was scheduled to face DaMarques Johnson at 175 lb, but he was unable to put on the required weight. The brawl weighed in at 183 pounds (Gunnar weighed in at 175 pounds). At the 3:34 mark of the first round, Gunnar choked Johnson via rear-naked choke.
On February 16, 2013, Gunnar was supposed to meet Justin Edwards at UFC on Fuel TV: Baro vs. McDonald. Edwards was forced to leave the match due to a back injury, but Jorge Santiago, a returning veteran, was able to assist. Gunnar took the fight by unanimous vote (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27).
Gunnar had been scheduled to face Mike Pyle at UFC 160 on May 25, 2013. However, Gunnar pulled out of the match due to an injury and was replaced by Rick Story.
Gunnar returned to the United States and met Omari Akhmedov on March 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 37. In the first round, Gunnar won the match by submission. In addition, his win earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
Gunnar had been scheduled to face Ryan LaFlare on July 19, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46. LaFlare sustained an accident and was sent by Zak Cummings to replace him. Gunnar was defeated in the second round by a rear-naked choke. The winner received his second Performance of the Night bonus award.
In the main event at UFC Fight Night 53, Gunnar will meet Rick Story on October 4, 2014. Gunnar was defeated by a split decision in the match.
Gunnar was supposed to face John Hathaway at UFC 189 on July 11, 2015. However, Hathaway pulled out of the match on June 23 due to a back injury and was replaced by Brandon Thatch. After dropping Thatch with a left-right hand combo, Gunnar won the fight by submission due to a rear naked choke in round one.
Gunnar appeared in a bout with Demian Maia on October 24, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76, but the fight did not take place, because Maia was suffering from a staph infection on his left leg. The brawl took place on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194. Gunnar was defeated in a one-sided match by a unanimous decision.
On May 8, 2016, Gunnar took on Albert Tumenov at UFC Fight Night 87. He won the fight by submission in the second round and received his third Performance of the Night bonus.
Gunnar was set to meet Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 99 on November 19, 2016. However, Gunnar had pulled out due to an injury on October 21, and the match was called off. Kim was rescheduled to face Tarec Saffiedine on December 30, 2016 at UFC 207.
On March 18, 2017, Gunnar met Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 107. After shocking Jouban with a punch, Gunnar beat them guillotine choke by submission in the second round. He was given a Performance of the Night bonus.
On July 16, 2017, Gunnar took on Santiago Ponzinibbio in UFC Fight Night 113. He lost the first round after being knocked out. Gunnar said during one of the earlier discussions that Ponzinibbio poked him in the eye and made him see double: "I should have said something because the majority of the fight was showing double." He caught me with a shot that I didn't really see," he told me. Ponzinibbio denied Gunnar's allegations, saying, "I went out to knock him out and thank God it went as expected," the narrator said. I was defeated by knockout. Well, if (the eye poke) occurred, it wasn't deliberate, but I watched the video again and wasn't sure it wasn't intentional.' Gunnar's appeal was dismissed after the match because the referee had failed to arrest the combat due to eye pokes under the Unified Rules of MMA; UFC denied his appeal.
At UFC Fight Night 130, Gunnar was scheduled to face Neil Magny on May 27, 2018. However, it was announced on April 28, 2018, that he was forced to miss the event due to a knee injury.
On December 8, 2018, Gunnar faced Alex Oliveira at UFC 231. After opening a brutal cut with an elbow in round two, he won the match by a rear-naked choke.
On March 16, 2019, Gunnar took on Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 147. He lost the contest by a split decision.
Gunnar was scheduled to face Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 160 on September 28, 2019. However, Alves were forced to leave the fight in mid-September due to an undisclosed injury, and Gilbert Burns was recalled. He lost by unanimous vote.
Gunnar was expected to return from extended hiatus and face Cláudio Silva on March 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204, in the first fight of his new multi-fight deal. Silva was forced to miss early March due to a knee injury, but Takashi Sato replaced him in early March. Gunnar took the fight by unanimous vote.