Gunnar Nelson
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1988-07-28 · Akureyri, Iceland
Known for
- Conor McGregor: Notorious (2017) — Self
- City State (2011) — Andrea's kickboxing partner
- UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor (2015) — Self
- Brave Men's Blood (2014) — Andrea's coach
- UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega (2018) — Self
- UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor (2015) — Self
- Voices That Care (1991) — Self - Choir Member
- UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 (2023) — Self
- UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic (2012) — Self
- UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald (2013) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski (2016) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson (2017) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 160: Hermansson vs. Cannonier (2019) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa (2014) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady (2025) — Self
- UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs. Aspinall (2022) — Self