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