Here is a list of Nelson's best fights. For a list of Nelson's losses, refer to "Gunnar Nelson Losses".
On September 29, 2012 Gunnar Nelson faced off against DaMarques Johnson at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 10-0-1 (10), and Johnson was 30 years old and with a record of 16-11 (14). Nelson stopped DaMarques Johnson via submission.
On March 8, 2014 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Omari Akhmedov at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 12-0-1 (11), and Akhmedov was 26 years old and with a record of 13-1 (11). Nelson stopped Omari Akhmedov via submission.
On July 11, 2015 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Brandon Thatch at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 14-1-1 (13), and Thatch was 30 years old and with a record of 11-2 (11). Nelson stopped Brandon Thatch via submission.
On March 18, 2023 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Bryan Barberena at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 19-5-1 (17), and Barberena was 33 years old and with a record of 18-9 (13). Nelson stopped Bryan Barberena via submission.
On December 8, 2018 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Alex Oliveira at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 17-3-1 (16), and Oliveira was 30 years old and with a record of 20-5-1 (17). Nelson stopped Alex Oliveira via submission.
On July 19, 2014 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Zak Cummings at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 13-0-1 (12), and Cummings was 29 years old and with a record of 17-3 (13). Nelson stopped Zak Cummings via submission.
On May 8, 2016 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Albert Tumenov at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 15-2-1 (14), and Tumenov was 24 years old and with a record of 16-3 (11). Nelson stopped Albert Tumenov via submission.
On February 16, 2013 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Jorge Santiago at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 11-0-1 (10), and Santiago was 32 years old and with a record of 25-10 (22). Nelson won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 18, 2017 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Alan Jouban at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 16-2-1 (15), and Jouban was 34 years old and with a record of 15-4 (10). Nelson stopped Alan Jouban via submission.
On March 19, 2022 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Takashi Sato at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 18-5-1 (16), and Sato was 31 years old and with a record of 15-4 (13). Nelson won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.