Gunnar Nelson has six losses against six opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Nelson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Gunnar Nelson".
On March 22, 2025 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Kevin Holland at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 19-6-1 (17), and Holland was 32 years old and with a record of 26-13 (21). Nelson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 28, 2019 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Gilbert Burns at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 17-5-1 (16), and Burns was 33 years old and with a record of 16-3 (12). Nelson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 16, 2019 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Leon Edwards at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 17-4-1 (16), and Edwards was 27 years old and with a record of 16-3 (9). Nelson lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On July 16, 2017 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Santiago Ponzinibbio at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 16-3-1 (15), and Ponzinibbio was 30 years old and with a record of 24-3 (19). Nelson lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 12, 2015 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Demian Maia at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 14-2-1 (13), and Maia was 38 years old and with a record of 21-6 (12). Nelson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On October 4, 2014 Gunnar Nelson faced off against Rick Story at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 13-1-1 (12), and Story was 30 years old and with a record of 17-8 (8). Nelson lost the fight via 5-round split decision.
