Gunnar Nelson (fighter)
Championships and accomplishments
Championships and accomplishments
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### Mixed martial arts

* **[Ultimate Fighting Championship](/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship "Ultimate Fighting Championship")**
	+ [Performance of the Night](/wiki/Bonus_Awards "Bonus Awards") (five times) vs. [Omari Akhmedov](/wiki/Omari_Akhmedov "Omari Akhmedov"), [Zak Cummings](/wiki/Zak_Cummings "Zak Cummings"), [Albert Tumenov](/wiki/Albert_Tumenov "Albert Tumenov"), [Alan Jouban](/wiki/Alan_Jouban "Alan Jouban"), and [Bryan Barberena](/wiki/Bryan_Barberena "Bryan Barberena")
	+ [Most submission wins in UFC Welterweight division history](/wiki/List_of_UFC_records%23Most_submissions_-_By_division "List of UFC records#Most submissions - By division") (7\)
	+ Tied ([Frank Mir](/wiki/Frank_Mir "Frank Mir")) for seventh [most submission wins in UFC history](/wiki/List_of_UFC_records%23Most_submissions_-_All_fighters "List of UFC records#Most submissions - All fighters") (8\)
	+ Highest significant strike accuracy in UFC Welterweight division history (60\.5%)
* **Nordic MMA Awards \- MMAviking.com**
	+ 2012 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
	+ 2015 Submission of the Year vs. [Brandon Thatch](/wiki/Brandon_Thatch "Brandon Thatch")
	+ 2018 Submission of the Year vs. [Alex Oliveira](/wiki/Alex_Oliveira_%28fighter%29 "Alex Oliveira (fighter)")

### Grappling

* **[North American Grappling Association](/wiki/North_American_Grappling_Association "North American Grappling Association")**
	+ NAGA Middleweight Champion (One time)
* **[International Brazilian Jiu\-Jitsu Federation](/wiki/International_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Federation "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation")**
	+ 2009 [IBJJF](/wiki/International_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Federation "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation") [World Jiu\-Jitsu Championship](/wiki/World_Jiu-Jitsu_Championship "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship") Middleweight Brown Belt Gi Silver Medalist
	+ 2009 [IBJJF](/wiki/International_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Federation "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation") [Pan American Championship](/wiki/Pan_American_Championship_%28Jiu_Jitsu%29 "Pan American Championship (Jiu Jitsu)") Middleweight Brown Belt Gi Gold Medalist
	+ 2009 [IBJJF](/wiki/International_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Federation "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation") [Pan American Championship](/wiki/Pan_Nogi_brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Championship "Pan Nogi brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship") Middleweight Black Belt No Gi Gold Medalist
	+ 2009 [IBJJF](/wiki/International_Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Federation "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation") [Pan American Championship](/wiki/Pan_Nogi_brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu_Championship "Pan Nogi brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship") Absolute Black Belt No Gi Silver Medalist

Is there a relationship between this person's success in MMA and grappling?