The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from Iceland
This page contains a list of the greatest Icelander Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, NaN of which were born in Iceland. This makes Iceland the birth place of the 0th most number of Martial Arts.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Icelander Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Gunnar Nelson (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 34.51, Gunnar Nelson is the most famous Icelander Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional 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. Nelson is a member of Mjölnir MMA in Iceland, and SBG Ireland.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Icelander martial arts born between 1988 and 1988. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Icelander martial arts include Gunnar Nelson. As of April 2024, 1 new Icelander martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Gunnar Nelson.
