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Age 34
Gender Male
Height 6' 0"
Weight Class Lightweight

Niklas Backstrom is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 11-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 12 years, 2 months, 15 days
Rounds Fought 33.3
Avg. Fights/Year 1.2
Longest Layoff 4 years, 5 months, 24 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 12 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 4 4 3
Losses 1 0 3
Finish Rate 72.7%
Finished Rate 25.0%
Win by Decision Rate 27.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 75.0%
Win by KO Rate 36.4%
Loss by KO Rate 25.0%
Win by SUB Rate 36.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

2 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:30
Fastest KO 05:00
Fastest SUB 02:30
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:55
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:34
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 01/15/2022 L
(11-3-0)
Sebastian Rajewski
(10-6-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 66
3 05:00
NSF 07/22/2017 L
(11-2-0)
Andrew Fisher
(15-7-1)
FTW Decision
Absolute Combat Berkut 65
3 05:00
NSF 11/26/2016 W
(10-2-0)
Joni Salovaara
(16-9-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage 37
3 05:00
NSF 06/04/2016 W
(9-2-0)
Danijel Kokora
(6-6-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Scandinavian Fight Nights 1
3 05:00
NSF 11/28/2015 W
(8-2-0)
Georgi Stoyanov
(17-9-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Battle of Botnia 2015
1 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/20/2015 L
(8-1-0)
Noad Lahat
(8-1-0)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 145.0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
UFC Fight Night 69: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/04/2014 L
(8-0-0)
Mike Wilkinson
(8-1-0)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 145.0)
KO
UFC Fight Night 53: Story vs Nelson
1 01:19
Official MMA Fight Results 05/31/2014 W
(7-0-0)
Tom Niinimaki
(18-5-1)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 145.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night 41: Mousasi vs. Munoz
1 04:15
NSF 03/22/2014 W
(6-0-0)
Max Coga
(8-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Europa MMA Fighting Championship 1
3 05:00
NSF 10/19/2013 W
(5-0-0)
Jaakko Vayrynen
(4-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Lappeenranta Fight Night 9
2 00:00
NSF 05/05/2012 W
(4-0-0)
Thomas Hytten
(8-8-1)
TKO/RSC
Vision Fighting Championship - Fight Night 1
3 05:00
NSF 03/23/2012 W
(3-0-0)
Sergei Grecicho
(13-4-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Botnia Punishment 11
3 05:00
NSF 04/24/2011 W
(2-0-0)
Adam Edwards
(3-1-0)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Warriors 41
3 05:00
NSF 03/19/2011 NC
(2-0-0)
Elias Kunnas
(1-0-0)
No Contest
Arctic Fight 3
1 05:00
NSF 10/29/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Simon Skold
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Superior Challenge 6: Lion's Den
3 03:23
NSF 10/31/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Gabriel Mboge Nesje
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Superior Challenge 4: Bad Intentions
1 02:30
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class