Photo of Niko Puhakka
Team Espoon Kehahait
Age 44
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class

Niko Puhakka is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 28 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 28-18-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 15 years
Rounds Fought 87.4
Avg. Fights/Year 3.1
Longest Layoff 1 year, 9 months, 25 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 8 15
Losses 5 9 4
Finish Rate 39.3%
Finished Rate 77.8%
Win by Decision Rate 53.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 22.2%
Win by KO Rate 10.7%
Loss by KO Rate 27.8%
Win by SUB Rate 28.6%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:00
Fastest KO 02:16
Fastest SUB 01:08
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:12
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:22
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/27/2017 W
(27-18-0)
Jani Ridasmaa
(7-4-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Nodric Fighting Championship 2
3 05:00
NSF 09/10/2016 L
(27-17-0)
Ioannis Palaiologos
(9-5-1)
WW TKO/RSC
Carelia Fight 12
1 01:03
NSF 05/28/2016 W
(26-17-0)
Viktor Tomasevic
(7-11-1)
WW Decision (Split Decision)
Nordic Fighting Championships 1
3 05:00
NSF 12/20/2014 L
(26-16-0)
Murad Machaev
(15-1-0)
LW TKO/RSC
Battle of Moscow 18
2 04:31
NSF 05/10/2014 L
(26-15-0)
Adrian Zielinski
(9-2-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Professional League MMA 32
3 05:00
NSF 02/28/2014 L
(26-14-0)
Alexander Butenko
(30-8-1)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Challenge 45
3 05:00
NSF 06/08/2013 L
(26-13-0)
Mairbek Taisumov
(14-4-0)
LW KO
M-1 Challenge 40
1 05:00
NSF 04/06/2013 W
(25-13-0)
Berry Bunthof
(6-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight for Glory - First Round
2 04:41
NSF 02/27/2013 L
(25-12-0)
Musa Khamanaev
(12-3-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Challenge 37
3 05:00
NSF 11/24/2012 W
(24-12-0)
Maxim Shtepenko
(3-1-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Draka 11
3 05:00
NSF 10/13/2012 L
(24-11-0)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
(14-6-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Fight Festival 32
3 00:00
NSF 09/01/2012 W
(23-11-0)
Sebastien Garguier
(7-9-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Carelia Fight 8
3 05:00
NSF 05/26/2012 W
(22-11-0)
Arsen Shabanov
(1-0-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Draka 7
3 03:00
NSF 10/01/2011 W
(21-11-0)
John Gunderson
(20-9-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 31
3 05:00
NSF 04/29/2011 W
(20-11-0)
Manuel Garcia
(6-11-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage 15 - Powered by Reezig
1 03:00
NSF 03/19/2011 W
(19-11-0)
Maciej Gorskiego
(10-3-0)
LW Submission
Martial Arts Confrontation XV
3 05:00
NSF 01/31/2011 W
(18-11-0)
Ivica Truscek
(6-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Festival 29
1 01:08
NSF 10/16/2010 L
(18-10-0)
Luiz Azeredo
(11-8-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 28
3 05:00
NSF 09/18/2010 W
(16-10-0)
Danny Van Bergen
(6-5-2)
Decision
Martial Arts Confrontation XIV
3 05:00
NSF 09/18/2010 W
(16-10-0)
Borys Mankowski
(6-4-0)
Submission
Martial Arts Confrontation XIV
2 00:00
NSF 06/16/2010 W
(15-10-0)
Artus Sowinski
(7-1-0)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi
3 05:00
NSF 03/13/2010 L
(15-9-0)
Marcus Aurelio
(19-8-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Festival 27
2 02:40
NSF 11/28/2009 W
(14-9-0)
Johnny Frachey
(4-8-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shooto Finland - Helsinki Fight Night
3 05:00
NSF 10/17/2009 W
(13-9-0)
Brian Geraghty
(18-12-1)
LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 26
3 05:00
NSF 07/04/2009 W
(12-9-0)
Yanko Yanev
(6-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea
1 02:16
Official MMA Fight Results 06/05/2009 L
(12-8-0)
Renato Migliaccio
(5-0-0)
LW
(154.0 vs. 152.6)
Submission (Arm Bar)
M-1 Challenge
1 04:18
NSF 03/14/2009 L
(12-7-0)
Bendy Casimir
(14-4-2)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Fight Festival 25
2 01:35
NSF 11/26/2008 W
(11-7-0)
Makhtar Gueye
(4-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1: Challenge Finland
3 05:00
NSF 09/20/2008 W
(10-7-0)
Erikas Petraitis
(14-6-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 24
3 05:00
NSF 06/27/2008 L
(10-6-0)
Mikhail Malyutin
(5-6-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
M-1 Challenge 4: Battle on the Neva 2
2 03:16
NSF 05/31/2008 W
(9-6-0)
David Martinez
(0-0-0)
Submission
M-1 Challenge 3 - Gran Canaria
1 03:47
NSF 04/03/2008 W
(8-6-0)
Jong Man Kim
(4-7-2)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 2
1 05:00
NSF 11/10/2007 L
(8-5-0)
Erikas Petraitis
(11-6-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
K-1 HERO's - HERO's Lithuania 2007
2 02:55
NSF 09/22/2007 W
(7-5-0)
Furdjel de Windt
(23-6-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 22
3 05:00
NSF 03/17/2007 L
(7-4-0)
Ulas Aslan
(3-3-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Festival 21
3 00:44
NSF 02/03/2007 W
(6-4-0)
Arunas Jurgelenas
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
Fight Festival 20
2 01:55
NSF 04/09/2005 L
(6-3-0)
Valdas Pocevicius
(19-8-3)
TKO/RSC
Fight Festival 14
1 00:55
NSF 02/28/2005 L
(6-2-0)
Aleksandr Sukhonosov
(0-0-1)
TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Fight Festival 13
2 02:40
NSF 10/02/2004 L
(6-1-0)
Petras Markevicius
(15-5-1)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
The Cage 1
1 03:53
NSF 09/11/2004 L
(6-0-0)
Gegard Mousasi
(2-0-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Festival 11
2 02:17
NSF 10/20/2003 W
(5-0-0)
Valentin Siouljine
(5-4-0)
Disqualification
Fight Festival 9
3 01:40
NSF 09/01/2003 W
(4-0-0)
Sergei Haritonov
(2-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Festival 8
1 04:30
NSF 01/20/2003 W
(3-0-0)
Danila Veselov
(2-1-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Fight Festival 6
2 05:00
NSF 12/05/2002 W
(2-0-0)
Roman Vanicky
(3-0-0)
Unknown
Czech Vale Tudo Federation: Night of the Gladiators 17
00:00
NSF 09/02/2002 W
(1-0-0)
Roman Bagirov
(0-0-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Festival 5
2 05:00
NSF 05/18/2002 W
(0-0-0)
Jani Jarvenpaa
(1-1-0)
TKO/RSC
TammerFight 1
1 09:06
* 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