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Sweden
Stockholm
Niklas Backstrom
"
King in the North
"
AGE
35
/
Aug 22, 1989
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
145 lbs
/
65.77 kg
ASSOCIATION
Allstars Training Center
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
11
KO
/
TKO
4
36%
SUBMISSIONS
4
36%
DECISIONS
3
27%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
1
25%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
75%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Sebastian Rajewski
KSW 66 - Ziolkowski vs. Mankowski
Jan / 15 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomasz Bronder
3
5:00
loss
Andrew Fisher
ACB 65 - Sheffield
Jul / 22 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Viktor Korneev
3
5:00
win
Joni Salovaara
Cage - Cage 37
Nov / 26 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Lassi Minkkinen
3
5:00
win
Danijel Kokora
SFN 1 - Scandinavian Fight Nights
Jun / 04 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
N/A
win
Georgi Stoyanov
BoB - Battle of Botnia 2015
Nov / 28 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
N/A
loss
Noad Lahat
UFC Fight Night 69 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
Jun / 20 / 2015
Decision (Majority)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Mike Wilkinson
UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story
Oct / 04 / 2014
KO (Punches)
Bobby Rehman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:19
win
Tom Niinimaki
UFC Fight Night 41 - Munoz vs. Mousasi
May / 31 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:15
win
Max Coga
Europa MMA - Coga vs. Backstrom
Mar / 22 / 2014
TKO (Front Kick and Punches)
Neil Hall
1
0:15
win
Jaakko Vayrynen
LFN 9 - Fight Night 9
Oct / 19 / 2013
TKO
2
0:00
win
Thomas Hytten
Vision FC - Vision Fight Night 1
May / 05 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
2
0:00
win
Sergej Grecicho
BP 11 - Kankaanpaa vs. Yamaguchi
Mar / 23 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Adam Edwards
CWFC 41 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 41
Apr / 24 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Neil Hall
3
5:00
NC
Elias Kunnas
AF 3 - Arctic Fight 3
Mar / 19 / 2011
No Contest
1
0:00
win
Simon Skold
Superior Challenge 6 - Lion's Den
Oct / 29 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
3
3:23
win
Gabriel Mboge Nesje
Superior Challenge 4 - Bad Intentions
Oct / 31 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:30
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