Niklas Backstrom
“King in the North”
Age: 35 | Aug 22, 1989
Nationality: Sweden
Weight Class: Featherweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 145 lbs
Professional Record
16 fights | 11 wins | 4 losses |
---|---|---|
KO/TKOs | 4 | 1 |
Submissions | 4 | 0 |
Decisions | 3 | 3 |
No Contests | 1 |
Fight Details
Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
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LOSS | 11 - 4 - 1 | Sebastian Rajewski | KSW 66 - Ziolkowski vs. Mankowski | January 15, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Tomasz Bronder | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 11 - 3 - 1 | Andrew Fisher | ACB 65 - Sheffield | July 22, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Viktor Korneev | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 11 - 2 - 1 | Joni Salovaara | Cage - Cage 37 | November 26, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Lassi Minkkinen | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 10 - 2 - 1 | Danijel Kokora | SFN 1 - Scandinavian Fight Nights | June 05, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
WIN | 9 - 2 - 1 | Georgi Stoyanov | BOB 5 - Battle of Botnia 2015 | November 28, 2015 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
LOSS | 8 - 2 - 1 | Noad Lahat | UFC Fight Night 69 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne | June 20, 2015 | Decision (Majority) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 8 - 1 - 1 | Mike Wilkinson | UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story | October 04, 2014 | KO (Punches) | Bobby Rehman | 1 | 1:19 |
WIN | 8 - 0 - 1 | Tom Niinimaki | UFC Fight Night 41 - Munoz vs. Mousasi | May 31, 2014 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Leon Roberts | 1 | 4:15 |
WIN | 7 - 0 - 1 | Max Coga | Europa MMA - Coga vs. Backstrom | March 22, 2014 | TKO (Front Kick and Punches) | Neil Hall | 1 | 0:15 |
WIN | 6 - 0 - 1 | Jaakko Vayrynen | LFN 9 - Fight Night 9 | October 19, 2013 | TKO | 2 | 0:00 | |
WIN | 5 - 0 - 1 | Thomas Hytten | Vision FC - Vision Fight Night 1 | May 05, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:00 | |
WIN | 4 - 0 - 1 | Sergej Grecicho | BP 11 - Kankaanpaa vs. Yamaguchi | March 24, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
WIN | 3 - 0 - 1 | Adam Edwards | CWFC 41 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 41 | April 25, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Neil Hall | 3 | 5:00 |
NC | 2 - 0 - 1 | Elias Kunnas | AF 3 - Arctic Fight 3 | March 19, 2011 | No Contest | 1 | 0:00 | |
WIN | 2 - 0 | Simon Skold | Superior Challenge 6 - Lion's Den | October 29, 2010 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:23 | |
WIN | 1 - 0 | Gabriel Mboge Nesje | Superior Challenge 4 - Bad Intentions | October 31, 2009 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:30 |
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