Niklas Bäckström (fighter)

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Niklas Bäckström
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Niklas Bäckström at Allstars Training Center
Born (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 34)
Luleå, Sweden
Other names Nefarious, Normal, Golden Boy
Nationality Swedish
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Featherweight (145 lb)
Reach 73.0 in (185 cm)[1]
Style Kickboxing, Boxing, Submission Wrestling
Fighting out of Stockholm, Sweden
Team Allstars Training Center
Hilti NHB
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 9
By knockout 4
By submission 3
By decision 2
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Niklas Bäckström (born August 22, 1989) is a Swedish mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Featherweight division, recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Biography

Bäckström began training Jujutsu at the age of 10. At 14 he also began Boxing and Wrestling in his hometown Luleå. After high school he moved to Stockholm and took up Mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bäckström started his martial arts career as a competitor in Submission wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was awarded his BJJ purple belt after winning a Swedish tournament in 2008, he also competed in Shootfighting with a record of 2-0, before starting his professional MMA career in 2009.[2]

After staying undefeated following his first three professional bouts, Bäckström signed with the British promotion Cage Warriors. He made his promotional debut against Adam Edwards, on April 24, 2011 at CWFC 41, he won the fight by unanimous decision.[3] He was later expected to face top Irish prospect and future UFC fighter Conor McGregor on September 8, 2011 at CWFC: Fight Night 2.[4] However, Bäckström was forced out of the bout with a broken hand, and was replaced by Aron Jahnsen.[5]

Bäckström then continued to fight on the European circuit and by 2014 he had racked up a record of 7-0 1 NC, with 4 victories by TKO and 1 by submission, including a unanimous decision win over Sergej Grecicho and a 15-second TKO over Max Coga, before getting the call from the UFC.[6][7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On May 15, 2014 it was revealed that Bäckström had signed a contract with the UFC.[8]

He made his debut on short notice, replacing an injured Thiago Tavares against Tom Niinimäki on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.[9] Despite coming in as a slight underdog, Bäckström won the fight by submission in the first round.[10] He was also awarded a Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts.[11][12]

Bäckström faced Mike Wilkinson on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 53.[13] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[14]

Bäckström faced Noad Lahat on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69[15] He lost the back and forth fight by majority decision (28-28, 28-29, 28-29).[16] However, on the MMA media scorecards, most had scored the fight a draw, with Bäckström winning round one and three 10-9 and losing round two 10-8, making the score 28-28.[17]

In late August, 2015 it was announced, surprisingly to some, that Bäckström had been released from the promotion.[18]

Post-UFC; Independent promotions

In his first fight since his UFC stint, Bäckström fought Bulgarian veteran Georgi Stoyanov on November 28, 2015 in the headliner at the Battle of Botnia 2015-event, close to his hometown in North Sweden.[19] He won the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.[20][21]

Since his BAMMA-debut was postponed (see below), Bäckström is now set to take a short notice fight against Danijel Kokora on June 4, 2016 at Scandinavian Fight Nights 1. The bout will be contested at lightweight, with Bäckström moving up and Kokora moving down in weight.[22]

BAMMA

On April 11, 2016 it was revealed that Bäckström had signed with British promotion BAMMA.[23] He was expected to make his promotional debut on June 4, 2016 at BAMMA 26.[24] No opponent was announced.[25] He is now set to face Attila Korkmaz at the same event which has been postponed to September 10, 2016.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

Submission Wrestling

  • 2012 Swedish National Submission Wrestling Lightweight Tournament 1st place[29]
  • 2010 Swedish National Submission Wrestling Lightweight Tournament 3rd place[30]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  • 2008 Västerås Cup 4 Open Weight Tournament 3rd place[31]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Attila Korkmaz BAMMA 26 September 26, 2016 Dublin, Ireland
Danijel Kokora Scandinavian Fight Nights 1 June 4, 2016 Solna, Sweden Lightweight bout.
Win 9-2 (1) Georgi Stoyanov Submission (rear-naked choke) Battle of Botnia 2015 November 28, 2015 1 4:15 Umeå, Sweden
Loss 8–2 (1) Noad Lahat Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne June 20, 2015 3 5:00 Berlin, Germany
Loss 8–1 (1) Mike Wilkinson KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story October 4, 2014 1 1:19 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 8–0 (1) Tom Niinimaki Submission (bulldog choke) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi May 31, 2014 1 4:15 Berlin, Germany Performance of the Night.
Win 7–0 (1) Max Coga TKO (front kick and punches) Europa MMA - Coga vs. Backstrom March 22, 2014 1 0:15 Brentwood, England
Win 6–0 (1) Jaakko Vayrynen TKO (knee and punches) Lappeenranta Fight Night 9 October 19, 2013 2 0:58 Kuopio, Finland
Win 5–0 (1) Thomas Hytten TKO (punches) Vision FC - Fight Night 1 May 5, 2012 2 N/A Karlstad, Sweden
Win 4–0 (1) Sergej Grecicho Decision (unanimous) Botnia Punishment 11 March 23, 2012 3 5:00 Seinäjoki, Finland
Win 3–0 (1) Adam Edwards Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 41 April 24, 2011 3 5:00 London, England
NC 2–0 (1) Elias Kunnas No Contest Artic Fight 3 March 19, 2011 1 N/A Rovaniemi, Finland Bout ruled a No Contest in round 1 for undisclosed reasons.
Win 2–0 Simon Sköld TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 6 October 29, 2010 3 3:23 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 1–0 Gabriel Mboge Nesje Submission (rear-naked choke) Superior Challenge 4 October 31, 2009 1 2:30 Stockholm, Sweden

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://mmaisverige.se/2013/11/05/veckans-varsting-niklas-backstrom/
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  17. ↑ http://mmadecisions.com/decision/6263/Noad-Lahat-vs-Niklas-B%C3%A4ckstr%C3%B6m
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  21. ↑ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/228236-battle-of-botnia-2015-niklas-bckstrm-vs-georgi-stanchev-stoyanov
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  28. ↑ http://www.mmaviking.com/2014-submission-of-the-year-niklas-backstrom/
  29. ↑ http://www.hiltibjj.com/new/2012/05/22/resultat-sm-submission-wrestling/
  30. ↑ http://www.hiltibjj.com/new/2010/10/21/hilti-stockholm-basta-klubb-svenska-masterskapen-i-submission-wrestling/
  31. ↑ http://www.budokampsport.se/forum/v%C3%A5ra-idrotter/ju-jutsu/v%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s-bjj-cup-4

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