Niklas Backstrom
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| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | None cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
16
fights
11
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 31, 2014
UFC debuts
June 20, 2015
UFC last fight
20:34
time in the cage
6:51
avg time by combat
33.3%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1484
as of June 20, 2015
🥇 Peak Elo
1518
on May 31, 2014
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
48
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 94 | 0.73 / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 84 | 0.97 / round |
| 3. | Control time | 77 | 92s / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 75 | 73% |
| 5. | Submission | 56 | 1 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes attempted | 2 | 17.26 / round |
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Boxing Score
22
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-12.64
/ round
💫 Strike differential
3.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
5.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
35.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
59
Wrestling Score
66
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.0 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
80.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
72.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:32 / round
⏱ Control Time
1:43 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
50.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.7 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
33.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Niklas Backstrom's UFC Fight History
June 20, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne
Featherweight bout
Loss by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 04, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:19).
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May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (4:15).
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Fighter's fights