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Niklas Backstrom
Featherweight

Niklas Backstrom

11-4-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-2-0
6'1"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:51Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Weak, rated 17 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Below avg, rated 25 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Weak, rated 24 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Below avg, rated 38 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Average, rated 48 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Average 54
  2. Control Average 54
  3. TD Defense Average 48
  4. Accuracy Below avg 42
  5. Wrestling Below avg 38
  6. Striking D Below avg 25
  7. Durability Weak 24
  8. Striking Weak 17

Built on 20 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy41.8%
Striking defense40.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.92
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.19
Control time30.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
May 31, 2014 vs Tom Niinimaki — 1.18/min (W) — only 4.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '14 October 4, 2014 vs Mike Wilkinson — 5.32/min (L) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '14 June 20, 2015 vs Noad Lahat — 0.73/min (L) Jun '15

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Noad Lahat 8-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
11/31Sig. strikes
62/100Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
5:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Mike Wilkinson 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
7/12Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Tom Niinimaki 21-5-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:15 — UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
5/12Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-4-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Northpaw Fightcenter & GymGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 3
Superior Challenge 2
KSW 1
ACB 1
Cage 1
Scandinavian Fight Nights 1
Battle of Botnia 1
Europa MMA 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sebastian Rajewski Decision (unanimous) KSW 66: Ziółkowski vs. Mańkowski
January 15, 2022
 KSW 3 5:00
L Andrew Fisher Decision (unanimous) ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev
July 22, 2017
 ACB 3 5:00
W Joni Salovaara Decision (unanimous) Cage 37: Bäckström vs. Salovaara
November 26, 2016
 Cage 3 5:00
W Danijel Kokora Submission (rear-naked choke) Scandinavian Fight Nights 1
June 4, 2016
 Scandinavian Fight Nights 1 —
W Georgi Stoyanov Submission (rear-naked choke) Battle of Botnia 2015
November 28, 2015
 Battle of Botnia 1 4:15
L Noad Lahat Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Mike Wilkinson KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014
 UFC 1 1:19
W Tom Niinimaki Submission (bulldog choke) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014
 UFC 1 4:15
W Max Coga TKO (front kick and punches) Europa MMA: Coga vs. Bäckström
March 22, 2014
 Europa MMA 1 0:15
W Jaakko Vayrynen TKO (knee and punches) Lappeenranta Fight Night 9
October 19, 2013
 Lappeenranta Fight Night 2 0:58
W Thomas Hytten TKO (punches) Vision FC Fight Night 1
May 5, 2012
 Vision FC Fight Night 2 —
W Sergej Grecicho Decision (unanimous) Botnia Punishment 11
March 23, 2012
 Botnia Punishment 3 5:00
W Adam Edwards Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 41
April 24, 2011
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
NC Elias Kunnas No Contest Artic Fight 3
March 19, 2011
 Artic Fight 1 —
W Simon Sköld TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 6
October 29, 2010
 Superior Challenge 3 3:23
W Gabriel Mboge Nesje Submission (rear-naked choke) Superior Challenge 4
October 31, 2009
 Superior Challenge 1 2:30

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Niklas Bäckström (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 134 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.1 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 41.8% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 40.5% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 80.0% avg 37.4%
Takedown defense 72.7% avg 60.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.2 avg 0.6
Control time 30.9% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 44.2%

Headshot of Niklas Backstrom by simon pudas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized