Niklas Backstrom

Q: What is Niklas Backstrom's UFC record?

Niklas Backstrom is 1-2 as a Featherweight fighter — 1 by submission. Last fight: Lost to Noad Lahat by decision, Jun 2015. 8th most submission attempts per 15 minutes at Featherweight (2.19). Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

Featherweight 1-2 Retired

Age: 37
Height: 6' 1"
Stance: Orthodox

Last 3 W L L

Last L vs Noad Lahat Jun 20, 2015

2L Streak

1 SUB

193 Days/Fight

1.12 Sig Str/Min

0.19 TD/Min

5 Rounds

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Statistics

1Win

2Losses

0Draws

How the wins came

0 KO/TKO 1 Submission 0 Decision

Win rate33.3%1/3
Finish rate100%1/1
KO rate0%0/1
Sub rate100%1/1

Advanced Stats

41.8% Sig. Strike Acc.

80% Takedown Acc.

7.7 Sig. Strikes/Fight

1.3 Takedowns/Fight

0 Knockdowns/Fight

2:07 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

52%

Body

26%

Leg

22%

Career Timeline 3 fights

946 Current ELO

1,030 Prime ELO (May 2014)

-54 Career Change

LOSS

vs Noad Lahat Decision - Majority · R3 Jun 20, 2015

-36 → 946

→

LOSS

vs Mike Wilkinson KO/TKO · R1 Oct 4, 2014

-47 → 982

→

WIN

vs Tom Niinimaki Submission · R1 May 31, 2014 ▲ PRIME

+29 → 1,029

→

Career Statistics 3 of 3 bouts with official stats

Pace

1.12 Strikes landed per minute 3.65 Strikes absorbed per minute 2.92 Takedowns per 15 minutes

-2.53 Strike differential per minute

0.00 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

2.19 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

2:07 Control time per fight

UFC record

1-2 Record

3 Bouts

1 Win

2 Losses

33.3% Win rate

2 Current losing streak

1 Longest win streak

LLW Last five

How the fights end

0 Wins by KO/TKO

1 Win by submission

0 Wins by decision

1 First-round finish

100.0% Finish rate

1 Loss by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

23 Significant strikes landed

55 Significant strikes attempted

41.8% Significant strike accuracy

7.7 Strikes landed per fight

75 Significant strikes absorbed

40.5% Strike defence

36 Total strikes landed

0 Knockdowns scored

1 Knockdown absorbed

Where the strikes land

12 Landed to the head

52.2% Head share

6 Landed to the body

26.1% Body share

5 Landed to the legs

21.7% Leg share

From where

15 Landed at distance

65.2% Distance share

6 Landed in the clinch

26.1% Clinch share

2 Landed on the ground

8.7% Ground share

Grappling

4 Takedowns landed

5 Takedowns attempted

80.0% Takedown accuracy

3 Takedowns conceded

72.7% Takedown defence

3 Submission attempts

1 Reversal

6m 21s Total control time

7m 0s Control time conceded

Octagon time

20m 34s Total octagon time

6:51 Average fight time

3 Bouts with a comparable clock

Career Rankings where Niklas Backstrom sits

60th of 1,816 Submission attempts per 15 minutes 2.19 UFC-wide Top 4%

208th of 1,850 Average fight time 6:51 UFC-wide Top 12%

8th of 217 Submission attempts per 15 minutes 2.19 Featherweight Top 4%

251st of 1,816 Takedowns per 15 minutes 2.92 UFC-wide Top 14%

16th of 221 Average fight time 6:51 Featherweight Top 8%

350th of 1,346 Takedown defence 72.7% UFC-wide Tied

39th of 217 Takedowns per 15 minutes 2.92 Featherweight Top 18%

402nd of 2,760 Wins by submission 1 UFC-wide Tied Top 15%

36th of 406 Wins by submission 1 Featherweight Tied Top 9%

43rd of 156 Takedown defence 72.7% Featherweight Tied

52nd of 406 First-round finishes 1 Featherweight Tied Top 13%

590th of 2,760 First-round finishes 1 UFC-wide Tied Top 22%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Niklas Backstrom is a Featherweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 1-2. Of 1 career wins, 1 have come by finish (1 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 946, with a career peak of 1,030.

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What is Niklas Backstrom's UFC record?

Niklas Backstrom is 1-2 as a Featherweight fighter — 1 by submission.

Last fight: Lost to Noad Lahat by decision, Jun 2015. 8th most submission attempts per 15 minutes at Featherweight (2.19).

UFC record: 1-2
Submission wins: 1
Losing streak: 2

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.