1231LAST RATING · 145 LB

Niklas Backstrom

Not ranked: last UFC fight 20 Jun 2015, outside the 18-month activity window. 1–2 in the UFC since 2014.

Career and every weight

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (145 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

145 lb
1–2UFC record
1 of 1Dominant wins
86Average win score
38thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 2
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time6:51
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min– / –
Sig. strike accuracy–
Takedowns per 15 min–
Control time– of the fight
Best winTom Niinimaki rated 1352 at 145 lb going in

Per-minute figures need 5 fights with full statistics.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 1 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Tom Niinimaki, rated 1352 at 145 lb. Dominant in 1 of 1 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

145 lb

Not on the featherweight board: last fight at 145 lb on 20 Jun 2015, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1231, after 3 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 145 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
1–2Record at 145 lb
1 of 1Dominant wins
86Average win score
1268Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 2
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time6:51
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.1 / 3.6
Sig. strike accuracy42%
Takedowns per 15 min2.9
Control time31% of the fight
Best winTom Niinimaki rated 1352 going in

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 145 lb; Niklas Backstrom has 3 so far.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 145 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 1 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Tom Niinimaki, rated 1352 at 145 lb. Dominant in 1 of 1 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

3 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
20 Jun 2015Loss21–79Noad Lahatmajority decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne
4 Oct 2014Loss10–90Mike WilkinsonKO/TKOR1 1:19FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
31 May 2014Win86–14Tom NiinimakisubmissionR1 4:15FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi