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Niklas Backstrom

Fighter profile

Niklas Backstrom

FTW11-4-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
73
Overall
SoS 64
Skill ratings
Striking
67
Boxing
61
Kicking
73
Clinch
76
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
72
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
67
Submissions
87
Grappling def.
63
Profile
Age36
Height6'1"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountrySWE
Pro debut2009
UFC record1-2-0
Last fight2022-01-15
Octagon time20.6 min
Avg fight6.9 min
Career length16y 9m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Striking offense1488
11th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1498
43rd
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1510
86th
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1499
48th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum13
41st
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(100%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes23
Sig. accuracy42%
Sig. attempted55
Total strikes36
Total attempted71
Knockdowns0
Head12
Body6
Leg5
Distance15
Clinch6
Ground2

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed75
Sig. defense40%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.57
Body abs.12
Leg abs.6
Distance abs.24
Clinch abs.28
Ground abs.23

Grappling · offense

Takedowns4
TD accuracy80%
TD attempted5
Sub att.3
Reversals1
Control time6:21

Grappling · defense

TD defense73%
TDs absorbed3
TD att. faced11
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time7:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 20:34 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Niklas has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
37W–7Lwin 84.1%div #31/206pct 85th
WinsStrong
21W–5Lwin 80.8%div #52/191pct 73rd
LossesElite
16W–2Lwin 88.9%div #30/199pct 85th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1535 elodiv #122/206pct 41st
WinsElite
1557 elodiv #25/191pct 87th
LossesSoft
1523 elodiv #165/199pct 18th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall106W–55L65.8%
Wins80W–41L66.1%
Losses26W–14L65.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Niklas, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.25u+8.3% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
-166

62% implied

As favorite
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -359

As underdog
1W–0L

ROI +225.0%

Avg +225

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.