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Anton Kuivanen

26-13-0 UFC 1-2-0
Defensive Striker Durable
5'8"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:29Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 20.4 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 22.2 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 65.0 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 65.0 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 22.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 32.6 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 56.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 65
  2. Durability Average 65
  3. Control Average 57
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. TD Defense Below avg 33
  6. Wrestling Weak 23
  7. Accuracy Weak 22
  8. Striking Weak 20

Built on 37 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.

Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.27
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.63
Striking accuracy38.1%
Striking defense67.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.2
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Control time22.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
February 15, 2012 vs Justin Salas — 2.53/min (L) Feb '12 July 21, 2012 vs Mitch Clarke — 1.93/min (W) Jul '12 February 23, 2013 vs Michael Chiesa — 2.41/min (L) Feb '13

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Michael Chiesa 6-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:29 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
18/55Sig. strikes
5/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mitch Clarke 9-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
29/53Sig. strikes
6/24Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
7:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Mitch Clarke › Simulate vs Mitch Clarke ›
L Justin Salas 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger · February 15, 2012
38/115Sig. strikes
50/111Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Justin Salas › Simulate vs Justin Salas ›

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)
26-13-0Pro record
American Top Team, Team MMA Finland, Primus Fight Team (2004–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 8
Decision 11
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

Cage 14
FF 4
UFC 3
CF 2
The Cage Vol. 2
EFM Show 1
UAE Warriors 1
Pancrase 1

+ 11 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 39 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Artur Sowiński Decision (majority) EFM Show 2: Polska vs. Bułgaria
September 11, 2021
 EFM Show 5 5:00
L Dan Moret KO (punches) UAE Warriors 9
November 29, 2019
 UAE Warriors 2 4:59
L Valeriu Mircea TKO (punches) Cage 44
September 8, 2018
 Cage 2 4:15
W Takasuke Kume TKO (punches) Pancrase 297
July 1, 2018
 Pancrase 2 4:56
W Junior Maranhão Decision (unanimous) Cage 42
February 17, 2018
 Cage 3 5:00
W Tetsuya Yamada Decision (unanimous) Cage 38
February 18, 2017
 Cage 3 5:00
L Felipe Silva TKO (punches) Cage 35
May 13, 2016
 Cage 1 4:04
L Thibault Gouti KO (punch) Cage 33
November 21, 2015
 Cage 3 1:08
W Eric Reynolds Decision (unanimous) Cage 31
September 19, 2015
 Cage 3 5:00
W Sean Carter Decision (unanimous) Cage 30
May 16, 2015
 Cage 3 5:00
W Sergej Grecicho Decision (unanimous) Cage 29
February 28, 2015
 Cage 3 5:00
L Dakota Cochrane KO (flying knee) Fight Night Finland: Cochrane vs Kuivanen
June 14, 2014
 Fight Night Finland 1 0:48
W Oriol Gaset TKO (knee to the body) Grand Combat Entertainment: Seven Virtues of Bushido
December 14, 2013
 Grand Combat Entertainment 1 1:03
W Diego Gonzalez KO (punches) Superior Challenge 9
November 23, 2013
 Superior Challenge 1 0:52
L Eric Reynolds KO (punches) Cage 23
September 21, 2013
 Cage 1 0:30
W Jason Pierce Decision (unanimous) Cage 22
May 11, 2013
 Cage 3 5:00
L Michael Chiesa Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 157
February 23, 2013
 UFC 2 2:29
W Mitch Clarke Decision (split) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Justin Salas Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
February 15, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Thiago Meller Decision (unanimous) Cage 16 - 1st Defense
October 8, 2011
 Cage 3 5:00
W Ivan Buchinger Decision (unanimous) Cage 15 - Powered by Reezig
April 29, 2011
 Cage 3 5:00
W Ryan Bixler Submission (rear naked choke) FF 29 - Fight Festival 29
January 31, 2011
 FF 2 4:51
W Tim Radcliffe TKO (injury) Cage 14 - All Stars
November 20, 2010
 Cage 1 5:00
W Raymond Jarman TKO (knee to the body) Cage 13 - Spring Break
May 8, 2010
 Cage 3 4:00
W Erikas Petraitis Decision (unanimous) FF 26 - Fight Festival 26
October 17, 2009
 FF 3 5:00
W Yunus Evloev Submission (armbar) Lappeenranta Fight Night 3
April 25, 2009
 Lappeenranta Fight Night 1 1:22
W Alexandre Abin TKO (punches) FF 25 - Fight Festival 25
March 14, 2009
 FF 1 2:30
W Owen Hartwig Submission (armbar) AF 2 - Arctic Fights 2
January 17, 2009
 AF 1 2:27
L Bendy Casimir Submission (kneebar) HC 2 - Hell Cage 2
October 19, 2008
 HC 1 4:03
W Juris Karpenko Submission (armbar) FF 24 - Fight Festival 24
September 20, 2008
 FF 1 0:59
W Vaclav Stastny Submission (armbar) CF 4 - Carelia Fight 4
September 6, 2008
 CF 1 1:51
W Sergei Kudrjashov Submission (arm triangle choke) The Cage Vol. 9 - Capital Concussion
December 8, 2007
 The Cage Vol. 1 1:23
L Sergej Juskevic TKO (punches) K-1 HERO's - HERO's Lithuania 2007
November 10, 2007
 K-1 HERO's - HERO's Lithuania 2 1:27
W Takayuki Okochi TKO (punches) Shooto Estonia - Bushido
April 14, 2007
 Shooto Estonia - Bushido 1 0:59
L Marius Liaukevicius TKO (punches) K-1 - Hero's Lithuania
November 11, 2006
 K-1 - Hero's Lithuania 2 4:27
L Hiroki Kotani Submission (heel hook) Zst - Prestige
September 23, 2006
 Zst - Prestige 1 1:17
W Cole Lauritsen Decision (unanimous) CF 2 - Carelia Fight 2
September 2, 2006
 CF 3 5:00
W Martin Ahlberg Submission (guillotine choke) The Cage Vol. 6 - Balls to the Wall
May 20, 2006
 The Cage Vol. 1 0:35
W Sergey Denisov Submission (rear naked choke) EKH - MMA Action
January 14, 2006
 EKH - MMA Action 1 1:48

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.1% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 67.0% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 71.4% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 22.1% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 50.7%