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Middleweight · “Jycken”

Magnus Cedenblad

14-5-0 UFC 4-2-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler
6'5"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
7:50Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 32.4 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 70.9 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 22.5 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 19.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 56.3 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 62.8 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 71.3 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 71.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 71
  2. Grappling Above avg 71
  3. Accuracy Above avg 71
  4. TD Defense Average 63
  5. Wrestling Average 56
  6. Striking Below avg 32
  7. Striking D Weak 22
  8. Durability Weak 19

Built on 47 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 49% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.02
Striking accuracy51.1%
Striking defense40.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.32
Takedowns / 15 min2.87
Takedown accuracy64.3%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.96
Control time49.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
April 14, 2012 vs Francis Carmont — 1.64/min (L) Apr '12 August 31, 2013 vs Jared Hamman — 4.21/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '13 May 31, 2014 vs Krzysztof Jotko — 1.7/min (W) May '14 October 4, 2014 vs Scott Askham — 1.53/min (W) Oct '14 May 8, 2016 vs Garreth McLellan — 3.63/min (W) May '16 November 19, 2016 vs Jack Marshman — 4.15/min (L) Nov '16

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jack Marshman 20-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:40 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · November 19, 2016
36/83Sig. strikes
42/91Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
4:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Garreth McLellan 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:47 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
21/44Sig. strikes
12/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Scott Askham 12-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
23/34Sig. strikes
42/51Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
9:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Krzysztof Jotko 14-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
17/31Sig. strikes
15/25Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
6:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Jared Hamman 13-5 walk-in Submission · R1 0:57 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · August 31, 2013
4/13Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Francis Carmont 17-7 walk-in Submission · R2 1:42 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
11/14Sig. strikes
28/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
14-5-0Pro record
Pancrase Gym Sweden, Allstars Training Center, Alliance MMA, American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 5
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Superior Challenge 5
Vision Fighting Championship 2
Fight for Chance 1
Heroes Gate 1
The Zone FC 1
ProFC - Russia vs. Europe 1
Carelia Fight 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jack Marshman TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016
 UFC 2 3:32
W Garreth McLellan TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
 UFC 2 0:47
W Scott Askham Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Krzysztof Jotko Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014
 UFC 2 4:59
W Jared Hamman Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 164
August 31, 2013
 UFC 1 0:57
L Francis Carmont Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 2 1:42
W Dan Edwards Submission (kimura) Fight for Chance 1
October 29, 2011
 Fight for Chance 1 1:26
W Benas Mikalauskas Submission (D'Arce choke) Vision Fighting Championship 2
March 19, 2011
 Vision Fighting Championship 1 1:52
W Allan Love Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 6
October 29, 2010
 Superior Challenge 3 5:00
W Valdas Pocevicius TKO (punches) Vision Fighting Championship 1
August 28, 2010
 Vision Fighting Championship 1 1:00
W Tomas Kuzela TKO (punches) Heroes Gate 1
May 29, 2010
 Heroes Gate 2 4:04
W Patrick Kincl TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 5
May 1, 2010
 Superior Challenge 2 2:32
W Jonas Hellqvist TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 4
October 31, 2009
 Superior Challenge 1 3:37
L Mats Nilsson Submission (rear-naked choke) The Zone FC 4 - Dynamite
April 25, 2009
 The Zone FC 1 3:49
W Sergei Nikitin Submission (rear-naked choke) ProFC - Russia vs. Europe
March 29, 2009
 ProFC - Russia vs. Europe 1 4:15
W Frank Vatan TKO (knees) Superior Challenge 2
October 25, 2008
 Superior Challenge 1 0:51
W Danny Doherty TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 1
April 5, 2008
 Superior Challenge 1 2:44
L Juha Saarinen Submission (armbar) Carelia Fight 3
September 1, 2007
 Carelia Fight 2 2:02
L Jevgeni Smirnov KO (punches) The Cage Vol. 7 - Reincarnation
April 20, 2007
 The Cage Vol. 1 0:33

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.1% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 40.3% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 64.3% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.0 avg 0.7
Control time 49.2% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 60.7%