Welterweight
Mats Nilsson
11-4-1 UFC 0-2-0
6'1"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
9:42Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Average 53
- Control Average 45
- Wrestling Below avg 43
- Striking D Below avg 33
- Durability Below avg 32
- Accuracy Below avg 30
- Striking Below avg 27
- TD Defense Weak 19
Built on 19 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.99
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.62
Striking accuracy39.2%
Striking defense63.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.87
Takedown accuracy83.3%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.32
Control time15.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Omari Akhmedov 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · January 3, 2015
33/92Sig. strikes
64/184Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
2:56Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Luke Barnatt 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:24 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · March 8, 2014
25/56Sig. strikes
45/117Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
5
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
The Zone FC
5
UFC
2
CWFC
2
Strength and Honor Championship
2
Cage Warriors Fight Night
1
Cage - Challenger
1
Cage
1
Shooto Finland - Helsinki Fight Night
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Omari Akhmedov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 182
January 3, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Luke Barnatt | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
March 8, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:24 |
| W | Denniston Sutherland | TKO (punches) | CWFC 59
September 14, 2013 |
CWFC | 2 | 2:40 |
| W | Chris Scott | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC 53
April 13, 2013 |
CWFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tor Troéng | Decision (unanimous) | The Zone FC 10 - Demolition
May 6, 2012 |
The Zone FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alavutdin Gadjiev | Submission (armbar) | Strength and Honor Championship 5
March 24, 2012 |
Strength and Honor Championship | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Tom Speer | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Cage Warriors Fight Night 3
February 11, 2012 |
Cage Warriors Fight Night | 2 | 4:10 |
| W | Nikos Sokolis | Submission (triangle choke) | Strength and Honor Championship 4
April 30, 2011 |
Strength and Honor Championship | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Gregor Herb | Decision (unanimous) | The Zone FC 8 - Inferno
February 26, 2011 |
The Zone FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ivan Gluhak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Zone FC 7 - Warriors
November 27, 2010 |
The Zone FC | 1 | 1:00 |
| L | Timo Suhonen | Decision (unanimous) | Cage - Challenger
September 18, 2010 |
Cage - Challenger | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mikko Koivumaki | TKO (punches) | Cage 13 - Spring Break
May 8, 2010 |
Cage | 2 | 2:59 |
| D | Toni Linden | Draw | Shooto Finland - Helsinki Fight Night
November 28, 2009 |
Shooto Finland - Helsinki Fight Night | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Nick Osei | Decision (unanimous) | Fighter Gala 9
August 30, 2009 |
Fighter Gala | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Magnus Cedenblad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Zone FC 4 - Dynamite
April 25, 2009 |
The Zone FC | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Martin Lavin | Decision (unanimous) | The Zone FC 2 - Showdown
May 10, 2008 |
The Zone FC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mats Nilsson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.