Featherweight
Niklas Backstrom
11-4-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-2-0
6'1"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:51Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Average 54
- Control Average 54
- TD Defense Average 48
- Accuracy Below avg 42
- Wrestling Below avg 38
- Striking D Below avg 25
- Durability Weak 24
- Striking Weak 17
Built on 20 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.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy41.8%
Striking defense40.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.92
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.19
Control time30.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0
Striking trend
Fight history
L Noad Lahat 8-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
11/31Sig. strikes
62/100Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
5:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Mike Wilkinson 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
7/12Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tom Niinimaki 21-5-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:15 — UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
5/12Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub 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
4
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
3
Superior Challenge
2
KSW
1
ACB
1
Cage
1
Scandinavian Fight Nights
1
Battle of Botnia
1
Europa MMA
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sebastian Rajewski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 66: Ziółkowski vs. Mańkowski
January 15, 2022 |
KSW | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Andrew Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev
July 22, 2017 |
ACB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joni Salovaara | Decision (unanimous) | Cage 37: Bäckström vs. Salovaara
November 26, 2016 |
Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danijel Kokora | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Scandinavian Fight Nights 1
June 4, 2016 |
Scandinavian Fight Nights | 1 | — |
| W | Georgi Stoyanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Battle of Botnia 2015
November 28, 2015 |
Battle of Botnia | 1 | 4:15 |
| L | Noad Lahat | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mike Wilkinson | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Tom Niinimaki | Submission (bulldog choke) | UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:15 |
| W | Max Coga | TKO (front kick and punches) | Europa MMA: Coga vs. Bäckström
March 22, 2014 |
Europa MMA | 1 | 0:15 |
| W | Jaakko Vayrynen | TKO (knee and punches) | Lappeenranta Fight Night 9
October 19, 2013 |
Lappeenranta Fight Night | 2 | 0:58 |
| W | Thomas Hytten | TKO (punches) | Vision FC Fight Night 1
May 5, 2012 |
Vision FC Fight Night | 2 | — |
| W | Sergej Grecicho | Decision (unanimous) | Botnia Punishment 11
March 23, 2012 |
Botnia Punishment | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adam Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors: 41
April 24, 2011 |
Cage Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Elias Kunnas | No Contest | Artic Fight 3
March 19, 2011 |
Artic Fight | 1 | — |
| W | Simon Sköld | TKO (punches) | Superior Challenge 6
October 29, 2010 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 3:23 |
| W | Gabriel Mboge Nesje | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Superior Challenge 4
October 31, 2009 |
Superior Challenge | 1 | 2:30 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Niklas Bäckström (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.