Juha-Pekka Vainikainen
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Espoo
- Born
- Finland
- Camp
- Espoon Kehahait
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Juha-Pekka Vainikainen makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
373-203-16
.648 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
34
24 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 34 bouts · 30 promotions · wins by 10 KO · 6 sub · 6 decCage · M-1 · EKH · Superior Challenge 10 · Cage 25 +25
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Domingos Mestre12-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 1:54 | Cage | Oct 23, 2015 |
| L | Daguir Imavov15-3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:14 | Cage | Nov 28, 2014 |
| L | Efrain Escudero32-17 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 4:48 | Superior Challenge 10 | May 3, 2014 |
| W | Nordin Asrih29-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage | Apr 5, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:00 | Cage 25 | Feb 15, 2014 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 3:04 | FF 33 | Oct 5, 2013 | |
| L | Piotr Hallmann19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Attack 3 | Apr 27, 2013 |
| L | Shamil Zavurov40-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BOS | Dec 22, 2012 |
| W | Antun Racic30-13-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:37 | FF 32 | Oct 13, 2012 |
| W | Kyle Watson13-8-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 4:26 | Cage Warriors | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Steve Lopez13-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 31 | Oct 1, 2011 |
| D | Viktor Tomasevic9-15-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 17, 2011 |
| W | Josh Pulsifer17-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | RAB | May 14, 2011 |
| W | Ryan Bixler27-25-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:19 | FF 30 | Mar 12, 2011 |
| W | Brian Geraghty26-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 29 | Jan 31, 2011 |
| W | Jake Antila | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:44 | Cage 14 | Nov 20, 2010 |
| W | Anthony Durnell14-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:32 | IF | Nov 6, 2010 |
| W | Brian Smiley | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:50 | FF 28 | Oct 16, 2010 |
| L | Maciej Polok4-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:47 | FF | Jun 16, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 27 | Mar 13, 2010 | |
| L | Danny van Bergen11-10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Feb 21, 2009 |
| W | Jose Luis Zapater20-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:57 | M-1 | Nov 26, 2008 |
| L | Edvardas Norkeliunas14-8-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:50 | The Cage Vol. 10 | Apr 26, 2008 |
| W | Mikko Broman5-5-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | FF 23 | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Andris Dadzis | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | The Cage Vol. 9 | Dec 8, 2007 |
| W | Tuomo Turkia | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:49 | The Cage Vol. 8 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Joni Haahka | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | CF 3 | Sep 1, 2007 |
| W | Dmitris Pukijans | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:07 | FF 21 | Mar 17, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:31 | FF 20 | Feb 3, 2007 | |
| W | Sergejs Gulakovs | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | EKH | Dec 9, 2006 |
| W | Volkan Cift | KO/TKO | Choke | R1 | 4:00 | FF 19 | Sep 16, 2006 |
| L | Joona Typpo | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:53 | FF 17 | Mar 25, 2006 |
| W | Joni Haahka | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:15 | EKH | Jan 14, 2006 |
| W | Vadim Shpakov0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:46 | FF 16 | Oct 29, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.