Niko Puhakka
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Uusimaa
- Born
- Finland
- Camp
- Espoon Kehahait
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Niko Puhakka 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
764-429-37
.640 win rate
Winning-record opponents
31 of 38
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
48
38 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 48 bouts · 38 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 8 sub · 15 decM-1 · Nordic Fighting Championship · KSW 14 · MMA Imatra · Fight Nights +33
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jani Ridasmaa8-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Nordic Fighting Championship | May 27, 2017 |
| L | Ioannis Palaiologos20-15-1 | KO/TKO | Knees | R1 | 1:03 | MMA Imatra | Sep 10, 2016 |
| W | Viktor Tomasevic9-15-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Nordic Fighting Championship | May 28, 2016 |
| L | Murad Machaev22-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:30 | Fight Nights | Dec 20, 2014 |
| L | Adrian Zielinski24-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PLMMA 32 | May 10, 2014 |
| L | Alexander Butenko57-19-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| L | Mairbek Taisumov27-6 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 1:32 | M-1 | Jun 8, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:41 | Fight for Glory | Apr 6, 2013 | |
| L | Musa Khamanaev18-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | M-1 | Feb 27, 2013 |
| W | Maxim Shtepenko | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Draka 11 | Nov 24, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:00 | FF 32 | Oct 13, 2012 | |
| W | Sebastien Garguier | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CF 8 | Sep 1, 2012 |
| W | Arsen Shabanov | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Draka 7 | May 26, 2012 |
| W | John Gunderson35-16-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 31 | Oct 1, 2011 |
| W | Manuel Garcia27-19 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | Cage 15 | Apr 29, 2011 |
| W | Maciej Gorski10-7 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:20 | KSW 15 | Mar 19, 2011 |
| W | Ivica Truscek46-40 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:08 | FF 29 | Jan 31, 2011 |
| L | Luiz Azeredo15-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 28 | Oct 16, 2010 |
| W | Danny van Bergen11-10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KSW 14 | Sep 18, 2010 |
| W | Borys Mankowski22-11-1 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 3:59 | KSW 14 | Sep 18, 2010 |
| W | Artur Sowinski26-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF | Jun 16, 2010 |
| L | Marcus Aurelio22-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:40 | FF 27 | Mar 13, 2010 |
| W | Johnny Frachey20-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 28, 2009 |
| W | Brian Geraghty26-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 26 | Oct 17, 2009 |
| W | Yanko Yanev10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | M-1 | Jul 4, 2009 |
| L | Renato Migliaccio | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:18 | M-1 | Jun 5, 2009 |
| L | Bendy Casimir22-15-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:35 | FF 25 | Mar 14, 2009 |
| W | Makhtar Gueye | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Nov 26, 2008 |
| W | Erikas Petraitis20-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 24 | Sep 20, 2008 |
| L | Mikhail Malyutin37-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:16 | M-1 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| W | David Martinez2-4 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:47 | M-1 | May 31, 2008 |
| W | Jong Man Kim23-11-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | — | M-1 | Apr 3, 2008 |
| L | Erikas Petraitis20-10-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:55 | K-1 HERO's | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Furdjel de Windt26-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF 22 | Sep 22, 2007 |
| L | Ulas Aslan9-3 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:44 | FF 21 | Mar 17, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 1:55 | FF 20 | Feb 3, 2007 | |
| L | Valdas Pocevicius34-35-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:55 | FF 14 | Apr 9, 2005 |
| L | Aleksandr Sukhonosov | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:40 | FF 13 | Feb 28, 2005 |
| L | Petras Markevicius29-9-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:53 | The Cage Vol. 1 | Oct 2, 2004 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:17 | FF 11 | Sep 11, 2004 |
| W | Roman Dabolinsh0-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 2:49 | Kamppailuilta | Apr 23, 2004 |
| W | Disqualification | — | R3 | 1:40 | FF 9 | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| W | Sergey Haritonov | Submission | Choke | R1 | 4:30 | FF 8 | Sep 1, 2003 |
| W | Danila Veselov4-7-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | FF 6 | Jan 20, 2003 |
| W | Roman Vanicky | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | NOTG 17 | Dec 5, 2002 |
| W | Roman Bagirov0-1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FF 5 | Sep 2, 2002 |
| W | Jani Jarvenpaa | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 4:06 | TF 1 | May 18, 2002 |
| W | Jouni Nyman | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:42 | EKH | Apr 21, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.