Tom Niinimaki Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Renato Moicano Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	3:30	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway	Dec 20, 2014
L	Chas Skelly Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	2:35	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos	Aug 23, 2014
L	Niklas Backstrom Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	4:15	UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi	May 31, 2014
W	Rani Yahya Featherweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale	Nov 30, 2013

Outside the UFC

21-5-1across 27 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 8 sub · 6 decShooto · Cage Warriors · FF 7 · FF 6 · Euro FC 1 +13

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jonathan Brookins16-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Euro FC 1	Oct 1, 2016
W	Walel Watson15-15	Submission	Kimura	R2	2:52	Cage 23	Sep 21, 2013
W	Chase Beebe24-13-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage 22	May 11, 2013
W	Vladimir Karasiov8-10	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:31	Cage 20	Nov 17, 2012
W	Brian Pearman7-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:48	Titan FC 23	Jun 15, 2012
W	Johnny Frachey20-13	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:09	Cage 16	Oct 8, 2011
W	Sergej Grecicho27-11-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage 14	Nov 20, 2010
W	Dave Hill12-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TF 2	Oct 23, 2010
W	Ben Boekee13-2	Submission	Kimura	R1	3:47	Cage 13	May 8, 2010
W	Yunus Evloev28-9	Submission	Kimura	R1	0:00	TF	Apr 3, 2010
W	Lautaro Arborelo2-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:26	Cage 12	Feb 28, 2010
W	Bogdan Cristea9-4-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CW 7	Aug 4, 2007
L	Tristan Yunker14-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:34	IHC 11	Nov 18, 2006
L	Hatsu Hioki30-12-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:03	Shooto	Nov 6, 2005
L	Danny Batten13-5-3	Decision	Majority	R5	5:00	Cage Warriors	Jul 16, 2005
D	Bendy Casimir22-15-2	Draw	—	R2	5:00	Shooto	Mar 12, 2005
W	Andre Soares5-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Cage Warriors	Dec 18, 2004
W	Patrick Rahael1-7-1	KO/TKO	—	R0	0:00	FF 8	Nov 26, 2004
W	Vincent Latoel17-18-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:25	Shooto	Oct 24, 2004
W	Carlos Carrasco2-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:00	Shooto	Sep 4, 2004
W	Vincent Latoel17-18-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:03	Shooto	Apr 5, 2004
W	Ville Honkala5-2	KO/TKO	—	R1	8:39	FF 7	Nov 1, 2003
W	Teemu Nurkkala0-5	KO/TKO	Injury	R1	0:15	FF 7	Nov 1, 2003
L	Mikael Lahdesmaki3-5-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Shooto	Sep 15, 2003
L	Per Eklund14-5-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:53	FF 6	Nov 30, 2002
W	Janne Salminen2-3	KO/TKO	Knees	R1	0:32	FF 6	Nov 30, 2002
W	Mikael Lahdesmaki3-5-1	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	5:00	Shooto	Oct 19, 2002

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 1 loss

W7

L1

Submission

8 wins, 5 losses

W8

L5

Decision

7 wins, 2 losses

W7

L2

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 11%Featherweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.23Featherweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 7%Featherweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.25

Below avg · 0.40Featherweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Tom Niinimaki

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikesin the UFC

Career striking

OverallC49th

54%58 / 106

Striking accuracy

58%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.40 differential

Landed1.91

Absorbed2.31

46%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+12%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head33%26th19
Body29%50th17
Leg38%63rd22

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

67%Standing

Standing67%39
Clinch9%5
Ground24%14

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Tom Niinimaki

Landed per 15

Head

F

3rd

9.4

3rd

Body

D

37th

8.4

37th

Leg

A

72nd

10.9

72nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

76th

24.7

76th

Body

A+

98th

2.5

98th

Leg

C

51st

7.4

51st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	9.4	19	60	32%
Body	8.4	17	20	85%
Leg	10.9	22	26	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.7	50	142	35%
Body	2.5	5	10	50%
Leg	7.4	15	15	100%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Tom Niinimaki

46%

Takedown accuracy

33%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+3.4 min net

On top6.3

On bottom2.9

Offense

Takedowns

A

71st

3.0

71st

TD accuracy

B

61st

46%

61st

Sub attempts

B

64th

0.5

64th

Control

A

78th

6.3 min

78th

Defense

TD defense

33%

Controlled

2.9 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	6 / 13
Submission attempts	1
Control time	12:47

Defense

TDs defended	2 / 6
Control absorbed	5:57

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (30min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Tom Niinimaki

4 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 30 min

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< 2 bouts to R3

Niinimaki hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

NiinimakiOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Niinimakilanded / min

Takedown attempts

Niinimakiattempts / min

Control time

Niinimaki% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.0	2.0	1.9	0.48	41%	4
R2	5.2	2.4	3.5	0.35	45%	2
R3	3.8	1.0	1.6	0.40	39%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Tom Niinimaki

4 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

33/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

53rd

34%

53rd

Win quality

D

28th

32%

28th

Limited UFC sample (4 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	1	0-1	0%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

329-214-18

.606 win rate

Winning-record opponents

16 of 27

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

27

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Renato Moicano	Top-5	56	Dec 20, 2014
L	Chas Skelly	Contender-level	32	Aug 23, 2014
L	Niklas Backstrom	Unproven	8	May 31, 2014
W	Rani Yahya	Cross-div ranked	36	Nov 30, 2013

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

4 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

0-1

1 bout

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-1

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

0-2

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

0-1

1 bout

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

9y 9mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Tom Niinimaki

Extended layoff

9y 9mosince last bout

vs Jonathan Brookins · Oct 1, 2016

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 1-2As underdog 0-1

30.0

DK avg

18.6

Median

85.6

Ceiling

2.5

Floor

25%

Boom

75%

Bust

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