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Niklas Backstrom

11-3 (1 NC)3 UFC
Submission Specialist
Form
· 2L
Inactive
6'1"ht·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLNoad Lahat·M-DEC·R3·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
6.9min/fight
·
21UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-2.53
High Risk

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.869
Elite

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Backstrom
Dirty Boxer
Body Attacker
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.12
Str. Accuracy41%
23UFC landed/55attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.4 vs avg3.65
Str. Defense40%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
52%
Body
26%
Leg
22%
By Position
Distance65%
/
Clinch26%
/
Ground9%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed464
Avg. Absorbed44913
Avg. Net0-43-9
Grappling
Backstrom
Control Wrestler
·127s ctrlActive Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.92
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.65
TD Accuracy80%
4UFC landed/5attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.20
1UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense72%
8UFC defended/11opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
KO/TKO L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+3+6+9+13avg20142015

3 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-4.10.75.4R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.2
1.2
0.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.2
9.8
2.6
Diff
+0.0
-8.6
-1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 3 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
-109%-6%97%WLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Backstrom — 3 UFC Fights
Result
Method
3 fights
L
Noad Lahat
M-DEC R3Jun '15
-51
·
11 SS (35%)·62 abs·4/5 td·1 td taken·341s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Mike Wilkinson
KO/TKO R1 · 1:19Oct '14
+1
·
7 SS (58%)·6 abs·1 kd taken
W
Tom Niinimaki
SUB R1 · 4:15May '14
-2
·
5 SS (42%)·7 abs·2 td taken·40s ctrl·2 sub att
All Fighters
Featherweight

Niklas Backstrom

11-3 (1 NC)3 UFC
Form
2L
6'1"ht·Orthodoxstance·36age
Last fightLNoad Lahat·M-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
6.9min/fight
·
21UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.53

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.869

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Backstrom
Featherweight avg
Dirty BoxerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.12
Str. Accuracy41%
23UFC landed/55attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.4 vs avg3.65
Str. Defense40%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
52%
Body
26%
Leg
22%
By Position
Dist65%
Clinch26%
Ground9%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed464
Absorbed44913
Net0-43-9
Grappling
Backstrom
Featherweight avg
Control Wrestler
127s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.92
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.65
TD Accuracy80%
4UFC landed/5attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.20
1UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense72%
8UFC defended/11opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-4.10.75.4R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.2
1.2
0.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.2
9.8
2.6
Diff
+0.0
-8.6
-1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Backstrom — UFC Fight Log
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L
Noad Lahat
M-DEC·R3·Jun '15
11 SS (35%)·62 abs·4/5 td·1 td taken·341s ctrl·1 sub
L
Mike Wilkinson
KO/TKO·R1·Oct '14
7 SS (58%)·6 abs·1 kd taken
W
Tom Niinimaki
SUB·R1·May '14
5 SS (42%)·7 abs·2 td taken·40s ctrl·2 sub
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