Anton Kuivanen
| Anton Kuivanen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 1, 1984 Pärnu, Estonia |
| Residence | Thailand |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Helsinki, Finland |
| Team |
American Top Team Team MMA Finland |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Anton Kuivanen (born May 1, 1984) is an Estonian-born Finnish mixed martial artist. Kuivanen trains in GB Gym, which is located in Helsinki, Finland and he has also had training camps in American Top Team located in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Anton Kuivanen was born in Soviet Union's Pärnu, which is a town in modern-day Estonia. He has two brothers and their mother Valentina is Russian and their father Vladi is Finnish and Estonian. He and his brothers were athletic and active since childhood, playing football and ice hockey. He has also said that his father - who was a competitive rower himself - gave one coin for a pull-up and sometimes two coins for a run. His father wanted to support their athleticism by giving small prizes for them. He started training martial arts at the age of four with Karate. he continued combat training with Capoeira, boxing and wrestling as a youth before becoming interested later in MMA. To support his style, Kuivanen has trained Kickboxing, Muay thai and Bjj for recent years.
Kuivanen made his professional MMA debut in January 2006 in his native Finland. Over the next 6 years, he amassed a record of 16 wins and 4 losses.
In April 2011, he won the Cage Lightweight Championship and successfully defended it in October 2011.
On January 16, 2012 it was announced that Kuivanen has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC. He made his promotional debut on February 15, 2012 against fellow newcomer Justin Salas at UFC on Fuel TV 1. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kuivanen fought Mitch Clarke on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. He won the bout via split decision.
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