David Teymur
| David Teymur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 1, 1989 Järfälla, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Ethnicity | Syriac |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | , Sweden |
| Team | Allstars Training Center Stockholm Kickboxing Team |
| Years active | 2008-2013 (Muay Thai/Kickboxing) 2013-present (MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 41 |
| Wins | 39 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Daniel Teymur, brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
David Teymur (born May 1, 1989) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
David and his older brother Daniel started out doing Muay Thai as youths, David started in 2004 at the age of 15, they had grown up watching their older brother Gabriel competing in kickboxing and boxing.
David had a decorated amateur career, at the highest point when he won a bronze medal at the IMFA World Championship A-class in Bangkok, Thailand in 2009. He also won the Nordic Championship once (muay thai) and the Swedish national Championship three times (twice in muay thai, once in kickboxing).
He also competed professionally, where he completed a record of 39-2, with 11 wins by KO/TKO. He won the 2011 King of the Ring tournament in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands.
Still competing in kickboxing and muay thai at the time, David and his brother Daniel Teymur started to train MMA in 2012-2013.
David made his MMA debut on October 19, 2013 at International Ring Fight Arena 5, where he lost by decision against Mattias Rosenlind.
He rebounded from the loss as he had his next two fights in the same promotion, defeating Veselin Dukov by unanimous decision on April 5, 2014 and on November 22, 2014 he defeated Gaik Pogosyan by a first-round TKO due to knees.
On April 4, 2015 he fought Robin Tuomi at Trophy MMA 6. Teymur won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks and punches in the first round.
In August, 2015 it was announced that Teymur was selected for The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber.
To get into the TUF house, he defeated Thibault Gouti by unanimous decision.
In the elimination round he fought Johnny Nuñez. Teymur dropped Nunez with knees to the body early and with a left hook late in the fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
In the quarter finals he fought Marcin Wrzosek. He lost by majority decision.
Teymur made his UFC debut against TUF teammate and fellow Swedish fighter Martin Svensson on February 27, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84. He won the fight by TKO after he knocked Svensson down with an uppercut in the second round.
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