Lina Länsberg
| Lina Länsberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lina Akhtar Länsberg 13 March 1982 Karlstad, Sweden |
| Other names | Elbow Princess Elbow Queen |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Team | Dirty South MMA Redline Training Center |
| Years active | 2005-2013 (Muay Thai) 2012–present(MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Lina Akhtar Länsberg (born 13 March 1982) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Länsberg started training in Muay Thai in 2003, at the age of 21. During her decorated Muay Thai career she fought on the biggest stage, winning the gold medal at the IMFA World Championship two times, 2008 and 2012. She won the silver medal two times, 2010 and 2011, and bronze once, 2007. She also won the gold medal at the IFMA-EMF European Muay Thai Championships in 2013, and the bronze medal in 2012.
In addition to the international success, she won the Swedish Muay Thai Championship three times, in 2007, 2012 and 2013 as well as winning the Nordic Championship in 2010. She also won the WMC Scandinavian Professional Muay Thai title in 2012. Her Muay Thai record stands at 37-11, including fights against top names such as Valentina Shevchenko.
In her professional MMA debut, Länsberg fought fellow Swedish rising star Pannie Kianzad on December 29, 2012 at Trophy MMA 1. Länsberg had previously defeated Kianzad in an amateur fight in the finals of the Swedish Shootfighting Championship in 2010. The rematch was a back-and-forth fight that Länsberg lost by TKO late in the third round.
She would then go on to win her next 6 fights (4 by TKO, 2 by decision) as she competed in Cage Warriors and other European promotions. This included her defeating Alexandra Buch by TKO in the first round on May 16, 2015 at Superior Challenge 12, to win the promotional Women's Bantamweight title. Another big victory came by unanimous decision against Lucie Pudilová on November 28, 2015 at Battle of Botnia 2015.
Länsberg made her UFC debut, as a big underdog, in the main event against Cris Cyborg on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95. She lost the fight by TKO in the second round.
She was first expected to face Verónica Macedo on March 18, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107. However, Macedo later had to pull out due to injury. Länsberg instead had a rematch with Lucie Pudilová at the same event. It was a back-and-forth fight, with Länsberg appearing to be in control over the first two rounds and Pudilová rallying for a comeback in the third, in the end Länsberg won by unanimous decision. Afterwards, she expressed disappointment with her performance, saying she believed that Pudilová maybe should have been awarded the victory. Despite this, a majority of the media score cards still agreed with the judges and had Länsberg as the winner.
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