Teemu Packalen
| Teemu Packalén | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1987 Turku, Finland |
| Other names | Pacu |
| Nationality | Finn |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight (155 lb) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Turku, Finland |
| Team | Primus Fight Team |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Teemu "Pacu" Packalén (born May 22, 1987) is a Finnish mixed martial artist and he was the Amateur Champion of Finland and the Finish Open Championship winner in 2010. He currently competes in Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Born and raised in Southwest Finland, Packalén played ice hockey in the C-Junior SM Series and participated in the national team until the age of 17. Packalén trained wrestling when he was young and he won the title for Finland Open Championship in 2010 and third place in European Championships in 2011. Packalén also won the Amateur MMA Chimpionship title in 2012.
Packalén began his professional career competing on the regional circuit in Finland for three years and amassed a record of 7-0 prior joining UFC.
Packalén was signed by UFC in July 2015 and he was the third Finnish fighter to be part of the UFC roster after Makwan Amirkhani and Tina Lähdemäki.
For his promotional debut, he was tabbed as a short notice replacement for an injured Jake Matthews on July 18, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites against Mckael Lebout. He lost the fight via unanimous decision with the score board of (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Packalén was expected to face Łukasz Sajewski on February 27, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping. However, on 16 February, Sajewski pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Thibault Gouti. He submitted Gouti in 24 seconds into round one via a rear-naked choke. This win earned Packalén Performance of the Night bonus award.
Packalén was sidelined with a shoulder injury which entailed a long duration of recovery.
On March 18, 2017, he faced Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Packalén was expected to face Marcin Held on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118. However, Packalen pulled out of the fight on October 5 citing a knee injury.
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