Tom Niinimäki
| Tom Niinimäki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1982 Turku, Finland |
| Other names | Stoneface |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Team | Finnfighters Gym |
| Trainer |
Wrestling: Ari Heikiö Boxing: Sampo Pänttäjä Strength training: Vesa Vuori |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2002–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tom Niinimäki (born July 25, 1982) is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Niinimäki began training in kickboxing at the age of 15, and mixed martial arts at 19. He made his professional MMA debut in October 2002 in his native Finland. He assembled an impressive record of 9-2 in the first two years of competition, with all but one of his wins coming by way of submission or TKO.
Beginning in 2005, Niinimäki hit a rough patch where he lost three fights in a row. After one more win in 2007, he retired from competition, saying that he had "lost his fire" to compete.
After a two and a half year hiatus, Niinimäki returned to the sport in February 2010. Since his return he has been unbeaten and maintained an 11-fight winning streak before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Niinimäki made his promotional debut against Rani Yahya on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. He won the fight via split decision.
Niinimäki was expected to face Thiago Tavares on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41. However, on May 14, Tavares pulled out of the fight due to thigh injury and was replaced by Niklas Bäckström. Niinimäki lost the back-and-forth fight in the first round by submission.
Niinimäki next faced Chas Skelly on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 49. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
On November 7, 2014 Niinimäki announced that he had signed a new four-fight contract with UFC.
Niinimäki was expected to face Rony Jason on December 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 58. However, Jason pulled out of the bout on December 10 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Renato Moicano. Niinimäki lost the bout via submission in the second round.
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