Niko Puhakka
Age: 45 | Dec 7, 1979
Nationality: Finland
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170 lbs
Professional Record
| 48 fights | 30 wins | 18 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 5 | 5 |
| Submissions | 8 | 9 |
| Decisions | 15 | 4 |
| Disqualifications | 1 | 0 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 30 - 18 - 0 | Jani Ridasmaa | Nordic Fighting Championship - NFC Fight Night 2 | May 27, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 29 - 18 - 0 | Ioannis Palaiologos | MMA Imatra - Carelia Fight 12 | September 10, 2016 | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| WIN | 29 - 17 - 0 | Viktor Tomasevic | Nordic Fighting Championship - NFC Fight Night 1 | May 29, 2016 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 28 - 17 - 0 | Murad Machaev | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 18 | December 20, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:30 | |
| LOSS | 28 - 16 - 0 | Adrian Zielinski | PLMMA 32 - Warmia Heroes 2 | May 10, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 28 - 15 - 0 | Alexander Butenko | M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 45 | February 28, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 28 - 14 - 0 | Mairbek Taisumov | M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 40 | June 08, 2013 | TKO (Leg Kicks) | Vyacheslav Kiselev | 1 | 1:32 |
| WIN | 28 - 13 - 0 | Berrie Bunthof | Fight for Glory - First Round | April 06, 2013 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 4:41 | |
| LOSS | 27 - 13 - 0 | Musa Khamanaev | M-1 Challenge 37 - Khamanaev vs. Puhakka | February 27, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 27 - 12 - 0 | Maxim Shtepenko | Draka 11 - Governor's Cup 2012 | November 24, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| LOSS | 26 - 12 - 0 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | FF 32 - Fight Festival 32 | October 13, 2012 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 26 - 11 - 0 | Sebastien Garguier | CF 8 - Carelia Fight 8 | September 02, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 25 - 11 - 0 | Arsen Shabanov | Draka 7 - Governor's Cup 2012 | May 26, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| WIN | 24 - 11 - 0 | John Gunderson | FF 31 - Fight Festival 31 | October 01, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 23 - 11 - 0 | Manuel Garcia | Cage 15 - Powered by Reezig | April 29, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| WIN | 22 - 11 - 0 | Maciej Gorski | KSW 15 - Konfrontacja | March 19, 2011 | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 3:20 | |
| WIN | 21 - 11 - 0 | Ivica Truscek | FF 29 - Fight Festival 29 | January 31, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| LOSS | 20 - 11 - 0 | Luiz Azeredo | FF 28 - Fight Festival 28 | October 16, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 20 - 10 - 0 | Borys Mankowski | KSW 14 - Judgment Day | September 18, 2010 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 2 | 3:59 | |
| WIN | 19 - 10 - 0 | Danny van Bergen | KSW 14 - Judgment Day | September 18, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 18 - 10 - 0 | Artur Sowinski | FF - Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi | June 16, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 17 - 10 - 0 | Marcus Aurelio | FF 27 - Fight Festival 27 | March 13, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| WIN | 17 - 9 - 0 | Johnny Frachey | Shooto Finland - Helsinki Fight Night | November 28, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 16 - 9 - 0 | Brian Geraghty | FF 26 - Fight Festival 26 | October 17, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 15 - 9 - 0 | Yanko Yanev | M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea | July 04, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| LOSS | 14 - 9 - 0 | Renato Migliaccio | M-1 Challenge 16 - USA | June 05, 2009 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| LOSS | 14 - 8 - 0 | Bendy Casimir | FF 25 - Fight Festival 25 | March 14, 2009 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| WIN | 14 - 7 - 0 | Makhtar Gueye | M-1 Challenge 10 - Finland | November 26, 2008 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mika Sinkkonen | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 7 - 0 | Erikas Petraitis | FF 24 - Fight Festival 24 | September 20, 2008 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 12 - 7 - 0 | Mikhail Malyutin | M-1 Challenge 4 - Battle on the Neva 2 | June 27, 2008 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:16 | |
| WIN | 12 - 6 - 0 | David Martinez | M-1 Challenge 3 - Gran Canaria | May 31, 2008 | Submission (Kimura) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 3:47 |
| WIN | 11 - 6 - 0 | Jong Man Kim | M-1 Challenge 2 - Russia | April 03, 2008 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 10 - 6 - 0 | Erikas Petraitis | K-1 HERO's - HERO's Lithuania 2007 | November 10, 2007 | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| WIN | 10 - 5 - 0 | Furdjel de Windt | FF 22 - Fight Festival 22 | September 22, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 5 - 0 | Ulas Aslan | FF 21 - Fight Festival 21 | March 17, 2007 | Submission (Armbar) | 3 | 0:44 | |
| WIN | 9 - 4 - 0 | Arunas Jurgelenas | FF 20 - Fight Festival 20 | February 03, 2007 | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 1:55 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 4 - 0 | Valdas Pocevicius | FF 14 - Fight Festival 14 | April 09, 2005 | TKO | 1 | 0:55 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 3 - 0 | Aleksandr Sukhonosov | FF 13 - Fight Festival 13 | February 28, 2005 | TKO | 2 | 2:40 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 2 - 0 | Petras Markevicius | The Cage Vol. 1 - First Time in Finland | October 02, 2004 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:53 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 1 - 0 | Gegard Mousasi | FF 11 - Fight Festival 11 | September 11, 2004 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:17 | |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 0 | Roman Dabolinsh | Kamppailuilta - Kamppailuilta | April 23, 2004 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Valentin Siouljine | FF 9 - Fight Festival 9 | October 20, 2003 | Disqualification | 3 | 1:40 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Sergey Haritonov | FF 8 - Fight Festival 8 | September 01, 2003 | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 4:30 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Danila Veselov | FF 6 - Fight Festival 6 | January 20, 2003 | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Roman Vanicky | NOTG 17 - Night of the Gladiators 17 | December 05, 2002 | N/A | 0 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Roman Bagirov | FF 5 - Fight Festival 5 | September 02, 2002 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Jani Jarvenpaa | TF 1 - Tammerfight 1 | May 18, 2002 | TKO | 2 | 4:06 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Jouni Nyman | EKH - National Vale Tudo Competition | April 21, 2002 | TKO | 1 | 0:42 |
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