Per Eklund is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He was the first Swedish fighter to compete in Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

, and holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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At UFC 80

UFC 80

UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.-Background:...

, he fought against Sam Stout

Sam Stout

Samuel James "Hands of Stone" Stout is a Canadian mixed martial artist from London, Ontario. Currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is primarily known as a striker with an iron chin.- Mixed martial arts career :...

 and lost (unanimous decision). At UFC 89

UFC 89

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben...

 he was given a new chance and went up against Samy Schiavo who he defeated with a rear naked choke. In his most recent fight, he was defeated via TKO by the younger and previously undefeated opponent Evan Dunham

Evan Dunham

Evan Dunham is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their lightweight division...

 at UFC 95

UFC 95

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...

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Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align='center'|15-5-1
|  Thomas Hytten
|KO (punch)
|VFC - Vision Fighting Championship 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:48
|Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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|Loss
|align='center'|15-4-1
|  Evan Dunham

Evan Dunham

Evan Dunham is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their lightweight division...

|KO (strikes)
|UFC 95

UFC 95

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:14
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align='center'|15-3-1
|  Samy Schiavo
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|UFC 89

UFC 89

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben...

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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|1:47
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Loss
|align='center'|14-3-1
|  Sam Stout

Sam Stout

Samuel James "Hands of Stone" Stout is a Canadian mixed martial artist from London, Ontario. Currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is primarily known as a striker with an iron chin.- Mixed martial arts career :...

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 80

UFC 80

UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.-Background:...

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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|5:00
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align='center'|14-2-1
|  Rafael Dias
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bodog Fight - Vancouver
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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|5:00
|British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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|Win
|align='center'|13-2-1
|  Toni Talvitie
|Decision
|Shooto Finland - Bloodbath
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|5:00
|Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|Win
|align='center'|12-2-1
|  David Metcalf
|Submission (kimura)
|SAS 2 - Strike and Submit 2
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|3:26
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align='center'|11-2-1
|  Aaron Barrow
|Submission (kimura)
|SAS 1 - Strike and Submit 1
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|1:19
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Loss
|align='center'|10-2-1
|  Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

|TKO (punches)
|Shooto - Champion Carnival
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|4:10
|Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align='center'|10-1-1
|  David Baron
|Decision (unanimous)
|EVT 6 - Ragnarok
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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|5:00
|Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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|Loss
|align='center'|9-1-1
|  Yuri Ivlev

Yuri Ivlev

Yuri Ivlev is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. M-1 Global Veteran.-Championships and Accomplishments:Mixed Martial Arts*M-1 Global**M-1 Challenge 2009 Lightweight Champion....

|Decision
|M-1 MFC - Russia vs Europe
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia

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|Win
|align='center'|9-0-1
|  Chico Martinez
|Submission (armbar)
|Rings Muay Thai
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|Win
|align='center'|8-0-1
|  Mikhail Rosokhaty
|Submission (armbar)
|WFCA - Latvia Free Fight 2
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|N/A
|Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

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|Win
|align='center'|7-0-1
|  Colin Mannsur
|KO
|Together Productions - Fight Gala
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|align='center'|N/A
|align='center'|N/A
|Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|Win
|align='center'|6-0-1
|  Michel Cox
|Submission (keylock)
|FE 4 - Fighter Extreme 4
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|4:57
|Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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|style='background: #c5d2ea'|zDraw
|align='center'|5-0-1
|  Thomas Hytten
|Draw
|Shooto Finland - Cold War
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|5:00
|Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|Win
|align='center'|5-0
|  Teemu Nurkkala
|KO
|FF 6 - FinnFight 6
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|0:35
|Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|Win
|align='center'|4-0
|  Tom Niinimaki
|TKO
|FF 6 - FinnFight 6
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|3:53
|Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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|Win
|align='center'|3-0
|  Tchavdar Pavlov
|Submission (triangle choke)
|VF 2 - The Modern Gladiators
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|
|Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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|Win
|align='center'|2-0
|  Karim Sorensen
|Submission (armbar)
|VF 2 - The Modern Gladiators
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|
|Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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|Win
|align='center'|1-0
|  Ilya Kudryashov
|Decision (2-1 split)
|M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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