Completed MMA Bout

Niklas Bäckström vs. Mike Wilkinson

Main Card | Featherweight · 145 lbs | Pro MMA

Mike Wilkinson defeats Niklas Bäckström via KO/TKO at 1:19 of Round 1

Mike "The Warrior" Wilkinson
Niklas "King in the North" Bäckström

Wilkinson
KO/TKO
Round 1

Mike Wilkinson Niklas Bäckström

"The Warrior" "King in the North"

8-1-0   Pro Record At Fight   8-0-0
Climbed to 9-1   Record After Fight   Fell to 8-1
+550 (Heavy Underdog)   Betting Odds   -900 (Huge Favorite)
United Kingdom   Nationality   Sweden
Leigh, Lancashire, England   Fighting out of   Sweden
27 years, 2 weeks, 5 days   Age at Fight   25 years, 1 month, 1 week, 5 days
145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs)   Weigh-In Result   145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs)
5'8" (173cm)   Height   6'1" (185cm)
66.0" (168cm)   Reach   74.0" (188cm)
Atherton Submission Wrestling   Gym   Allstars Training Center
UFC Fight Night 53
  • Bout Information
  • Event: UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story
  • Date: Saturday 10.04.2014 at 12:15 PM ET
  • Referee: Bobby Rehman
  • Venue: Ericsson Globe Arena
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Bout Billing: Main Card (fight 8 of 11)
  • Pro/Am: Professional
  • Weight: 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
  • TV Commentary: Dan Hardy, John Gooden
  • Broadcast: Aired Live on Main Card
  • Post-Fight Interviewer: Dan Hardy
  • Bäckström Total Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Wilkinson Total Disclosed Pay: $50,000
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Bäckström vs. Wilkinson Fight Predictions

Tapology Community Predictions: 1154  
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
Wilkinson
6%
Bäckström
94%

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