Swedes 7 Wins & 6 Losses in the UFC

There have been four UFC fighters out of Sweden that have fought in the Octagon, with several having debut’s shortly.

So far, the fighters have combined records of 7 wins and 6 losses:
• Alexander Gustafsson (5 wins and 1 loss) - Next bout UFC in Sweden.
• Papy “Makambo” Abedi (0 wins and 1 loss) – Next bout at UFC in Sweden.
• Magnus Cedenblad (0 wins and 0 losses) – Debut at UFC in Sweden.
• Akira Corassani (0 wins and 0 losses) – Debut at UFC in Sweden.
• Jorgen Kruth (0 wins and 0 losses) – Debut at UFC in Sweden.
• Besam Yousef (0 wins and 0 losses) – Debut at UFC in Sweden.
• Reza Madadi (0 wins and 0 losses) – Debut at TBD.

• David Bielkheden (1 win and 2 losses) – Not currently in UFC
• Per Eklund (1 win and 2 losses) – Not currently in UFC

"The Mauler" and "Makambo" the Two Swedes on the Current UFC Roster

History of Swedes in the UFC

UFC 141 - Sweden Fighter Records – 7 Wins and 6 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson wins his fourth straight in the Octagon, with a December 30 TKO (punches) over Vladimir Matyushenko at the 2:13 mark.

UFC 138 - Sweden Fighter Records – 6 Wins and 6 Losses
Papy “Makambo” Abedi’s was submitted by Thiago Alves in the UK in his Octagon Debut.

Papy "Makambo" Abedi Submitted by Thiago Alves in Debut

UFC 133 – Sweden Fighter Records – 6 Wins and 5 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson dominates Matt Hamill on August 6, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The Mauler ends the fight with ground and pound with a TKO in the second round.

Gustafsson Celebrates After TKO Over Matt Hamill

UFC 127 – Sweden Fighter Records – 5 Wins and 5 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson is victorious versus the New Zealander James Te Huna on the Australia card on February 27th.

Gustafsson Submitting Te Huna at UFC 127 to raise his record to 3 wins and 1 loss in the UFC.

UFC 120 – Sweden Fighter Records – 4 Wins and 5 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson submits Cyrille Diabate on October 16 at The 02 in London.

UFC 112 – Sweden Fighter Records – 3 Wins and 5 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson loses in challenging match with Phil Davis. Alexander showed he’s come a long way in his wrestling abilities by defending several take-downs, but ultimately the Division I College champion wrestler was too much.

UFC 105 – Sweden Fighter Records – 3 Wins and 4 Losses
Alexander Gustafsson wins in debut against Jared Hamman with first round knockout!

UFC 97 – Sweden Fighter Records – 2 Wins and 4 Losses
David Bielkheden lost to Canadian jiu-jitsu specialist Mark Bocek.

UFC 95 – Sweden Fighter Records – 2 Wins and 3 Losses
Per Eklund lost to Evan Dunham at UFC 95 on February 21st in London, England.

UFC 89 – Sweden Fighter Records – 2 Wins and 2 Losses
MMA fighters from Sweden, David Bielkheden and Per Eklund, had dominating wins at UFC 89 on October 18 in Birmingham, England!!! These victories will help the campaign to bring the UFC to their homeland of Sweden. Both fighters weighed in at 155 lbs. Per Eklund won over Sam Stout in a 3 round decision.

UFC 82 – Sweden Fighter Records – 0 Wins and 2 Losses
David Bielkheden fights Diego Sanchez at 170 lbs. on short notice, and loses in the first round.

UFC 80 – Sweden Fighter Records – 0 Wins and 1 Loss
Per Eklund loss to Sam Stout in a decision in the card headlined by B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson.