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Per Eklund (born November 12, 1980, in Stockholm) is a retired Swedish Lightweight professional mixed martial artist. Eklund was the first Swedish fighter to compete in Ultimate Fighting Championship and also formerly competed for M-1 Global.




Mixed martial arts career






= Early career

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As one of the first successful mixed martial artists to come Sweden, Eklund is by many considered as a pioneer for Swedish MMA. In 2002, he started out his professional career fighting on the smaller European circuit, with many wins and finishes to his credit, including winning and defending the Strike and submit lightweight title in 2007. He also competed in the Russian M-1 Global organisation.
Eklund also had a few fights on the international scene, for promotions lite Shooto in Japan and Canadian Bodog Fight.
As of 2007 he had racked up a record of 13-2-1, including wins over former PRIDE- and future UFC veteran David Baron, future UFC veteran Tom Niinimäki and future WEC and Bellator MMA veteran Rafael Dias, before getting the call from the UFC.




= Ultimate Fighting Championships

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In 2008, Eklund became the first Swede to sign with the UFC.
At UFC 80, he fought against Sam Stout and lost via unanimous decision.
He was given another chance and went up against Samy Schiavo at UFC 89, who he defeated by rear naked choke.
In his last fight for the promotion, he was defeated via TKO by his then undefeated opponent Evan Dunham at UFC 95.




Championships and accomplishments






= Mixed martial arts

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Strike and Submit
Strike and Submit Lightweight Championship (One time; first)
One successful title defense
FinnFight
FinnFight 6 Featherweight Tournament Winner
Viking Fight
Viking Fight 2 Lightweight Tournament Winner




Mixed martial arts record






Professional boxing record






References






External links


Professional MMA record for Per Eklund from Sherdog
Per Eklund at UFC

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