Tom Niinimäki

Tom Niinimäki is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist from Turku who formerly competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Born on 25 July 1982, he began training in kickboxing at fifteen and in mixed martial arts at nineteen, making his professional debut in Finland in October 2002. After a rough patch in 2005 and a retirement in 2007, he returned in 2010 and built an unbeaten run before signing with the UFC, where he debuted against Rani Yahya in November 2013 with a split decision win. He lost his next three UFC fights, all by submission, and was released in January 2015, later joining the European Fighting Challenge. He trained with the Blackzilians in Florida and was a Featherweight champion in the Cage and TurkuFight promotions.