Nico Musoke

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Nico Musoke
Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)
Botkyrka, Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesNicholas Musoke
Nationality Swedish
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight (2007–2017)
Middleweight (2013, 2018–present)
Reach75 in (191 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Stockholm, Sweden
TeamRinkeby Muay Thai
Tristar Gym
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2]
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins16
By knockout4
By submission5
By decision7
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision3
No contests1
Amateur record
Total1
Losses1
Other information
Website http://nicomusoke.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nicholas "Nico" Musoke (born April 5, 1986) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Swedish promotion Superior Challenge. [3] A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Musoke has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [2]

Contents

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Musoke began his MMA career as an amateur in 2005 taking on Jasper Gunnarsson in a losing effort via split decision. He then made his pro debut two years later at Shooto Finland against Tomi Hietanen. He won via rear-naked choke in the first round. Nico then won his following three fights ending all of them in the first round with two of them ending in less than 50 seconds.

Musoke suffered his first professional loss at the hands of future BAMMA and UFC fighter Danny Mitchell, via armbar in the second round. He bounced back from the loss with a TKO win over Wiktor Sobczyk at BOB 3.

On June 18, 2011, he took part in a four-man tournament held by On Top Promotions where the winner would leave as the OTP Welterweight champion. [4] In the first fight he suffered his second career loss, this time by decision against future Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion and fellow future UFC fighter Cathal Pendred. However, before the final could take place Pendred was forced out due to injury. Musoke took his place and defeated another fellow future UFC fighter in Stevie Ray by submission due to a rear naked choke at the end of the first round to become the OTP Welterweight champion. [5]

Since then Musoke had gone 4-0 (1) in his last 5 fights, including one defense of his OTP-title, [6] before getting the call from the UFC. [7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Musoke moved to Middleweight to make his UFC debut against long time UFC veteran Alessio Sakara, filling in for the injured Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night 30. [8] He won the fight in the first round via armbar. [9] He earned Submission of the Night honors. [10]

Musoke dropped back to welterweight and faced Viscardi Andrade on February 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 36. [11] Despite being dropped and almost finished in the first round by Andrade, Musoke was able to recover quickly and take control of the fight, rocking Andrade on their feet in round 2 and control the action on the ground in round 3. His performance earned him the unanimous decision victory. [12] [13]

On June 28, 2014, Musoke fought Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio, Texas. [14] Prior to the fight, Gastelum missed weight by one and three-quarter pounds and forfeited 20% of his fight purse to Musoke. [15] After a good and fairly dominant first round from Musoke, Gastelum rallied to win the next two rounds convincingly resulting in a unanimous decision loss for Musoke. [16]

Musoke was briefly linked to a bout with Amir Sadollah on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53. [17] However, Sadollah was pulled from the pairing with Musoke in favor of a bout with Yoshihiro Akiyama on September 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 52. [18] Musoke instead faced Alexander Yakovlev. [19] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [20]

Musoke faced Albert Tumenov on January 24, 2015, at UFC on Fox 14. [21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

After an extended hiatus, Musoke returned to face Bojan Veličković on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109. [22] In a back-and-forth fight, he lost by knockout in the last minute of the third round when Veličković connected with a right hook to the temple, causing Musoke to become wobbled and fall to the ground . [23]

Post-UFC career

On September 12, 2018 - over a year after his last fight in the UFC - it was announced that Musoke had signed a contract with his native Superior Challenge and will be moving up to middleweight. [3] In his promotional return, Musoke faced Daniel Acácio at Superior Challenge 18 on December 1, 2018. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Musoke then fought for the Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship against Dylan Andrews at Superior Challenge 19 on May 11, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision and claimed the title.

As the first title defense, Musoke faced Marcelo Alfaya at Superior Challenge 20 on December 7, 2019. He successfully defended the title by winning the bout via unanimous decision. [24]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
22 matches16 wins5 losses
By knockout41
By submission51
By decision73
No contests1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win16–5 (1)Marcelo AlfayaDecision (unanimous)Superior Challenge 20December 7, 201935:00 Stockholm, SwedenDefended the SC Middleweight Championship.
Win15–5 (1) Dylan Andrews Decision (unanimous)Superior Challenge 19May 11, 201935:00 Stockholm, SwedenWon the SC Middleweight Championship.
Win14–5 (1) Daniel Acácio Decision (unanimous)Superior Challenge 18December 1, 201835:00 Stockholm, SwedenReturn to middleweight.
Loss13–5 (1) Bojan Veličković KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira May 28, 201734:37 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss13–4 (1) Albert Tumenov Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson January 24, 201535:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Win13–3 (1) Alexander Yakovlev Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story October 4, 201435:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss12–3 (1) Kelvin Gastelum Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens June 28, 201435:00 San Antonio, Texas, United StatesCatchweight (172.75 lbs) bout; Gastelum missed weight.
Win12–2 (1) Viscardi Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi February 15, 201435:00 Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Win11–2 (1) Alessio Sakara Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz October 26, 201313:07 Manchester, EnglandMiddleweight bout. Submission of the Night.
Win10–2 (1)Alexander Landaeta UtreraDecision (unanimous)Golden Ring: Wallberg vs. PrazakJune 14, 201335:00 Stockholm, Sweden
NC9–2 (1) Mickaël Lebout No Contest (judging error)Vision FC 5: FinaleDecember 1, 201235:00 Stockholm, SwedenOriginally a majority draw; overturned due to a judging error. [29]
Win9–2Dean CaldwellTKO (punches)OTP: On Top 5June 2, 201213:49 Glasgow, ScotlandDefended the OTP Welterweight Championship.
Win8–2Kai PuolakkaSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage 18: TurkuMarch 3, 201231:39 Turku, Finland
Win7–2Olli Jaakko UittoDecision (unanimous)Cage 16: 1st DefenseOctober 8, 201135:00 Espoo, Finland
Win6–2 Stevie Ray Submission (rear-naked choke)OTP: On Top 2June 18, 201114:56 Glasgow ScotlandWon the OTP Welterweight Championship. OTP Welterweight Tournament Final.
Loss5–2 Cathal Pendred Decision (unanimous)OTP: On Top 2June 18, 201125:00 Glasgow, ScotlandOTP Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win5–1Wiktor SobczykTKO (punches)Battle of Botnia 3December 4, 201022:08 Umeå, Sweden
Loss4–1 Danny Mitchell Submission (armbar)Superior Challenge 6October 29, 201021:56 Stockholm, Sweden
Win4–0Premysl NemecTKO (punches)Superior Challenge 5May 1, 201010:49 Stockholm, Sweden
Win3–0Jeppe FausingKO (punch)Fighter Gala 9August 30, 200910:12 Elsinore, Denmark
Win2–0Fredrik KlingsellSubmission (rear-naked choke)The Zone FC 1February 9, 200811:16 Stockholm, Sweden
Win1–0Tomi HietanenSubmission (rear-naked choke)Shooto Finland: Chicago Collision 3November 17, 200713:47 Lahti, Finland

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