Anton Kuivanen (26-13, 15) was born in Pärnu, Estonia on May 1, 1984. At the age of 21 years on January 14, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Sergey Denisov, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 15, 2012, 27-year old Anton Kuivanen made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger against a 29-year old Justin Salas but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kuivanen's last fight was a 5-round majority decision loss to Artur Sowiński at age 37 on September 11, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Anton Kuivanen's best fights have been against Takayuki Okochi, Takasuke Kume and Mitch Clarke.
Kuivanen has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Sep 11, 2021 37 years, 4 months 26-13 (15) | Artur Sowiński | LT | 5 | MD | LOSS | |
38 | Nov 29, 2019 35 years, 6 months 26-12 (15) | Dan Moret | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
37 | Sep 8, 2018 34 years, 4 months 26-11 (15) | Valeriu Mircea | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
36  | Jul 1, 2018 34 years, 2 months 26-10 (15) | 33 years, 2 months 21-4-4 (15) | Pancrase | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
35 | Feb 17, 2018 33 years, 9 months 25-10 (14) | Junior MaranhĂŁo | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Feb 18, 2017 32 years, 9 months 24-10 (14) | Tetsuya Yamada | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
33  | May 13, 2016 32 years 23-10 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
32  | Nov 21, 2015 31 years, 6 months 23-9 (14) | 28 years, 8 months 10-0 (8) | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
31 | Sep 19, 2015 31 years, 4 months 23-8 (14) | Eric Reynolds | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30 | May 16, 2015 31 years 22-8 (14) | Sean Carter | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Feb 28, 2015 30 years, 9 months 21-8 (14) | 29 years, 5 months 20-5-1 (17) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Jun 14, 2014 30 years, 1 months 20-8 (14) | 28 years, 1 months 16-5 (10) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Flying knee | |
27 | Dec 14, 2013 29 years, 7 months 20-7 (14) | Oriol Gaset | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body | |
26 | Nov 23, 2013 29 years, 6 months 19-7 (13) | Diego Gonzalez | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
25 | Sep 21, 2013 29 years, 4 months 18-7 (12) | Eric Reynolds | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
24 | May 11, 2013 29 years 18-6 (12) | Jason Pierce | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Feb 23, 2013 28 years, 9 months 17-6 (12) | 25 years, 2 months 6-0 (4) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke |
22  | Jul 21, 2012 28 years, 2 months 17-5 (12) | 26 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Feb 15, 2012 27 years, 9 months 16-5 (12) | 29 years, 11 months 9-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Oct 8, 2011 27 years, 5 months 16-4 (12) | Thiago Meller | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Apr 29, 2011 26 years, 11 months 15-4 (12) | Ivan Buchinger | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Jan 31, 2011 26 years, 8 months 14-4 (12) | Ryan Bixler | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
17 | Nov 20, 2010 26 years, 6 months 13-4 (11) | Tim Radcliffe | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
16 | May 8, 2010 26 years 12-4 (10) | Raymond Jarman | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body | ||
15 | Oct 17, 2009 25 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | Erikas Petraitis | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
14 | Apr 25, 2009 24 years, 11 months 10-4 (9) | Yunus Evloev | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Mar 14, 2009 24 years, 10 months 9-4 (8) | Alexandre Abin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12 | Jan 17, 2009 24 years, 8 months 8-4 (7) | Owen Hartwig | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
11  | Oct 19, 2008 24 years, 5 months 7-4 (6) | 28 years, 4 months 14-4-2 (10) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
10 | Sep 20, 2008 24 years, 4 months 7-3 (6) | Juris Karpenko | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
9 | Sep 6, 2008 24 years, 4 months 6-3 (5) | Vaclav Stastny | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
8 | Dec 8, 2007 23 years, 7 months 5-3 (4) | Sergei Kudrjashov | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm triangle choke | ||
7 | Nov 10, 2007 23 years, 6 months 4-3 (3) | Sergej Juskevic | K-1 | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
6  | Apr 14, 2007 22 years, 11 months 4-2 (3) | 32 years, 7 months 7-9-3 (3) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Nov 11, 2006 22 years, 6 months 3-2 (2) | Marius Liaukevicius | K-1 | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Sep 23, 2006 22 years, 4 months 3-1 (2) | Hiroki Kotani | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
3 | Sep 2, 2006 22 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Cole Lauritsen | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | May 20, 2006 22 years 2-0 (2) | Martin Ahlberg | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Jan 14, 2006 21 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Sergey Denisov | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
