Jani Lax (10-8, 8) was born in Gävle, Sweden on October 26, 1977. At the age of 22 years on November 6, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Marcus Peltonen, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
Lax's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Bobby McVittie at age 34 on May 5, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Jani Lax's best fights have been against Kohei Yasumi, Joachim Hansen, Musail Allaudinov and Danny van Bergen.
Lax has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | May 5, 2012 34 years, 6 months 10-8 (8) | Bobby McVittie | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Jul 19, 2010 32 years, 8 months 9-8 (7) | Kenichiro Togashi | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
16 | May 29, 2010 32 years, 7 months 9-7 (7) | Danny van Bergen | M-1 | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15  | Jul 15, 2007 29 years, 8 months 8-7 (6) | 30 years, 3 months 7-2-1 (3) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
14 | Nov 18, 2006 29 years 8-6 (6) | John Mahlow | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
13 | Oct 1, 2005 27 years, 11 months 7-6 (6) | Alexandre Izidro | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For Cage Warriors lightweight title | |
12  | Jul 6, 2005 27 years, 8 months 7-5 (6) | 28 years 4-1-1 (2) | K-1 | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punch | |
11  | Apr 23, 2005 27 years, 5 months 7-4 (6) | 26 years, 11 months 12-2-2 (9) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
10 | Mar 12, 2005 27 years, 4 months 7-3 (6) | Metin Yakut | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
9  | Nov 12, 2004 27 years 6-3 (5) | 25 years, 11 months 6-5-2 (2) | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
8 | Oct 3, 2004 26 years, 11 months 5-3 (4) | Oliver Ellis | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Apr 5, 2004 26 years, 5 months 4-3 (3) | Mikael Lähdesmäki | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
6  | Apr 14, 2002 24 years, 5 months 3-3 (3) | 23 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | ||
5 | Feb 15, 2002 24 years, 3 months 3-2 (3) | Musail Allaudinov | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Nov 11, 2001 24 years 2-2 (2) | Sergei Bytchkov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
3 | Dec 2, 2000 23 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | Toni Stenman | 1 | KO | WIN | ||
2  | Dec 2, 2000 23 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Nov 6, 1999 22 years 0-1 (0) | Marcus Peltonen | 1 | KO | LOSS Headkick |
