Mats Nilsson (11-4-1, 7) was born in Helsingborg, Sweden on December 5, 1983. At the age of 24 years on May 10, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Martin Lavin, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 8, 2014, 30-year old Mats Nilsson made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa against a 25-year old Luke Barnatt but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Nilsson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Omari Akhmedov at UFC 182 at age 31 on January 3, 2015. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mats Nilsson's best fights have been against Magnus Cedenblad and Tom Speer.
Nilsson has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Jan 3, 2015 31 years 11-4-1 (7) | 27 years, 2 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Mar 8, 2014 30 years, 3 months 11-3-1 (7) | 25 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
14 | Sep 14, 2013 29 years, 9 months 11-2-1 (7) | Denniston Sutherland | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Apr 13, 2013 29 years, 4 months 10-2-1 (6) | Chris Scott | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | May 6, 2012 28 years, 5 months 9-2-1 (6) | 29 years, 3 months 14-4-1 (11) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Mar 24, 2012 28 years, 3 months 9-1-1 (6) | Alavutdin Gadjiev | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10  | Feb 11, 2012 28 years, 2 months 8-1-1 (5) | 27 years, 5 months 19-5 (15) | CW | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
9 | Apr 30, 2011 27 years, 4 months 7-1-1 (4) | Nikos Sokolis | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8 | Feb 26, 2011 27 years, 2 months 6-1-1 (3) | Gregor Herb | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 27, 2010 26 years, 11 months 5-1-1 (3) | Ivan Gluhak | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Sep 18, 2010 26 years, 9 months 4-1-1 (2) | Timo Suhonen | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | May 8, 2010 26 years, 5 months 4-0-1 (2) | Mikko Koivumaki | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Nov 28, 2009 25 years, 11 months 3-0-1 (1) | Toni Linden | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
3 | Aug 30, 2009 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | Nick Osei | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2  | Apr 25, 2009 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | 27 years 3-2 (3) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | May 10, 2008 24 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Martin Lavin | 3 | UD | WIN |
