Tom Niinimäki (22-8-1, 15) was born in Turku, Finland on July 25, 1982. At the age of 20 years on October 19, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Mikael Lahdesmäki, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 31, 2014, 31-year old Tom Niinimäki made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi against a 24-year old Niklas Bäckström but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Niinimäki's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Jonathan Brookins at age 34 on October 1, 2016. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tom Niinimäki's best fights have been against Rani Yahya and Walel Watson.
Niinimäki has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Oct 1, 2016 34 years, 2 months 22-8-1 (15) | 31 years, 1 months 15-8 (12) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Dec 20, 2014 32 years, 4 months 21-8-1 (15) | 25 years, 6 months 8-0-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
29  | Aug 23, 2014 32 years 21-7-1 (15) | 29 years, 3 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
28  | May 31, 2014 31 years, 10 months 21-6-1 (15) | 24 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Bulldog choke |
27  | Nov 30, 2013 31 years, 4 months 21-5-1 (15) | 29 years, 2 months 19-7 (14) | TUF | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
26  | Sep 21, 2013 31 years, 1 months 20-5-1 (15) | 29 years, 2 months 11-5 (11) | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
25  | May 11, 2013 30 years, 9 months 19-5-1 (14) | 28 years, 1 months 24-9-1 (18) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Nov 17, 2012 30 years, 3 months 18-5-1 (14) | Vladimir Karasiov | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
23 | Jun 15, 2012 29 years, 10 months 17-5-1 (13) | Brian Pearman | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
22 | Oct 8, 2011 29 years, 2 months 16-5-1 (12) | Johnny Frachey | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
21  | Nov 20, 2010 28 years, 3 months 15-5-1 (11) | 25 years, 1 months 8-3-1 (8) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 23, 2010 28 years, 2 months 14-5-1 (11) | Dave Hill | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | May 8, 2010 27 years, 9 months 13-5-1 (11) | Ben Boekee | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
18 | Apr 3, 2010 27 years, 8 months 12-5-1 (10) | Yunus Evloev | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
17 | Feb 28, 2010 27 years, 7 months 11-5-1 (9) | Lautaro Arborelo | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16 | Aug 4, 2007 25 years 10-5-1 (8) | Bogdan Cristea | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | Nov 18, 2006 24 years, 3 months 9-5-1 (8) | Tristan Yunker | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
14  | Nov 6, 2005 23 years, 3 months 9-4-1 (8) | 22 years, 3 months 7-1 (5) | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar | ||
13 | Jul 16, 2005 22 years, 11 months 9-3-1 (8) | Danny Batten | 5 | MD | LOSS | ||
12  | Mar 14, 2005 22 years, 7 months 9-2-1 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 3-2 (3) | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
11 | Dec 18, 2004 22 years, 4 months 9-2 (8) | Andre Soares | CW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Nov 26, 2004 22 years, 4 months 8-2 (8) | Patrick Rahael | 2 | TKO | WIN | ||
9 | Oct 24, 2004 22 years, 2 months 7-2 (7) | Vincent Latoel | 2 | TKO | WIN | ||
8 | Sep 4, 2004 22 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | Carlos Carrasco | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Apr 5, 2004 21 years, 8 months 5-2 (5) | Vincent Latoel | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
6 | Nov 1, 2003 21 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | Ville Honkala | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
5 | Nov 1, 2003 21 years, 3 months 3-2 (3) | Teemu Nurkkala | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
4 | Sep 15, 2003 21 years, 1 months 2-2 (2) | Mikael Lahdesmäki | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
3  | Nov 30, 2002 20 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | 22 years 3-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Nov 30, 2002 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Janne Salminen | 1 | KO | WIN Knees | ||
1 | Oct 19, 2002 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Mikael Lahdesmäki | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
