Daniel Teymur (born February 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist in the lightweight division. He was the Nordic champion in Thai boxing and he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Teymur and his younger brother David Teymur, started training Muay Thai when he was a teenager. Both of the Teymur brothers grew up watching their older brother, Gabriel Teymur, competing in kickboxing and boxing. Teymur competed in Muay Thai and kickboxing with a record of 27–4 prior to transitioning to MMA. He won Swedish national championship three times in Muay Thai and once in kickboxing and the Muay Thai Nordic championship one time.
Mixed martial arts career Early career Teymur fought his first six fights on the European circuit, racking up a record of 6–0, all in first round finishes (3 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission). His last fight, prior joining UFC, was at Battle of Botnia in 2016, facing Manolo Scianna, and he won the technical knockout in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship In his promotional debut, Teymur faced Danny Henry at UFC Fight Night 113 on July 16, 2017. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. Despite the loss, Teymur was awarded a Fight of the Night bonus award.
Teymur faced Julio Arce on June 1, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 131. He lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the third round.
Next he fought Chris Fishgold on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Teymur faced Sung Bin Jo on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 153. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Teymur faced newcomer Chase Hooper on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
As of February 2020, Teymur is listed as a former fighter on the UFC website.
Personal life Teymur's younger brother, David Teymur, is also a MMA fighter and currently signed with the UFC. Both brothers transitioned to MMA from kickboxing and Muay Thai in 2012, making their debuts in 2013. A few years later both got into the UFC. David was signed in 2015 and Daniel in 2017. He is of Aramean descent.
Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Danny Henry
Kickboxing and Muay Thai Regional championships 2008 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship (-60 kg) 2008 Nordic Muay Thai Championship (-60 kg) 2009 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship (-63,5 kg) 2010 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship (-63,5 kg) 2012 Swedish National Kickboxing Championship (-67 kg)
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center|7–4 |Chase Hooper |TKO (elbow and punches) |UFC 245 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:34 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|7–3 |Sung Bin Jo |Decision (unanimous) |UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Stockholm, Sweden
|Loss |align=center|6–3 |Chris Fishgold |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:10 |Prague, Czech Republic
|Loss |align=center|6–2 |Julio Arce |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:55 |Utica, New York, United States
|Loss |align=center|6–1 |Danny Henry |Decision (unanimous) |UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Glasgow, Scotland
| Win | align=center| 6–0 | Manolo Scianna | TKO (punches) | Battle of Botnia 2016 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:06 | Umeå, Sweden
| Win | align=center| 5–0 | Davor Matic | Submission (armbar) | Scandinavian Fight Nights 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Stockholm, Sweden
| Win | align=center| 4–0 | Emerik Youmbi | Submission (guillotine choke) | Lions FC 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:27 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland
| Win | align=center| 3–0 | Svyatoslav Shabanov | Submission (armbar) | International Ring Fight Arena 7 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:37 | Solna, Sweden
| Win | align=center| 2–0 | Alexander Denic | TKO (punches) | International Ring Fight Arena 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:01 | Solna, Sweden
| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Piotr Pączek | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | International Ring Fight Arena 5 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:32 | Solna, Sweden
See also List of current UFC fighters List of male mixed martial artists
References
External links
Daniel Teymur website