- Mikko Rupponen
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Mikko Rupponen Born March 21, 1978 [1]
Harjavalta, Finland[2]Other names Rujo Nationality Finnish Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] Weight 88 kg (190 lb; 13.9 st)[4] Division Light Heavyweight Style Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Muay Thai[1][5] Fighting out of Espoo, Finland[1] Team Espoon Kehähait[1] Mixed martial arts record Total 25 Wins 18 By knockout 8 By submission 3 By decision 6 By disqualification 1 Losses 5 By knockout 2 By submission 3 Draws 2 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Mikko "Rujo" Rupponen (born March 21, 1978) is a Finnish mixed martial artist. He has also won the Finnish submission wrestling championships in 2001 and 2006, and the Finnish BJJ championships in 2001 and 2002.[1]
Rupponen suffered a broken hand in his match against Rodney Faverus at World Free Fight Challenge 2 in September 2006. The fight was stopped and ruled in favor of Faverus, and Rupponen was sidelined for several months due to the injury.
In a fight at Fight Festival 21 in March 2007, Rupponen dismantled PRIDE veteran Hirotaka Yokoi in a one-sided affair. After a brief clinch, Rupponen secured a takedown and pounded Yokoi until the referee was forced to stop the contest under three minutes of the first round.
Next, Rupponen was scheduled to fight UFC veteran Steve Byrnes at Fight Festival 22 in September 2007, but Byrnes had to withdraw due to an ankle injury. His opponent was changed to another UFC veteran, Sean Salmon, and the weight class was changed to a catch weight of 88 kg (190 lb). To prepare for this match, Rupponen spent three weeks in the United States with Team Quest, training with the likes of Matt Lindland, Dan Henderson and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.[4]
Rupponen lost the fight against Salmon via a first round technical knockout (TKO Cut).[6]
In the future, Rupponen plans to fight as a Middleweight, At 83.9 kg (185 lb).[4]
Contents
Championships and accomplishments
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Status Date Championship Weight Location Winner 2001 Finnish BJJ Championships[1] ? 
FinlandWinner 2002 Finnish BJJ Championships[1] ? FinlandSubmission Wrestling
Status Date Championship Weight Location Winner 2001 Finnish Submission Wrestling Championships[1] ? FinlandWinner 2006 Finnish Submission Wrestling Championships[1] ? FinlandMixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 25 matches 18 wins 5 losses By knockout 8 2 By submission 3 3 By decision 6 0 By disqualification 1 0 Draws 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 18-5-2 
Murad MagomedovDecision (Unanimous) Battle of Porvoo December 4, 2010 3 5:00 Porvoo, Eastern Uusimaa, Finland Win 17-5-2 
John DoyleSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Fight Festival 28 October 16, 2010 2 2:25 Helsinki, Finland Loss 16-5-2 Sean SalmonTKO (Cut) Fight Festival 22 September 22, 2007 1 3:30 Helsinki, Finland Win 16-4-2 
Hirotaka YokoiTKO (Punches) Fight Festival 21 March 17, 2007 1 2:51 Helsinki, Finland Loss 15-4-2 
Rodney FaverusTKO (Broken Hand) World Free Fight Challenge 2 September 30, 2006 2 0:22 Koper, Slovenia Win 15-3-2 Yukiya NaitoKO (Punch) Fight Festival 19 September 16, 2006 1 0:13 Helsinki, Finland Win 14-3-2 Keiichiro YamamiyaDecision (Unanimous) Fight Festival 17 March 25, 2006 3 5:00 Helsinki, Finland Win 13-3-2 
Andrejs ZozuljaSubmission (Guillotine Choke) EKH - MMA Action January 14, 2006 1 2:12 Espoo, Finland Win 12-3-2 
Egidijus ValaviciusTKO (Slam) Fight Festival 14 April 9, 2005 1 3:45 Tampere, Finland Win 11-3-2 Dave DalglieshDecision (Unanimous) Fight Festival 13 February 28, 2005 3 5:00 Helsinki, Finland Loss 10-3-2 Matt HorwichSubmission (Triangle Choke) PFA - Pride and Fury June 3, 2004 3 0:50 Worley, United States Loss 10-2-2 Alex StieblingSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) Fight Festival 10 March 20, 2004 1 4:25 Helsinki, Finland Loss 10-1-2 Alex StieblingSubmission (Choke) Fight Festival 8 September 1, 2003 2 5:00 Helsinki, Finland Win 10-0-2 Valentijn OvereemDecision (Majority) Fight Festival 7 May 19, 2003 1 15:00 Helsinki, Finland Win 9-0-2 
Moise RimbonDecision (Unanimous) Fight Festival 6 January 20, 2003 2 5:00 Helsinki, Finland Win 8-0-2 Alexandr GarkushenkoKO (Punch) Fight Festival 5 September 2, 2002 1 2:54 Helsinki, Finland Win 7-0-2 Damien RiccioTKO (Leg kicks) World Absolute Fight 1 June 15, 2002 1 2:56 Geneva, Switzerland Win 6-0-2 Sergei YankovskiDQ M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 3 April 26, 2002 1 4:07 Russia Win 5-0-2 Mikhail KebedovSubmission (Guillotine Choke) Fight Festival 4 January 28, 2002 1 4:30 Helsinki, Finland Win 4-0-2 Alain FournyTKO (Punch) Fight Festival 3 August 27, 2001 1 1:42 Helsinki, Finland Win 3-0-2 Erkka ShalströmTKO WasaFight 3 February 3, 2001 - - Vaasa, Finland Win 2-0-2 Vesa HuuskoTKO WasaFight 3 February 3, 2001 - - Vaasa, Finland Draw 1-0-2 Ykä LeinoDraw Focus Fight Night 4 October 6, 2000 1 - Hämeenlinna, Finland Win 1-0-1 
Andrei MiholDecision Championship Kickboxing January 24, 2000 1 10:00 Helsinki, Finland Draw 0-0-1 Jani ForsbergDraw Championship Kickboxing May 15, 1999 1 10:00 Varkaus, Finland References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "UFS: Mikko Rupponen Profile". UFS. 2007. http://www.ufs.fi/suosittelijat.php?info_id=16. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Asgard: Mikko Rupponen Interview". Asgard. 2002. http://rsw2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/mikko_r.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Fight Finder: Mikko Rupponen". Sherdog. 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=3878. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ a b c "Fighter Magazine: Mikko Rupponen Interview". Fightermag. 2007. http://www.fightermag.fi/sa.php?cid=s02&sid=&lid=564. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Espoon Kehähait: Suomen Kamppailuopisto". Suomen Kamppailuopisto. 2002. http://www.ecib.net/doms/hait/mikko_200203.html. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Sean Salmon wins in Finland". MMAjunkie.com. 2007. http://mmajunkie.com/2007/09/22/sean-salmon-wins-in-finland/. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
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Categories:- Finnish mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Harjavalta
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