David Bielkheden

David Bielkheden
Born	June 6, 1979 (1979-06-06) (age 32) Stockholm, Sweden
Other names	The Brazilian Swede, Sprattelfisken
Nationality	Swedish
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight Welterweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai
Team	Brazilian Top Team
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	16
By knockout	6
By submission	5
By decision	5
Losses	9
By submission	3
By decision	5
By disqualification	1

David Bielkheden (born June 6, 1979) is a Swedish mixed martial artist and has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.^[1] David is the only Scandinavian to have fought in both PRIDE FC and UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

He started off his training at 13 years of age with kickboxing^{[citation needed]}. After a couple of weeks with Aquila Kickboxing Academy, he advanced from the beginners group to the advanced group. At the age of 15 he competed in a few fights^{[citation needed]}.

In the year of 1998 David had his first taste of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. After advancing to the competition team of the Hilti BJJ Academy he won France Open^{[citation needed]}.

Training in Brazil at "Brazilian Top Team Academy" with fighters such as Murilo Bustamante and Ze Mario Sperry, David received the purple belt 2002, brown belt October 2004, and the black belt 2006^{[citation needed]}.

Bielkheden was released from the UFC following his Submission loss (Rear Naked Choke) to Mark Bocek at UFC 97 Redemtion.

On October 14th 2010 he lost by Guillotine Choke in only 36 seconds against Tommy Depret at Ultimate Glory 12. It was considered quite a big upset considering that Bielkheden owns a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while his opponent has no formal background in grappling.

On the 29th of April Bielkheden got a two year suspension from competing in MMA by the athletic commission for having the illegal substance methylhexanamine in his body. David appealed the suspension and got it reduced to 6 months and can start competing again October 28th.^[2]

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → Murilo Bustamante → David Bielkheden

Grappling credentials

• European cup 1999 3rd.
• France open debutant 1999 1st.
• France open advanced 1999 2nd.
• Krugan Cup 1999 2nd.
• Iron Man UK 2000.
• Finnish Open 2000 3rd.
• Kaisho Cup 2 2001 1st.
• BadBoy Cup 2001 1st.
• Grapplers Paradise 2001 1st.
• Finnfight 5 2001
• Kaisho Cup 4 2001 3rd.
• Fighter Extreme 1 2002 1st.
• Finnish Open 2002 1st.
• BJJ Finnish Open 2002 1st.
• ADCC European Trials 2003 3rd.
• Shooto "Cold War" 2003 Winner
• Pan American purplebelt 2003
• Exhale Bjj purplebelt open class 1st.
• Finnish Open 2003 1st.
• Absolute Fighting Championships 7 Winner
• Shooto Capital Punishment 2 Winner
• Gameness 2004 2nd.
• Submission Wrestling Superfight 2004 Winner
• ADCC Dutch Open 2004 1st
• ADCC 2005 Competitor.
• CWFC - Strike Force 3 Match Winner.
• CWFC - Strike Force 5 Match Winner.
• SFG SW 2007 1st.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches	16 wins	9 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	5	3
By decision	5	5
By disqualification	0	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
yLoss	16-9	Daniel Acacio	Disqualification	Superior Challenge 6	02010-10-29 October 29, 2010	3	5:00	Stockholm, Sweden	For Superior Challenge Welterweight Championship.
yLoss	16-8	Tommy Depret	Submission (guillotine choke)	Ultimate Glory 12	02010-10-16 October 16, 2010	1	0:36	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Welterweight Tournament quarter-final bout.
yWin	16-7	Musa Khamanaev	TKO (punches)	M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3	02010-05-29 May 29, 2010	2	1:57	Helsinki, Finland
yWin	15-7	Ville Räsänen	TKO (punches)	Helsinki Fight Night	02009-11-28 November 28, 2009	1	3:06	Helsinki, Finland
yWin	14-7	Ufuk Isgusarer	Decision (unanimous)	Upcoming Glory 5	02009-06-27 June 27, 2009	5	5:00	Deventer, Netherlands
yLoss	13-7	Mark Bocek	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 97	02009-04-18 April 18, 2009	1	4:57	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
yWin	13-6	Jess Liaudin	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 89	02008-10-18 October 18, 2008	3	5:00	Birmingham, England	Lightweight debut.
yLoss	12-6	Diego Sanchez	Submission (strikes)	UFC 82	02008-03-01 March 1, 2008	1	4:43	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	12-5	Nikola Matic	TKO	LOTR - Schilt vs. Guelmino	02008-01-12 January 12, 2008	1	N/A	Belgrade, Serbia
yWin	11-5	Lubormir Roumenov	Decision (unanimous)	FF 9 - FinnFight 9	02007-12-15 December 15, 2007	2	N/A	Turku, Finland
xLoss	10-5	RiggsMitsuhiro Ishida	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 13	02006-11-05 November 5, 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
xLoss	10-4	Phil Norman	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 17	02006-07-01 July 1, 2006	3	5:00	London, England
xWin	10-3	Steve Dawson	KO	CWFC - Strike Force 5	02006-03-25 March 25, 2006	1	0:50	Coventry, England
xWin	9-3	Josenildo Ramarho	Submission (rear naked choke)	CWFC - Strike Force 3	02005-10-01 October 1, 2005	1	4:52	Coventry, England
xLoss	8-3	Shiko Yamashita	Decision (majority)	Shooto - 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes	02005-04-23 April 23, 2005	3	5:00	Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
xWin	8-2	Patrick Vallee	Submission (armbar)	Shooto Sweden - Second Impact	02005-03-12 March 12, 2005	1	3:30	Stockholm, Sweden
xWin	7-2	Tom Haddock[3]	KO	FN 2 - Fight Night 2	02004-09-10 September 10, 2004	1	1:42	Belfast, Northern Ireland
xWin	6-2	Valdas Pocevicius	Decision	Shooto Sweden - Initial Collision	02004-09-03 September 3, 2004	3	5:00	Stockholm, Sweden
xLoss	5-2	Ryuta Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall	02004-07-16 July 16, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
xWin	5-1	Sigitas Antanavicius	TKO (strikes)	Shooto Finland - Capital Punishment 2	02004-04-05 April 5, 2004	1	1:57	Helsinki, Finland
xWin	4-1	Charles McCarthy	Submission (strikes)	AFC 7 - Absolute Fighting Championships 7	02004-02-27 February 27, 2004	1	3:33	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
xWin	3-1	Kimmo Nurkse	Submission	FF 7 - FinnFight 7	02003-11-01 November 1, 2003	1	1:58	Turku, Finland
xWin	2-1	Joni Kyllonen	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto Finland - Capital Punishment	02003-09-15 September 15, 2003	2	5:00	Helsinki, Finland
xWin	1-1	Kai Rintakorpi	Submission (punches)	Shooto Finland - Cold War	02003-02-22 February 22, 2003	1	2:34	Turku, Finland
xLoss	0-1	Arben Lafti	Decision	FF 5 - FinnFight 5	02001-11-24 November 24, 2001	N/A	N/A	Turku, Finland

References

1. ^ David Bielkheden says he's fighting Mark Bocek at UFC 97
2. ^ David Bielkhedens straff reducerat, åter till träningen den 28 oktober
3. ^ Martial Arts fans in for big treat as Ultimate Fighting comes to Galway

External links

• Professional MMA record for David Bielkheden from Sherdog

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Name	Bielkheden, David
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Date of birth	June 6, 1979
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
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