Daniel Teymur (born February 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional

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in the

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division. He was the Nordic champion in Thaiboxing and he competed in the

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(UFC).

Background

Teymur and his younger brother

David Teymur David Teymur (born May 1, 1989) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kickboxing and Muay Thai career David and his older brother Daniel started ou ...

, 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

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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

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on June 1, 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the third round. Next he fought

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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

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on December 14, 2019, at

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. 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,

, 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 Assyrian descent.

Championships and accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

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

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References

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Daniel Teymur
website {{DEFAULTSORT:Teymur, Daniel Living people Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Swedish male mixed martial artists Swedish male kickboxers Swedish Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Stockholm 1988 births Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Assyrian sportspeople Swedish people of Assyrian/Syriac descent