Mats Nilsson (born December 5, 1983) is a

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and retired

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. Nilsson formerly competed in the

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division of the

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. He is the three time

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world champion in the -90 kg

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and -92 kg

division and a two-time bronze medalist in

European Championship. Nilsson holds a black belt in both Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is currently fighting out of Rumble Sports,

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, while representing Kaisho Martial Arts,

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Judo career

Nilsson started practicing

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at age of fifteen and this became a natural gateway to his interest for other martial arts. Nilsson's first success in Judo competition came when he secured first place in the

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junior class division in 1999. Nilsson's premier achievement within

came when he placed in third at the Swedish junior championships in 2002. He also took third place in the Swedish youth championships in 2000. Nilsson currently holds a black belt in

. Nilsson's Judo background can be seen in both his

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and

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arsenal as he utilizes

sweeps, throws and takedowns.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Alongside Judo, Nilsson is a

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(BJJ) practitioner. After some years training Nilsson gained great success in the first Scandinavian Open in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2003. He placed second in the 210 lbs division and came in third in the open weight (Absolute Class). The following years resulted in many trips to the podium including a first place in the Danish Brazilian jiu-jitsu open where he competed in the 205 lbs division. Nilsson received a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from Ricardo Carvalho in 2010. In September 2014 Nilsson received his black belt from Mauro Salomao.

Submission Wrestling

Nilsson represents Kaisho Martial Arts,

, in

competitions. Prior to the Fighter Extreme 2 championship many of Nilssons training partners practiced

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. This form of competition intrigued Nilsson who started practicing the discipline. His first success came at the Copenhagen Open SW where he took first place in the 200 lbs division. This was the beginning of a successful career within

. Three years after the initial success in Copenhagen, Nilsson took third place at ADCC- Germany in the 190 lbs weight class. In 2009 he competed in the Swedish Championships in

for the first time. He left the championship with two medals. He placed third in his natural 200 lbs weight class and in the open weight competition Nilsson took home the silver medal. After these results in the Swedish Championships as well as prior success in the sport, Nilsson was selected to represent the Swedish national team in the

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. In

Nilsson defeated Takanori Kudo in the final to become 2010 FILA World Grappling Champion. Following his win in the

World Championship, Nilsson was invited to Sportaccord Combat Games, which is the martial arts equivalent to the Olympic Games. The Sportaccord Combat Games were held in Beijing between August 28 and September 4, 2010. After two hard fought 1-0 losses Nilsson missed the podium and finished on fourth place. Between September 24 and September 26 FILA's European Championship in

were held in

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. Nilsson fought three fights and finished in third place, ending up with a bronze medal. Nilsson participated in the

Grand Prix that was held between the seventh and eight May 2011 in

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. He competed in the -90 kg weight class and after four wins, of which three was

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victories, he took home the gold medal. The next

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in Nilsson's calendar was the

European championship which was held in Yuzhny,

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in June 2011. After going 2–1 in matches, 2 wins and one draw, he ended up with his second bronze medal from European Championships. The

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Championship was held in July 2011. After losing the final with the closest margin possible Nilsson finished second after a loss against Alexander Bergman in the -91 kg division. On 29 September 2011, Nilsson once again competed in the

World Championship this time held in

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. After his win the previous year Nilsson had chance to defend his world title. After winning three matches he once again became the World Champion of

winning his second consecutive world title in the -90 kg

division. On the 28 of July 2012 Nilsson won his third bronze at the

European Championship that took place in

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, now in the -92 kg

division. The 17 of November 2012 Nilsson competed at the

World Championship in

. After beating three opponents he was crowned the World Champion a third consecutive time. Nilsson won the final against top

Zbigniew Tyszka from

. Nilsson did not lose a single point during tournament. After the win, Nilsson announced his retirement from

with the reason that he wanted to focus more on his

career and his family.

Shootfighting

Following his success in

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and

, Nilsson decided to try

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. In 2007 Nilsson started competing in the Swedish

league. Later the same year Nilsson placed first in the Swedish Shootfighting Championships. Nilsson's

record stands at 6-0-0, with a win by decision against

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fighter

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Mixed martial arts

Early career

Nilsson began his

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career representing Kaisho Martial Arts, a gym he had been with since the beginning of his

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training. He won his first fight via decision over Martin Lavin at The Zone FC - Showdown, May 10, 2008. On May 7, 2010, Nilsson competed in his fifth professional fight, at The Cage: Spring Break against Mikko Koivumaki and Nilsson secured a second-round TKO victory. This earned him a shot at the champion of the -84 kg division, Timo Suhonen. At Cage Challenger on 18 September 2010 they fought for the belt. Nilsson lost the fight after three rounds by decision. Nilsson's next challenge was on November 27 when he faced Croatian Ivan Gluhak at The Zone FC 7 – Warriors. Nilsson won in devastating fashion as he submitted Gluhak in one minute via rear-naked-choke and soon got a new fight offer from The Zone FC. Nilsson fought Gregor Herb at The Zone - Inferno. The bout was highly anticipated because of the fighter's previous grappling credentials. Herb was the current European CBJJ brown belt champion and Nilsson the current FILA Grappling world champion. Nilsson won the hard-fought match by decision. The 30th of March 2011 Nilsson entered Strength and Honor's

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Grand Prix to determine the

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. His first match was against

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fighter Niko Sokolis (7-1). 30 seconds into the bout Sokolis was taken down to the ground by Nilsson with a slam so hard that the particle board under the canvas broke. After taking the fight to the mat Nilsson quickly mounted his opponent and secured a triangle choke for the tapout after a scramble. The Grand Prix Final was going to take place in September 2011 but it never materialized.

Cage Warriors and other organisations

On February 11, 2012, Nilsson defeated

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finalist

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via second round arm triangle choke at

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Fight Night 3. Nilsson's next fight was against Russian fighter Alavutdin Gadjiev in Strength & Honor Championship 5 which took place March 24 in

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. Nilsson won via

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0:24 in the first round. This was his last fight representing Kaisho Martial Arts in

. On May 6, 2012, Nilsson fought fellow Swedish top middleweight prospect

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on The Zone - Demolition in

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. This was the first fight Nilsson represented Rumble Sports, Copenhagen. The Troeng vs Nilsson fight was named in Sherdog's "10 May Tussles Worth Watching". After three rounds Nilsson lost a unanimous decision. On February 29, 2012, it became official that Nilsson signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with

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based

organisation

. The contract begun after his fight at The Zone Fighting Championship - Demolition. Nilsson was expected to fight Denniston Sutherland on

50 which took place the 8 of December 2012 in

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, but had too withdraw due to a torn LCL. Nilsson fought for the first time in almost a year when he faced British fighter Chris Scott the 13th of April 2013. After three rounds Nilsson took home the decision victory. On September 14 Nilsson fought Denniston Sutherland and took home the TKO win in the second round. Nilsson dominated the fight throughout the two rounds via takedowns and

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 17, 2013, it was announced that Nilsson had signed with the

to fight in their

division. Nilsson made his

debut against

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on March 8, 2014 in

. He lost the fight via TKO due to strikes in the first round. For his next fight, Nilsson dropped down to

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. He faced

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on January 3, 2015 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. On January 17, 2015, Nilsson announced his retirement from MMA competition.

Muay Thai

Before Nilsson's first Shootfighting fight 2006, he started training

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at Helsingborgs Muay Thai. Every year he spends some time in

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to improve his

. In January 2012 he fought his first fight in the discipline in

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, and won by

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under the minute.

Awards

Nilsson was nominated in four categories when the Swedish Martial Arts Gala 2011, Kampsportsgalan in Swedish, was held on 26 March 2011. He ended up winning two categories: Breakthrough of the Year and Champion of the Year. Nilsson was nominated in two categories at the 2012 Swedish Martial Arts Gala, Kampsportsgalan 2012, Champion of the Year and People's Award. For the second year in a row he won the Champion of the Year award. In March 2013 Nilsson got nominated for Helsingborgsmedaljen (The Medal of Helsingborg). Former recipients include

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and

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. On the monthly UK MMA Awards Nilsson won the International Fighter of the Month in September 2013.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Mats Nilsson's webpage
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