Eddy Bengtsson
Appearance
Eddy Bengtsson | |
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Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | April 30, 1979
Nationality | Swedish |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Stockholm, Sweden |
Team | GBG MMA |
Rank | Olympian in Greco-Roman Wrestling |
Years active | 2004–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 10 |
Wins | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 4 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Eddy Bengtsson (born April 30, 1979 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish retired wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Eddy retired from wrestling and competed in many grappling tournaments,[1] and also in mixed martial arts competition. On April 23, 2010 he faced Alexander Emelianenko for the Russian based Pro FC mixed martial arts organization[2] losing by KO in the opening round.[3] Bengtsson made a brief comeback as a wrestler to try and reach the 2012 Summer Olympics but failed, On May 10, 2012 he officially announced his retirement as a wrestler.
Mixed martial arts record
10 matches | 6 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 3 |
By submission | 4 | 1 |
By decision | 0 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–4 | Dmitry Poberezhets | KO (punch) | The Zone FC 11 - Survival | November 10, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Gothenburg, Sweden, Sweden | |
Win | 6–3 | Jay Mortimore | Submission (smother choke) | CWFC: Fight Night 6 | May 24, 2012 | 1 | 2:46 | Isa Town, Bahrain | |
Win | 5–3 | Vasili Kachan | Submission (guillotine choke) | The Zone FC: Demolition | May 6, 2012 | 1 | 0:33 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
Loss | 4–3 | Dave Keeley | KO (elbows) | Cage Warriors 45 | February 18, 2012 | 1 | 4.40 | London, England | |
Win | 4–2 | Istvan Kalmar | Submission (kimura) | The Zone FC: Unbreakable | May 7, 2011 | 1 | 0:50 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
Loss | 3–2 | Alexander Emelianenko | KO (punch) | ProFC - Commonwealth Cup 2010 | April 23, 2010 | 1 | 0:40 | Moscow, Russia | |
Loss | 3–1 | Oleksiy Oliynyk | Submission (strikes) | IAFC Mayor's Cup 2009 | Nov 27, 2009 | 2 | 2:20 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
Win | 3–0 | Ivaylo Markov | Submission (keylock) | The Zone FC - Dynamite | Nov 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:58 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
Win | 2–0 | Vladimir Kuchenko | TKO (punches) | The Zone FC - Dynamite | April 25, 2009 | 1 | 3:17 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
Win | 1–0 | Andy Hillhouse | TKO (punches) | The Zone FC: Shockwave | Nov 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:20 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
See also
References
- ^ "ADCC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARCELONA 2009". Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Ray Hui (2010-03-10). "Aleksander Emelianenko to Fight Former Olympian. also on June 12 he was stripped from the Pro FC contract due to his sleeping disorder". Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CY7xxiWNG8